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title: 'Murder, My Sweet (1944)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Edward Dmytryk'
released: '1944-12-09'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/murder-my-sweet-1944'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037101/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Murder, My Sweet (1944)

1944 · 95 min · Drama, Crime, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

Murder, My Sweet is a 1944 American film noir, directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Dick Powell, Claire Trevor and Anne Shirley. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Edward Dmytryk](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-dmytryk)
- **Screenplay:** [John Paxton](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-paxton)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Roy Webb](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-webb)
- **Producer:** [Adrian Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrian-scott)
- **Director of Photography:** [Harry J. Wild](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-j-wild)

## Cast

- [Ernie Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernie-adams)
- [Ralph Dunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-dunn)
- [Claire Trevor](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-trevor)
- [Mike Mazurki](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-mazurki)
- [Don Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-douglas)
- [Esther Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/esther-howard)
- [Fred Graham](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-graham)
- [Douglas Walton](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-walton)
- [Dick Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-powell) as Philip Marlowe
- [George Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-anderson-2)
- [Anne Shirley](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-shirley)
- [Otto Kruger](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-kruger)
- [Miles Mander](https://cinepixo.com/people/miles-mander)
- [Ralf Harolde](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralf-harolde)

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