Episode 148: Marlowe (1969 Movie)

November 23rd, 2025  |  2 hrs 31 mins

1970s, 70s, bruce lee, james garner, jim rockford, marlowe, movie, p.i, raymond chandler, rita moreno, rockford files, streets are paved with forgotten husbands, television, tv

We're back! We watch the 1969 movie Marlowe, starring James Garner as well as Rockford Files alums-to-be Rita Moreno and William Daniels as well as Carroll O'Connor and Bruce Lee. An adaptation of the Raymond Chandler story "Little Sister," contemporary reviewers seemed to find it lacking as compared to the classic Humphry Bogart interpretation of Phillip Marlowe, but we really enjoyed it! Of course we are coming to it with Rockford on our minds, and it's fun to see the precursors to character traits and attitudes that end fully developed over 6 seasons of television. If you like The Rockford Files, you'll probably dig it!