Mysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother. Though the job seems simple enough, it leads Marlowe into the underbelly of the city, turning up leads who are murdered with ice picks, exotic dancers, blackmailed television stars and self-preserving gangsters. Soon, Marlowe's life is on the line right along with his case.
James Garner
as Philip Marlowe
Gayle Hunnicutt
as Mavis Wald
Carroll O'Connor
as Lt. Christy French
Rita Moreno
as Dolores Gonzáles
Sharon Farrell
as Orfamay Quest
William Daniels
as Mr. Cromwell
H.M. Wynant
as Sonny Steelgrave
Jackie Coogan
as Grant W. Hicks
Christopher Cary
as Chuck
Bruce Lee
as Winslow Wong
Kenneth Tobey
as Fred Beifus
Mary Charlotte Wilcox
as YMCA Clerk
