Lady in the Lake (1946)
December 19, 1946Release Date
Lady in the Lake (1946)
December 19, 1946Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Robert Montgomery
Phillip Marlowe
Audrey Totter
Adrienne Fromsett
Lloyd Nolan
Lt. DeGarmot
Tom Tully
Capt. Kane
Leon Ames
Derrace Kingsby
Jayne Meadows
Mildred Havelend
Dick Simmons
Chris Lavery
Morris Ankrum
Eugene Grayson
Lila Leeds
Receptionist
William Roberts
Artist
Kathleen Lockhart
Mrs. Grayson
Bill Roberts
Artist
Ellay Mort
Crystal
Ellen Ross
Elevator Girl (Uncredited)
Steve Fisher
Writer
Eddie Acuff
Ed, Coroner (Uncredited)
Raymond Chandler
Writer
Charles Bradstreet
Party Guest (Uncredited)
George Haight
Producer
David Cavendish
Party Guest (Uncredited)
David Snell
Composer
David Snell
Composer
Paul Vogel
Cinematographer
Wheaton Chambers
Property Clerk (Uncredited)
Gene Ruggiero
Editor
Roger Cole
Party Guest (Uncredited)
Frank Dae
Party Guest (Uncredited)
Jack Davis
Policeman (Uncredited)
John Webb Dillion
Policeman (Uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Sergeant (Uncredited)
Budd Fine
Policeman (Uncredited)
John Gallaudet
Policeman (Uncredited)
Nina Garson
Party Guest (Uncredited)
Sherry Hall
Party Guest (Uncredited)
Cy Kendall
Jailer (Uncredited)
Ann Lawrence
Party Guest (Uncredited)
George Magrill
Policeman (Uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Party Guest (Uncredited)
Sandra Morgan
Party Guest (Uncredited)
Thomas Murray
Policeman (Uncredited)
William Newell
Drunk (Uncredited)
James Nolan
Party Guest (Uncredited)
William O'Leary
Party Guest (Uncredited)
Frank Orth
Floyd Greer (Uncredited)
William McKeever Riley
Buster (Uncredited)
Fred Santley
Charlie (Uncredited)
Fred Sherman
Reporter (Uncredited)
Florence Stephens
Party Guest (Uncredited)
George Travell
Party Guest (Uncredited)
Laura Treadwell
Party Guest (Uncredited)
Kay Wiley
Party Guest (Uncredited)
Robert B. Williams
Detective (Uncredited)
Sydney Guilaroff
Hair Designer
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Rudolph G. Kopp
Original Music Composer
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 19, 1946
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Content RatingNR
Budget$1,026,000
Box Office$2,657,000
Genres
Wiki.
Lady in the Lake is a 1947 American film noir starring Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan, Tom Tully, Leon Ames and Jayne Meadows. An adaptation of the 1943 Raymond Chandler murder mystery The Lady in the Lake, the picture was also Montgomery's directorial debut, and last in either capacity for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) after eighteen years with the studio. Montgomery's use of point-of-view cinematography and its failure was blamed for the end of his career at MGM.
As director, Montgomery's ambition was to create a cinematic version of the first-person narrative style of Chandler's Philip Marlowe novels. With the exception of a pair each of reflections in a mirror and direct addresses to the audience in character Marlowe is never seen: the balance of the film is shot from the point of view of the central character, seeing only what he does. MGM promoted the film with the claim that it was the first of its kind and the most revolutionary style of film since the introduction of the talkies. The movie was also unusual for having virtually no instrumental soundtrack, employing a wordless vocal chorus in lieu.
The film did not use the 195-page screenplay adaptation Chandler penned for MGM in 1945. Instead, a 125-page version written by Steve Fisher was filmed two years later. Seeking to capitalize on an intended Christmas theme, the script changes the novel's midsummer setting to the Holidays, frequently using cheery Yuletide themes as an ironic counterpoint to grim aspects of the story. The opening credits appear on a stack of Christmas cards, the last of which reveals a handgun.