PITFALL (1948) An insurance man's (Dick Powell) affair with a blonde (Lizabeth Scott) leads to guilt, murder and a confession to his wife (Jane Wyatt). Currently streaming on Hoopla and Amazon Prime. Release date: August 24, 1948 Starring: Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, Jane Wyatt, Raymond Burr Director: André de Toth Genre: Film Noir / Crime | Film Noir Confidential

MURDER, MY SWEET (1944) Gumshoe Philip Marlowe (Dick Powell) is hired by the oafish Moose Malloy (Mike Mazurki) to track down his former girlfriend. He's also hired to accompany an effeminate playboy buy back some jewels. When the exchange results in the playboy's murder, Marlowe can't leave the case alone, and soon discovers it's related to Malloy's. As he gets drawn deeper into a complex web of intrigue by a mysterious blonde (Claire Trevor), the detective finds his own life in increasing jeop

Murder, My Sweet (1944) After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit. Starring: Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley. | Film Noir Confidential

Heute ist der 60. Todestag des US-amerikanischen Schauspielers, Sängers, Regisseurs und Filmproduzenten † Dick Powell (eigentlich Richard Ewing Powell). Geboren am 14. November 1904 in Mountain View, Arkansas und gestorben am 2. Januar 1963 in West Los Angeles, Kalifornien. 1914 zog die Familie nach Little Rock, wo Dick Powell mit zwei Brüdern aufwuchs. Er begann seine Karriere als Sänger und Musiker in verschiedenen Bands, wo er von Agenten des Filmstudios Warner Brothers entdeckt wurde und dor