History Film / FarewellMyLovely

* BasicInstinctLegsCrossingParody: Helen makes a show of crossing and re-crossing her legs as she sits down opposite Marlowe, which he specifically notes when he moves to sit on the couch next to her and kiss her.

* ShesGotLegs: Helen makes a show of crossing and re-crossing her legs as she sits down opposite Marlowe, which he specifically notes when he moves to sit on the couch next to her and kiss her.

* FamousLastWords:
--> '''Moose Malloy''': Why?

* {{Cuckold}}: Helen and Marlowe are locked in a passionate kiss on the couch when Mr. Grayson opens the door, sees them kissing, and steps back out. Helen tells Marlowe that Grayson doesn't mind.

* FramingDevice: Marlowe, holed up in a cheap hotel room, telling the whole story to Detective Rolfe.

* TheAlcoholic: Mrs. Florian, whom Marlowe visits as he looks for a lead on Velma, who used to work at Mr. Florian's club. He's told to bring a pint of liquor if he wants her to talk. Sure enough, she takes it, she chugs from the bottle before pouring drinks, and she's already drunk enough that she spills a fair bit of the alcohol.

* TheCameo: Legendary pulp fiction novelist Creator/JimThompson appears briefly; it was his only movie role.

* TheForties: It takes place in 1941.

''Farewell, My Lovely'' is a 1975 film directed by Dick Richards. It is an adaptation of Creator/RaymondChandler's 1940 novel ''Literature/FarewellMyLovely'', and it stars Creator/RobertMitchum as Chandler's private detective, Literature/PhilipMarlowe.

Marlowe is out tracking down a runaway daughter when he encounters an ex-con named Moose Malloy (Jack O'Halloran). Malloy, who has just gotten out of jail after serving seven years for bank robbery, hires Marlowe to find his missing girlfriend, Velma. Malloy hasn't even heard from Velma in six years, and Marlowe is reluctant to take the case, but Malloy is a mountain of a man (he makes Robert Mitchum look small!), and by sheer will makes Marlowe take the case.

Creator/CharlotteRampling plays Velma, the mysterious FemmeFatale. Creator/HarryDeanStanton is Detective Rolfe of the LAPD. Creator/SylvesterStallone appears in a bit part, the year before he hit it big with ''Film/{{Rocky}}''. This film is also the very first producing credit for Creator/JerryBruckheimer.

--> [[spoiler:'''Moose Malloy''']]: Why?

* TooDumbToLive: At the end, Marlowe notes that [[spoiler: Moose was so blinded by his love for Velma that he had no problem turning his back on the woman who sold him out and disarming his only ally, and if he'd survived her shooting him he'd probably have forgiven that too.]]

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In 1975, Creator/RaymondChandler's 1940 novel ''Farewell, My Lovely'' was [[FilmOfTheBook adapted into a film]] directed by Dick Richards and starring Creator/RobertMitchum as Literature/PhilipMarlowe.

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Marlowe is hired by an ex-con named Moose Malloy (Jack O'Halloran) to find his missing girlfriend, Velma, while simultaneously investigating a murder connected with a missing jade necklace. Of course, both cases turn out to be connected, and Marlowe gets caught up in something far bigger than he imagined.

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Marlowe is hired by an ex-con named Moose Malloy to find his missing girlfriend, Velma, while simultaneously investigating a murder connected with a missing jade necklace. Of course, both cases turn out to be connected, and Marlowe gets caught up in something far bigger than he imagined.

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%%* PrivateEyeMonologue: One of the best.

In 1975, a Creator/RaymondChandler's 1940 book ''Farewell, My Lovely'' was [[FilmOfTheBook adapted into a film]] directed by Dick Richards and starring Creator/RobertMitchum as Literature/PhilipMarlowe.

%%* PrivateEyeMonologue: One of the best.

In 1975, a Creator/RaymondChandler's 1940 book ''Farewell, My Lovely'' was [[FilmOfTheBook adapted into a movie]]. Everyone's favorite PrivateDetective Literature/PhilipMarlowe is hired by an ex-con named Moose Malloy to find his missing girlfriend, Velma, while simultaneously investigating a murder connected with a missing jade necklace. Of course, both cases turn out to be connected, and Marlowe gets caught up in something far bigger than he imagined.

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* FilmNoir

* GrandStaircaseEntrance
* HardboiledDetective

* PrivateEyeMonologue: One of the best.

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In 1975, a RaymondChandler's 1940 book ''Farewell, My Lovely'' was [[FilmOfTheBook adapted into a movie]]. Everyone's favorite PrivateDetective Literature/PhilipMarlowe is hired by an ex-con named Moose Malloy to find his missing girlfriend, Velma, while simultaneously investigating a murder connected with a missing jade necklace. Of course, both cases turn out to be connected, and Marlowe gets caught up in something far bigger than he imagined.

In 1975, a RaymondChandler's 1940 book ''Farewell, My Lovely'' was [[FilmOfTheBook adapted into a movie]]. Everyone's favorite PrivateDetective Philip Marlowe is hired by an ex-con named Moose Malloy to find his missing girlfriend, Velma, while simultaneously investigating a murder connected with a missing jade necklace. Of course, both cases turn out to be connected, and Marlowe gets caught up in something far bigger than he imagined.

In 1975, a RaymondChandler's 1940 book ''Farewell, My Lovely'' was [[FilmOfTheBook adapted into a movie]]. Everyone's favorite PrivateDetective Phillip Marlowe is hired by an ex-con named Moose Malloy to find his missing girlfriend, Velma, while simultaneously investigating a murder connected with a missing jade necklace. Of course, both cases turn out to be connected, and Marlowe gets caught up in something far bigger than he imagined.