SYNOPSIS
Quiet young Orfamay Quest from Kansas has hired private detective Philip Marlowe to find her brother. After two leads turn up with ice picks stuck in them, he discovers blackmail photos concerning TV star Mavis Wald. She rejects Marlowe's help, and this is forcibly underlined by her gangster boyfriend. So, wonders Marlowe, is there a link between Orfamay and Mavis?
- James GarnerPhilip Marlowe
- Gayle HunnicuttMavis Wald
- Carroll O'ConnorLt. Christy French
- Rita MorenoDolores Gonzáles
- Sharon FarrellOrfamay Quest
- William DanielsMr. Crowell
- H.M. WynantSonny Steelgrave
- Jackie CooganGrant W. Hicks
- Kenneth TobeySgt. Fred Beifus
- Bruce LeeWinslow Wong
- Christopher CaryChuck
- George TyneOliver Hady
- Corinne CamachoJulie
- Paul StevensDr. Vincent Lagardie
- Roger NewmanOrrin Quest
- Read MorganGumpshaw
- Emil AlegataWaiter
- Mark AllenDoorman
- Bert L. BantlePilot
- Pat BarringtonBelly Dancer
- Anna Lee CarrollMona
- Dee CarrollNurse
- Isabel ColleyHotel Alvarado Receptionist
- Tony ConklePilot
- Carolan DanielsDesk Clerk