Lady in the Lake (1946) (MOD) "Games & Puzzles"

Lady in the Lake (1946) (MOD) "Games & Puzzles"Robert Montgomery stars in and directs this snappy adaptation of Raymond Chandler's hard boiled detective mystery. Montgomery portrays Marlowe, private eye. As director, he's also the film's private eyes, using a subjective camera presenting the action from Marlowe's point of view. What Marlowe sees, we see. When he gets slugged, we slip into blackness. The case begins when Marlowe sets out to find the missing wife of a publishing magnate. Several

Terryton threatens to reveal the truth to the children who buy his books

Chuck Connors (The Rifleman) and LQ

James Gordon

And towering over all the excitement is the mighty bronze Colossus that straddles the harbor

PT 109 was sliced in half by a Japanese destroyer

and the LAPD's Bunco squad is out to stop it in this brisk B documentary-style crime tale that features intriguing glimpses of mid-century Los Angeles locales

Chaney died only weeks after The Unholy Three premiered

the trio sets out in hopes of finding another relic

The youthful gang finds all sorts of spooks and monsters in the town of Coolsville including a Cheese Monster

embittered blind pianist Dan (Dana Andrews) tickling the keys in a back-alley Jazz joint

Derby (Buttons) wonder what to do next

and when his quick wits fail