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American 1942 film
Time to Kill
is an American
mystery film
directed by
Herbert I. Leeds
.
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It is
the first screen adaptation of
Raymond Chandler
's novel
The High Window
,
which was
remade
five years later as
The Brasher Doubloon
. The detective was changed from
Philip Marlowe
to
Michael Shayne
for this version, with
Lloyd Nolan
playing the part and
Heather Angel
in a rare turn as
leading lady
. It is also the final Michael Shayne film starring Lloyd Nolan made at Fox, who closed down their popular B movie unit which included
Mr. Moto
,
Charlie Chan
, and
the Cisco Kid
. In 1946 the series would be reborn at
Producers Releasing Corporation
with
Hugh Beaumont
taking over the role.
Plot
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Cast
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In order of billing:
Production
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Rights
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20th Century Fox
bought
Raymond Chandler
's novel
The High Window
for
$
3,500.
RKO Pictures
purchased the rights to Chandler's 1940 novel
Farewell, My Lovely
and made 1944's
Murder, My Sweet
which would have the character of
Philip Marlowe
.
Score
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David Raksin
was uncredited for his work on
Time to Kill
although the book
Film Composers in America : A Filmography, 1911-1970
credits him.
Emil Newman
is credited with the film score of
Superior "Michael Shayne" thrillers: Murders surround theft of valuable coin
.
Screenplay
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Time to Kill
was
written
by Clarence Upson Young, based on
Raymond Chandler
's novel
The High Window
.
Brett Halliday
wrote a series of books with
Michael Shayne
as the lead character whereas Chandler's was
Philip Marlowe
.
20th Century Fox
was looking for detective film series after the success of
Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto
film series in 1940.
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Cinematography
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Time to Kill
'
s cinematographer was
Charles Clarke
.
Reception
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Critical response
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In 1978's
The Detective in Hollywood
by Jon Tuska claimed it "is in every way superior to the later remake,
The Brasher Doubloon
".
References
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Citations
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Sources
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- Backer, Ron (2010).
Mystery Movie Series of 1940s Hollywood
.
New York City
:
McFarland & Company
. p. 321.
ISBN
978-0786448647
.
- Manchel, Frank (2001).
Film Study: An Analytical Bibliography
. Vol. 2.
Madison, New Jersey
:
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
. p. 1198.
ISBN
978-0838634127
.
- McCarty, Clifford (2000).
Film Composers in America : A Filmography, 1911-1970
.
New York City
:
Oxford University Press
. p. 515.
ISBN
9780195114737
.
- Phillips, Gene D.
(2000).
Creatures of Darkness: Raymond Chandler, Detective Fiction, and Film Noir
.
Lexington, Kentucky
:
University Press of Kentucky
.
ISBN
978-0813121741
.
- Pitts, Michael R. (1991).
Famous Movie Detectives II
. Vol. 2 (1st ed.).
Lanham, Maryland
:
Scarecrow Press
. p. 93.
ISBN
978-0810823457
.
- Townsend, Guy M., ed. (2010).
The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 1 No. 6)
(Annotated ed.).
San Bernardino, California
:
Borgo Press
. pp. 3?4.
ISBN
978-1434403858
.
- Young, R. G., ed. (2000).
The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film: Ali Baba to Zombies
(1st ed.).
Lanham, Maryland
:
Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
. p. 642.
ISBN
978-1557832696
.
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