Paul Newman returns as private detective Lew Harper is this tale of blackmail and murder based on a novel by Ross MacDonald. Iris Devereaux (Joanne Woodward), the wife of a wealthy oilman from Louisiana, hires Harper after she receives a threatening letter. A blackmailer is threatening to tell Iris' husband James (Richard Derr) about a recent extramarital affair; she claims this indiscretion never happened, though she has been unfaithful in the past, and years ago had a brief fling with Harper. Matters become more ...
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Paul Newman returns as private detective Lew Harper is this tale of blackmail and murder based on a novel by Ross MacDonald. Iris Devereaux (Joanne Woodward), the wife of a wealthy oilman from Louisiana, hires Harper after she receives a threatening letter. A blackmailer is threatening to tell Iris' husband James (Richard Derr) about a recent extramarital affair; she claims this indiscretion never happened, though she has been unfaithful in the past, and years ago had a brief fling with Harper. Matters become more complicated when Iris' mother-in-law Olivia (Coral Browne) is found murdered. Eventually, Harper traces the blackmail letter to Kilborne (Murray Hamilton), another bayou oil baron, and along the way encounters Schuyler (Melanie Griffith), Iris' young but ripe daughter; Pat Reavis (Andy Robinson), Olivia's former chauffeur and a key suspect in her murder; and Detective Broussard (Tony Franciosa), a police investigator who, like Harper, was once involved with Iris. This was Coral Browne's first film after her marriage to actor Vincent Price in 1974. Mark Deming, Rovi
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Andy Robinson, Paul Koslo, Richard Jaeckel, Linda Haynes, Melanie Griffith, Gail Strickland, Murray Hamilton, Tony Franciosa,... Very good. 1975 Run time: 108. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Tony Franciosa, Murray Hamilton, Gail Strickland, Melanie Griffith, Linda Haynes, Richard... New. 2018 Run time: 108. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Delivery Confirmation included for all orders in the US.
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Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Tony Franciosa, Murray Hamilton, Gail Strickland, Melanie Griffith, Linda Haynes, Richard... New. 2018 Run time: 108. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Delivery Confirmation included for all orders in the US.
So Mr. Paul Newman is back as private detective Lew Harper (Archer in the books). He has a blend of vulnerability and smarts that often fool his antagonists. I am sure there is more to the background of antagonist J. Hugh Kilbourne (Murray Hamilton) as he had been confined to the now-closed mental institution as a young man, and he'd been water-tortured there. He was a whacko! And very scary, too! Quite an intricate plot to this film. So good to see the very reliable late, great Richard Jaeckel, and Joanne Woodward is excellent, as always. Melanie Griffith is superb, even as she was so young! / Some friends of mine saw this back when it was first out on HBO and found it too complex. But if you stay alert, you'll figure it out. The noir setting of Louisiana is a bit eerie, a bit jazzy, and wonderful.
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