Review of The Brasher Doubloon (1947) by Megan S — 05 Mar 2004
(Theatre) (First Viewing, 1st Brahm film).
It's a B-film through and through, but it makes up in the entertainment department what it lacks in technical achievement.
Based on the Raymond Chandler novel [i]The High Window[/i] (which I quite like), [b]Brasher Doubloon[/b] gives George Montgomery a shot at stepping into the shoes of Philip Marlowe, and though he's no Humphrey Bogart, I actually quite liked him after a while. He's a more polished and urbane version of Marlowe, but it works.
[b]The Brasher Doubloon[/b] plays like a poor-man's [b]Big Sleep[/b], as it is the Chandler dialogue that gives the proceedings a touch of class. I suppose Nancy Guild is rather appealing in her own odd way as the love interest involved in the mystery, and Florence Bates is a hoot as the eccentric mountain of a woman who employs Marlowe (think Sydney Greenstreet in a dress).
Nothing really spectacular here, just a competant and often entertaining B-film that as a huge fan of Raymond Chandler, I'm glad I was able to see.
This review of The Brasher Doubloon (1947) was written by Megan S on 05 Mar 2004.
The Brasher Doubloon has generally received mixed reviews.
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