I saw James Garner's MARLOWE, which was based on Chandler's
THE LITTLE SISTER.
I hate it when they try to update something--this one to the
late 1960s. After stubbling over hippies and peace signs and
spaced-out youth, and feeling like I was watching an episode
of "The Rockford Files," the story settled down and "sort of"
worked. It was insteresting to see Rita Marino, who now plays
a late-middle-age nun on OZ as a hot young number. Also
interesting to see Bruce Lee in his first film flip himself
off a roof.
I think it would have been better in black and white, but I
always think that about noir unless the colors are terribley
muted as in "The Road to Perdition."
In some ways, the film reminded me of a novel by John D.
MacDonald.
I can't compare it to Chandler's book, because I don't
remember the book. I may go back just to compare.
For the hell of it, I looked at "The Falcon Takes Over" which
I also taped. It was based on Chandler's FAIRWELL, MY LOVELY
(somewhat roughly) with George Sanders inserting his "Falcon"
persona into the Phillp Marlowe Role. Ward Bond did a
credible, if underplayed, Moose.
(For those who don't know Saunders' Falcon is a bon vivant
character who has nothing to do with Sam Spade or Hammet's
Malese Falcon.)
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