Grizzled American private detective in England investigates a complicated case of blackmail turned murder involving a rich but honest elderly general, his two loose socialite daughters, a pornographer and a gangster.
From memory: This adaptation of the classic Raymond Chandler is an attempt to repeat the success of the excellent Farewell, My Lovely of three years earlier and does achieve to find its tone, pace and downbeat humor, but is simply just not as good as the previous film.
Halliwell (no star): "Straight remake of the 1946 film, curiously and ineffectively set in London."
Maltin**: "...less a remake of the Hawks classic than a more faithful rendering of the Chandler novel, albeit updated and set in London. If you get by that, it's tolerable with a strong cast, fresh locations, and thankful lack of camp."
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