Lady in the Lake

Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it's not to talk about his story ideas — she wants him to locate the missing wife of her boss, Mr. Kingsby. The assignment quickly becomes complicated when bodies start turning up.

Cast

Robert Montgomery

as Phillip Marlowe

Audrey Totter

as Adrienne Fromsett

Lloyd Nolan

as Lieutenant DeGarmot

Tom Tully

as Captain Kane

Leon Ames

as Derace Kingsby

Jayne Meadows

as Mildred Haveland

Dick Simmons

as Chris Lavery

Morris Ankrum

as Eugene Grayson

Lila Leeds

as Receptionist

William Roberts

as Artist

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