"Mrs. Elizabeth Bright Murdock hires Marlowe to find an old rare coin, the Brasher Doubloon, that belonged in her deceased husband's collection. Marlowe begins investigating, but quickly finds himself entangled in a series of unexplained murders."
George Montgomery
as Philip Marlowe
Nancy Guild
as Merle Davis
Florence Bates
as Mrs. Murdock
Roy Roberts
as Lt. Breez
Fritz Kortner
as Vannier
Conrad Janis
as Leslie Murdock
Marvin Miller
as Blair
Reed Hadley
as Dr. Moss (uncredited)
Robert Adler
as Police Sgt. Spangler (uncredited)
Ben Erway
as Shaw (uncredited)
Alfred Linder
as Eddie Prue (uncredited)
George Magrill
as Policeman (uncredited)
Jack Overman
as Apartment Manager (uncredited)
Ray Spiker
as Figaro (uncredited)
Houseley Stevenson
as Elisha Morningstar (uncredited)
Jack Stoney
as Mike - Hood (uncredited)
Gisela Werbisek
as Maid (uncredited)
Paul Maxey
as Coroner (uncredited)
Joe Palma
as Attendant (uncredited)
Edward Gargan
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Al Eben
as Baggage Room Attendant (uncredited)
Robert Bassler
Producer
Raymond Chandler
Novel
John Brahm
Director
Lloyd Ahern Sr.
Director of Photography
David Buttolph
Original Music Composer
Dorothy Bennett
Screenplay
Alfred Newman
Music Director
Maurice De Packh
Music Arranger
Richard Irvine
Art Direction
James Basevi
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Harry Reynolds
Editor
Eleanor Behm
Costume Designer
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Fred Sersen
Special Effects
Eugene Grossman
Sound
Harry M. Leonard
Leonard Praskins
Writer