The Great Detectives: The Simple Art of Philip Marlowe
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- Third of a four-part 1999 BBC2 series written and presented by Nigel Williams.
This episode focuses on Raymond Chandler and the character of Philip Marlowe. In discussing Marlowe, Williams also contrasts Chandler's work with English crime fiction of the same era and Dashiell Hammett's Sam Spade.
The episode was broadcast on 30 May 1999. The other episodes in the series covered Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot and Maigret.
When you become hooked on the Marlowe books, it's a terrible disappointment to discover he only wrote seven ! But what classics they are. The scenes in those books are so vivid they seem to take up permanent residence in your psyche, like personal memories.
For a great Marlowe/Chandler dramatization, get the BBC Radio Drama Collection series (titled simply "Raymond Chandler") with Toby Stephens (son of Dame Maggie Smith) as Marlowe. Stephens' American accent is flawless and tailored to the genre, the other performances by veteran Brit actors are superb, the audio production is highly atmospheric and puts you right into each scene even without any visuals, and the necessary condensation of Chandler's novels into radio plays preserves a lot of his descriptive writing and wisecracking dialogue. I found it on Audible, eight of Chandler's best known novels in one audio volume, an incredible value. No, this is not a paid advert -- just a huge fan who became a Chandler convert after listening to these dramas.
Ed Bishop preceded Toby Stephens in these BBC play renditions are marvelous. The full versions were magnificent but have been edited and cut ribbons. A real tragedy, to be sure.
These audiobooks are masterpieces. Some of the best pieces of media I've ever ever heard, I could listen to them over and over again and never get sick of them. The audio engineering is absurdly well done. Tony Stephens is by far my favourite Marlowe, I'd love for him to play the role in a live action form.
Fantastic history and information! What a magnificent master creator in the art of storytelling, character study and in writing! Raymond Chandler TOPS!
His plots were over complicated and don't stand up to any examination. And Marlowe's
" Sir Galahad " chivalry shtick and
wisecracking gets really irritating
very quickly. I won't even bother to mention the homo erotic undertones displayed by the character....
A thoroughly engrossing and informative documentary. Many thanks to Williams and company. A fine presentation!
I haven't read Hiney's book, but Frank MacShane's Chandler bio is fascinating. Even Chandler's allegedly lesser novels, like "The High Window" and "Playback", are works of art.
Agreed, MacShane's bio is great - wonderful to see I'm not the only one who's read it!
@@DavidLee07 Top shelf biography, for sure. I hope it's still in print! Every Chandler fan needs it.
@@jonathanmitchell9886Sadly, it doesn't appear to be, but used copies can be found. However, it looks like versions in German and Spanish are still available, so kudos to publishers in those languages.
The High Window is so underrated, one of my favourites
Just finished reading '' Farewell, My Lovely ''. Thanks for uploading this.
A fascinating and informative documentary on Raymond Chandler!! He's still the best author of American hardboiled detective fiction - closely followed by Dashiell Hammett.
Chandler wrote a good essay about writing which aspiring writers should read. Now I do not remember the title. The best place I have lived was La Jolla in the 70s. Back then La Jolla was for the rich too, but there were a couple neighborhoods where ordinary people could live.
The Simple Art of Murder
Nigel and his crew were a very good time. I remember that shoot, as well as the wrap party at a Chinese restaurant. Of all the crews that shot in Sam's apartment, the BBC paid best - and in fifty dollar bills. Nothing like government funding. And how could you ever shoot film for a British org without a guy named Nigel? I finally moved out of Sam's apartment in late 2009, after 16 years of residency. Those were very good years. To this day, Don Herron still conducts the walking tour by appointment after over 35 years. Another friend found a local billionaire to take over the place when I had to leave, and he had it professionally restored. I still visit the place about once a year for a few nights. Very nostalgic.
Bill Arney
Hi William: This documentary was a lot of fun to watch, and glad you had a good time. I long to visit San Francisco, and see that marker -- it's on my bucket list! Cheers!
Very informative! Thanks for posting.
Fantastic to hear Rolf Saxon doing a voiceover in this program, AKA George Stobbart from the Broken Sword Games
Police officer claims the police were corrupt then but not now. Guy should be a comedian.
Great documentary though. Thanks for the upload. As far as this subject goes, the pickings are pretty slim.
36.00 - Nigel is actually a good shot!
Hammett was writing mysteries before Hemingway was published, so I don't see how Ernie influenced Dash.
Even when you're in the profession, you can still learn from others' example. Michaelangelo said that the day he's learned all there is to learn about sculpting would be the day he puts the hammer and chisel on the shelf.
Wonderful!
Is that the guy who voices George Stobbart in Broken Sword doing the Marlowe voice over sections? Awesome!
***** Sounds like Rolf Saxon, you are right. Those Broken Sword games had the best voice acting ever because they actually used real actors!
36:04 "I'm no longer a virgin"
Almost died of LOLs.
Wait! So Chandler had Marlowe live where Hammett lived while he was writing The Maltese Falcon?
"Death the only thing no man has to do twice" RC
Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, all lead to Ian Fleming and of course James Bond
Fleming was an awful writer, IMO
Ian Fleming had nothing on Chandler and Hammett. They were artists, their characters were vehicles for their genius. Fleming was like the founder of McDonald's. He created a huge franchise.
The advantage he has over other writers? Hammett was a PI and was offered a contract to kill a IWW organiser
Superb.
A British God
i always wanted to know where bay city was
Brilliant! Here is my review of Benjamin Black's 'The Black-Eyed Blonde', the latest addition to the Marlowe canon. ua-cam.com/video/6Nw8rwprO6I/v-deo.html
There was no law against drinking alcohol. Prohibition prohibited the production and sale of booze.
Did that cop just say the LAPD was not corrupt now? And this looks like it was shot in the early to mid 90s. Jesus Christ, the Ramparts was just around the corner haha
The bbc copyright says 1999. Lovely piece of work, too.
lets see...its EA poe first..."murder in la rue morgue"...then wendell wilkie...then the unfinished dickens...then sherlock holmes..THEN...
If you read the Bible, the book of Revelation, it talks of a second death for the unsaved sinner. Revelation 20:14.
14:36
Chandler DID NOT create the hard-boiled detective. Dashiell Hammett created that genre. Chandler was a great writer but he was not the creator of the genre.
Neither did. The Black Mask had been publishing proto-hard-boiled stories since, IiRC, 1916. Hammett came in the '20s, Chandler the early '30s.
The voice over guy is pretty bad. Sounds like a cub reporter, not a tough PI
Danny Glover 's Marlowe is the best of all..... i ve seen it 10 times....!
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Ernie + Dashiell + Raymond = Three Stooges for the Bottle
Carrying a loaded gun because you're a huge fan is kinda weird