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Philip Marlowe (1959)

Philip Marlowe poster
Genre
detective fiction
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 26 episodes
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A private detective investigates crime cases in 1950s Los Angeles. He follows clues through dangerous situations and meets a range of shady characters.

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What happens

Philip Marlowe is an ABC crime series, featuring Philip Carey as Marlowe, the fictional private detective created by Raymond Chandler. It was broadcast from October 6, 1959, until March 29, 1960. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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