Cast

George Montgomery
Philip Marlowe

Nancy Guild
Merle Davis

Florence Bates
Mrs. Murdock

Roy Roberts
Lt. Breez

Fritz Kortner
Vannier

Conrad Janis
Leslie Murdock

Marvin Miller
Blair

Reed Hadley
Dr. Moss (uncredited)

Robert Adler
Police Sgt. Spangler (uncredited)
Ben Erway
Shaw (uncredited)
Alfred Linder
Eddie Prue (uncredited)

George Magrill
Policeman (uncredited)

Jack Overman
Apartment Manager (uncredited)

Ray Spiker
Figaro (uncredited)

Houseley Stevenson
Elisha Morningstar (uncredited)

Jack Stoney
Mike - Hood (uncredited)
Gisela Werbisek
Maid (uncredited)

Paul Maxey
Coroner (uncredited)
Joe Palma
Attendant (uncredited)

Edward Gargan
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Al Eben
Baggage Room Attendant (uncredited)
Crew
David Buttolph
Original Music Composer
(Sound)
Robert Bassler
Producer
(Production)
Dorothy Bennett
Screenplay
(Writing)

John Brahm
Director
(Directing)
Lloyd Ahern Sr.
Director of Photography
(Camera)

Raymond Chandler
Novel
(Writing)
Maurice De Packh
Music Arranger
(Sound)

Alfred Newman
Music Director
(Sound)
Fred Sersen
Special Effects
(Crew)
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
(Costume & Make-Up)
Harry Reynolds
Editor
(Editing)
Eleanor Behm
Costume Designer
(Costume & Make-Up)
Harry M. Leonard
Sound
(Sound)
Eugene Grossman
Sound
(Sound)
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
(Art)
Richard Irvine
Art Direction
(Art)
James Basevi
Art Direction
(Art)
Leonard Praskins
Writer
(Writing)