The Worst Episodes of Philip Marlowe, Private Eye

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   7.1/10(42 votes)

   #1 - Finger Man

   S1:E34/30/1983

   Marlowe tries to find the truth when he is framed for the murder of a client

   Director:Peter H. Hunt

   Writers:Raymond Chandler, Jo Eisinger

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   Director:Peter H. Hunt

   Writers:Raymond Chandler, Jo Eisinger
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   7.3/10(40 votes)

   #2 - Smart Aleck Kill

   S1:E55/14/1983

   Marlowe is hired to investigate the murder of a Hollywood star, who is found dead before the premiere of his new film.

   Director:Peter H. Hunt

   Writer:Raymond Chandler

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   Director:Peter H. Hunt

   Writer:Raymond Chandler
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   7.3/10(72 votes)

   #3 - Blackmailers Don't Shoot

   S2:E14/27/1986

   Marlowe is hired by a mobster to protect his actress girlfriend, who is inadvertently kidnapped.

   Director:Allan King

   Writer:Raymond Chandler

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   Director:Allan King

   Writer:Raymond Chandler
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   7.4/10(45 votes)

   #4 - Spanish Blood

   S2:E25/4/1986

   Marlowe's best friend, lawyer Spanish Delaguerra (Leon Elkaim), is running for District Attorney. When Spanish is killed, and the body of the current DA is later discovered at Spanish's hideaway cabin, Marlowe finds himself embroiled with corrupt politicians, cops on the take and with belle (Helen Shaver), the beautiful grieving widow.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Raymond Chandler

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   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Raymond Chandler
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   7.5/10(40 votes)

   #5 - Nevada Gas

   S1:E45/7/1983

   When a Reno lawyer is murdered, Marlowe seeks to clear the main suspect, a drunken rival who had been seeking revenge against the victim.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Raymond Chandler

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   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Raymond Chandler
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   7.5/10(49 votes)

   #6 - Pickup on Noon Street

   S2:E35/11/1986

   Token Ware (Robin Givens), is a pretty but naive cigarette girl with dreams of Hollywood stardom. Trimmer Waltz (Al Waxman) offers to help her meet all the right people, but what he really has in mind is to do a favor for Rupert Eaton, a charming, over-the-hill movie idol with an eye for young girls. While investigating the gruesome murder of another young Hollywood hopeful, Marlowe uncovers Trimmer's vice ring and the plans he has for Token.

   Director:Robert Iscove

   Writer:Raymond Chandler

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   Director:Robert Iscove

   Writer:Raymond Chandler
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   7.5/10(44 votes)

   #7 - Guns at Cyrano's

   S2:E45/18/1986

   Mobster and promoter Benny Cyrano has a sweet deal with the new boxing commissioner, Senator Courtway (John Ireland), and high hopes for his fair-haired boxer of the moment, Duke Targo. When Cyrano hires Philip Marlowe to find out who is threatening Duke, Marlow discovers that Duke's girlfriend Jean (Roxanne Hunt) is squeezing the Senator for money by passing herself off as his illegitimate daughter, and is getting in the way of Cyrano's plans.

   Director:Robert Iscove

   Writer:Raymond Chandler

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   Director:Robert Iscove

   Writer:Raymond Chandler
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   7.7/10(57 votes)

   #8 - The Pencil

   S1:E14/16/1983

   When a contract is put out on a former mob accountant, it is up to Marlowe to protect him.

   Director:Peter H. Hunt

   Writers:Raymond Chandler, Jo Eisinger

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   Director:Peter H. Hunt

   Writers:Raymond Chandler, Jo Eisinger
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   7.7/10(45 votes)

   #9 - Trouble Is My Business

   S2:E55/25/1986

   Marlowe (Powers Boothe) is hired by a dying millionaire to clean up his spendthrift son's gambling debts by digging up dirt on the pretty shill helping him drink his way through the family fortune. But Harriet Huntress is brighter than your average gold digger, and when Marlowe's information merchant turns up a few choice facts about her past, she begins glittering in a whole new light--and skeletons begin turning up in the most unexpected closets.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Raymond Chandler

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   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Raymond Chandler
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    7.8/10(46 votes)

    #10 - The King in Yellow

    S1:E24/23/1983

    When the musician King Leopardi is found murdered, he has so many enemies that the list of suspects leaves Marlowe with a tough case.

    Director:Bryan Forbes

    Writer:Raymond Chandler

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    Director:Bryan Forbes

    Writer:Raymond Chandler
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    7.9/10(43 votes)

    #11 - Red Wind

    S2:E66/3/1986

    Anything can happen when the Santa Ana wind blows through town, as a late night murder in a bar sets Marlowe off on a new case. There's a woman with a secret, a missing pearl necklace, an affair that could destroy a career, and another corpse before it all wraps up and the red wind dies down.

    Director:Robert Iscove

    Writer:Raymond Chandler

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    Director:Robert Iscove

    Writer:Raymond Chandler