The Long Goodbye (Climax!)
"The Long Goodbye" is a 1954 American TV play based on the novel by Raymond Chandler. It was the first episode of the anthology series Climax! and starred Dick Powell as Philip Marlowe. Powell had played the role previously in Murder, My Sweet.[1]
| "The Long Goodbye" | |
|---|---|
| Climax! episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | William H. Brown |
| Teleplay by | E. Jack Neuman |
| Based on | the novel The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler |
| Original air date | 7 October 1954 |
It was broadcast live. Although there was a rumour that actor Tristram Coffin, playing a corpse under a blanket, had got up and walked off the set in view of the (live) camera, he himself debunked this in an interview. Tristram Coffin quotation
Cast
- Dick Powell as Philip Marlowe
- Tom Drake as Terry Lennox
- Horace McMahon as Detective
- Cesar Romero as Mendy Mendez
- Teresa Wright as Eilene Wade
- Tris Coffin as dead body
Reception
The New York Times called it "fine entertainment... a piece that held suspense".[2]
References
- Linda Christian, Cesar Romero Set for Roles in Tense TV Dramas Ames, Walter. Los Angeles Times 30 Aug 1954: 28.
- Television in Review: 'Climax': Raymond Chandler Play Opens C.B.S. Series Teresa Wright and Dick Powell in Lead Roles By JACK GOULD. New York Times 8 Oct 1954: 34.
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