The Brasher Doubloon (1947)

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Country: USA
Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Release: 1947-02-06
Director: John Brahm
Writers: Dorothy Bennett , Leonard Praskins , Raymond Chandler
Language: English
Stars: George Montgomery , Nancy Guild , Conrad Janis , Roy Roberts , Fritz Kortner , Florence Bates , Marvin Miller , Robert Adler , Jack Conrad , Al Eben
Runtime: 72 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Кровавые деньги , Vanha kupariraha (Finland) , Fereastra de sus (Romania) , Dublonul Brasher (Romania) , Vad hände i 20de våningen (Sweden) , A Moeda Maldita (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , A Moeda Trágica (Brazil) , The Brasher Doubloon (United Kingdom) , The Brasher Doubloon (United States of America) , Συνέβη στο 20ό πάτωμα (Greece) , La moneda trágica (Mexico) , Salaperäinen ikkuna (Finland) , The High Window (United States of America) , The Brasher Doubloon (Canada) , The Doblón Brasher (Spain) , The Brasher Doubloon , La moneta insanguinata (Italy) , La pièce maudite (France, French Republic) , El doblón Brasher (Spain)
Plot: Philip Marlowe is hired when a rare doubloon is stolen, and he soon discovers that it is being used for blackmail purposes. Marlowe's involvement has him encounter a girl who goes into hysterics when touched by a man; a domineering mother; three corpses; a couple of scuffles in which he gets his clock cleaned; a secretary who killed her boss, which is the reason Raymond Chandler called his story "The High Window", and a rich boy (who qualifies as a S.O.B. by two definitions) who is having trouble with the Mafia. So, what's not to like.
IMDB:tt0039217