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Quotation by John Paxton
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Capt. Dwight Towers (Gregory Peck), On the Beach (1959)Jules Amthor (Otto Kruger), Murder, My Sweet (1944)Julian Osborne (Fred Astaire), On the Beach (1959)Lt. Peter Holmes (Anthony Perkins), On the Beach (1959)Mr. Marriott (Douglas Walton) and Philip Marlowe (Dick Powell), Murder, My Sweet (1944)
There's something about the dead silence of an office building at night. Not quite real. The traffic down below is something that didn't have anything to do with me.
John Paxton (1911–1985), U.S. screenwriter, and Edward Dmytryk. Philip Marlowe (Dick Powell), Murder, My Sweet, private detective Philip Marlowe waiting for a prospective client in his office (1944).
Marlowe is offering the police his narration of a crime. Based on the novel.
Marlowe is offering the police his narration of a crime. Based on the novel.
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