Lady in the Lake

Plot Summary

Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it's not to talk about his story ideas — she wants him to locate the missing wife of her boss, Mr. Kingsby. The assignment quickly becomes complicated when bodies start turning up.

Top Cast

Robert Montgomery Phillip Marlowe

Audrey Totter Adrienne Fromsett

Lloyd Nolan Lieutenant DeGarmot

Tom Tully Captain Kane

Leon Ames Derace Kingsby