American 1942 film
Time to Kill mystery film directed by Herbert I. Leeds .[ 2] Raymond Chandler 's novel The High Window remade five years later as The Brasher Doubloon 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
Cast
In order of billing:
Production
Rights
20th Century Fox bought Raymond Chandler 's novel The High Window $ 3,500. RKO Pictures purchased the rights to Chandler's 1940 novel Farewell, My Lovely Murder, My Sweet Philip Marlowe .
Score
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
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.[ 9]
Cinematography
Time to Kill ' s cinematographer was Charles Clarke .
Reception
Critical response
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
Citations
Sources
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 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 Lanham, Maryland : Scarecrow Press . p. 93. ISBN 978-0810823457 Townsend, Guy M., ed. (2010). The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 1 No. 6) 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 Lanham, Maryland : Applause Theatre & Cinema Books . p. 642. ISBN 978-1557832696
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