Murder, My Sweet
| Murder, My Sweet (Farewell, My Lovely) | |
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| Directed by | Edward Dmytryk |
| Screenplay by | John Paxton |
| Based on | Farewell, My Lovely 1940 novel by Raymond Chandler |
| Produced by | Adrian Scott |
| Starring | Dick Powell Claire Trevor Anne Shirley |
| Narrated by | Dick Powell |
| Cinematography | Harry J. Wild |
| Edited by | Joseph Noriega |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 93 or 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $400,000 or $468,000 |
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). 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.
Murder, My Sweet is, along with Double Indemnity (released five months prior), one of the first noir films, and a key influence in the development of the genre.