The Mitchum Big Sleep was financed by Lew Grade's British production company ITC, and directed by Englishman Michael Winner, so I'm guessing the relocation to London was mainly for budgetary reasons.
― Ward Fowler, Tuesday, 10 July 2018 15:30 (five years ago) link
never read a good word about that one
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 10 July 2018 15:36 (five years ago) link
really odd how three years before Mitchum played Marlowe in the 1941-set Farewell My Lovely (which is very good iirc) and then hops in a time machine and a plane to tackle a case in London.
― omar little, Tuesday, 10 July 2018 15:38 (five years ago) link
i saw The Big Sleep a long time ago, caught some of it on TV. It seemed extremely inessential, to say the least. Mitchum at least was comfortably solid in the role. Better in FML.
― omar little, Tuesday, 10 July 2018 15:39 (five years ago) link
it's funny, because they even try to retcon marlowe into London — he says he's been there since "the war" or something.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 10 July 2018 15:48 (five years ago) link
I think Basil Rathbone's Sherlock Holmes also wound up in the middle of WWII in his film series
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 10 July 2018 15:49 (five years ago) link
He was battling Nazis in at least one film, England recruited everyone in their darkest hour.
― omar little, Tuesday, 10 July 2018 16:33 (five years ago) link
His Encore
― difficult listening hour, Tuesday, 10 July 2018 16:35 (five years ago) link