#Cast a time to kill movie movie#

Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. Creatures of Darkness: Raymond Chandler, Detective Fiction, and Film Noir. Film Composers in America : A Filmography, 1911-1970. Madison, New Jersey: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press.

#Cast a time to kill movie movie#

Turner Classic Movies Presents Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide: From the Silent Era Through 1965 (3rd ed.). ( Cleveland) : ( World Publishing Company). In 1978's The Detective in Hollywood by Jon Tuska claimed it 'is in every way superior to the later remake, The Brasher Doubloon'. Time to Kill 's cinematographer was Charles Clarke. 20th Century Fox was looking for detective film series after the success of Charlie Chan and Mr. Brett Halliday wrote a series of books with Michael Shayne as the lead character whereas Chandler's was Philip Marlowe. Time to Kill was written by Clarence Upson Young, based on Raymond Chandler's novel The High Window. Emil Newman is credited with the film score of Superior 'Michael Shayne' thrillers: Murders surround theft of valuable coin. Score ĭavid Raksin was uncredited for his work on Time to Kill although the book Film Composers in America : A Filmography, 1911-1970 credits him. RKO Pictures purchased the rights to Chandler's 1940 novel Farewell, My Lovely and made 1944's Murder, My Sweet which would have the character of Philip Marlowe. George Melford as Minor Role (uncredited)Ģ0th Century Fox bought Raymond Chandler's novel The High Window for $3,500.Doris Merrick as Linda Conquest Murdock.In 1946 the series would be reborn at Producers Releasing Corporation with Hugh Beaumont taking over the role. It is also the final Michael Shayne film starring Lloyd Nolan made at Fox, who closed down their popular B movie unit which included Mr.

The detective was changed from Philip Marlowe to Michael Shayne for this version, with Lloyd Nolan playing the part and Heather Angel in a rare turn as leading lady. The first screen adaptation of Raymond Chandler's novel The High Window, which was remade five years later as The Brasher Doubloon. Time to Kill is an American mystery film directed by Herbert I.