He's a Killer When He Hates!
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
MysteryCrimeThrillerbased on novel or booksan francisco, californialoss of loved onedetectivefilm noirmurderstatuettewhodunitblack and whiteprivate detectiveblack birdprivate eye
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Character
Classical in form, earnest, cool and meticulous.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
- rawmeticulous
- gravecomic
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Cast
- Humphrey BogartSamuel Spade
- Mary AstorBrigid O'Shaughnessy
- Gladys GeorgeIva Archer
- Peter LorreJoel Cairo
- Barton MacLaneLt. of Detectives Dundy
- Lee PatrickEffie Perine
- Sydney GreenstreetKasper Gutman
- Ward BondDetective Tom Polhaus
- Jerome CowanMiles Archer
- Elisha Cook Jr.Wilmer Cook
Crew
- John HustonDirector
- John HustonScreenplay
- Dashiell HammettNovel
- Arthur EdesonDirector of Photography
- Adolph DeutschOriginal Music Composer
- Thomas RichardsEditor
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The Lady Vanishes 193868% alikeBoth classical in form.
Marlowe 196967% alikeBoth classical in form, cool.
The Mod Squad 196871% alikeSeries · Both classical in form, earnest, grave.
House of Guinness 202566% alikeSeries · Both classical in form, earnest, grave.
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