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Lady in the Lake

1946 · 105 min

A gimmicky first-person noir that puts you behind the detective's eyes, making the twisty mystery feel immersive but occasionally stagey.

Directed by: Robert Montgomery
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Starring: Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan

Tagline: You and Robert Montgomery Solve a Murder Mystery Together!
Overview: 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.

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Directed by: Robert Montgomery
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Starring: Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
corruption
obsession
betrayal
crime
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	5

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