Murder, My Sweet

For the remake starring Robert Mitchum, see Farewell, My Lovely (1975 film).

Murder, My Sweet
(Farewell, My Lovely)
theatrical release poster
Directed byEdward Dmytryk
Screenplay byJohn Paxton
Based onFarewell, My Lovely
1940 novel
by Raymond Chandler
Produced byAdrian Scott
StarringDick Powell
Claire Trevor
Anne Shirley
Narrated byDick Powell
CinematographyHarry J. Wild
Edited byJoseph Noriega
Music byRoy Webb
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • December 9, 1944 (1944-12-09) (U.S.)[1]
Running time
93 or 95 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$400,000[2] or $468,000[3]

Murder, My Sweet (released as Farewell, My Lovely in the United Kingdom) is a 1944 American film noir, directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Dick Powell, Claire Trevor and Anne Shirley (in her final film before retirement).[4] The film is based on Raymond Chandler's 1940 novel Farewell, My Lovely. It was the first film to feature Chandler's primary character, the hard-boiled private detective Philip Marlowe.[5]

Murder, My Sweet is, along with Double Indemnity (released five months prior), one of the first films noir, and a key influence in the development of the genre.[5]

  1. ^ a b Murder, My Sweet at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference tcmart2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ McDonagh, Fintan (July 7, 2021). Edward Dmytryk: Reassessing His Films and Life. McFarland. p. 69. ISBN 9781476680927.
  4. ^ Crowther, Bosley (2007). "Murder, My Sweet". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 15, 2007. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  5. ^ a b Miller, Frank; Feaster, Felicia. "Why 'Murder, My Sweet' Is Essential". TCM.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019.