The Brasher Doubloon | |
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Directed by | John Brahm |
Screenplay by | Dorothy Bennett Leonard Praskins (adaptation) |
Based on | the novel The High Window by Raymond Chandler |
Produced by | Robert Bassler |
Starring | George Montgomery Nancy Guild |
Cinematography | Lloyd Ahern |
Edited by | Harry Reynolds |
Music by | David Buttolph |
Color process | Black and white |
Production company | 20th Century Fox |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Brasher Doubloon (known in the UK as The High Window) is a 1947 American crime film noir directed by John Brahm and starring George Montgomery and Nancy Guild.[1] It is based on the 1942 novel The High Window by Raymond Chandler.
Fred MacMurray, Victor Mature, and Dana Andrews were all mentioned at different times as having been cast as Philip Marlowe in the film before the studio settled on George Montgomery,[2] appearing in the final film of his 20th Century Fox contract.
The High Window had already been adapted for film in 1942 as a Michael Shayne adventure starring Lloyd Nolan.