When you become hooked on the Marlowe books, it's a terrible disappointment to discover he only wrote seven ! But what classics they are. The scenes in those books are so vivid they seem to take up permanent residence in your psyche, like personal memories.

For a great Marlowe/Chandler dramatization, get the BBC Radio Drama Collection series (titled simply "Raymond Chandler") with Toby Stephens (son of Dame Maggie Smith) as Marlowe. Stephens' American accent is flawless and tailored to the genre, the other performances by veteran Brit actors are superb, the audio production is highly atmospheric and puts you right into each scene even without any visuals, and the necessary condensation of Chandler's novels into radio plays preserves a lot of his descriptive writing and wisecracking dialogue. I found it on Audible, eight of Chandler's best known novels in one audio volume, an incredible value. No, this is not a paid advert -- just a huge fan who became a Chandler convert after listening to these dramas.

@warplanner8852

2 жыл бұрын

Ed Bishop preceded Toby Stephens in these BBC play renditions are marvelous. The full versions were magnificent but have been edited and cut ribbons. A real tragedy, to be sure.

Just finished reading '' Farewell, My Lovely ''. Thanks for uploading this.

A thoroughly engrossing and informative documentary. Many thanks to Williams and company. A fine presentation!

I haven't read Hiney's book, but Frank MacShane's Chandler bio is fascinating. Even Chandler's allegedly lesser novels, like "The High Window" and "Playback", are works of art.

@DavidLee07

9 ай бұрын

Agreed, MacShane's bio is great - wonderful to see I'm not the only one who's read it!

@jonathanmitchell9886

9 ай бұрын

@@DavidLee07 Top shelf biography, for sure. I hope it's still in print! Every Chandler fan needs it.

@DavidLee07

9 ай бұрын

@@jonathanmitchell9886Sadly, it doesn't appear to be, but used copies can be found. However, it looks like versions in German and Spanish are still available, so kudos to publishers in those languages.

Fantastic history and information! What a magnificent master creator in the art of storytelling, character study and in writing! Raymond Chandler TOPS!

@2msvalkyrie529

Ай бұрын

His plots were over complicated and don't stand up to any examination. And Marlowe's " Sir Galahad " chivalry shtick and wisecracking gets really irritating very quickly. I won't even bother to mention the homo erotic undertones displayed by the character....

A fascinating and informative documentary on Raymond Chandler!! He's still the best author of American hardboiled detective fiction - closely followed by Dashiell Hammett.

Very informative! Thanks for posting.

36.00 - Nigel is actually a good shot!

Wonderful!

Nigel and his crew were a very good time. I remember that shoot, as well as the wrap party at a Chinese restaurant. Of all the crews that shot in Sam's apartment, the BBC paid best - and in fifty dollar bills. Nothing like government funding. And how could you ever shoot film for a British org without a guy named Nigel? I finally moved out of Sam's apartment in late 2009, after 16 years of residency. Those were very good years. To this day, Don Herron still conducts the walking tour by appointment after over 35 years. Another friend found a local billionaire to take over the place when I had to leave, and he had it professionally restored. I still visit the place about once a year for a few nights. Very nostalgic. Bill Arney

@jazzpoet1974

7 жыл бұрын

Hi William: This documentary was a lot of fun to watch, and glad you had a good time. I long to visit San Francisco, and see that marker -- it's on my bucket list! Cheers!

Fantastic to hear Rolf Saxon doing a voiceover in this program, AKA George Stobbart from the Broken Sword Games

Chandler wrote a good essay about writing which aspiring writers should read. Now I do not remember the title. The best place I have lived was La Jolla in the 70s. Back then La Jolla was for the rich too, but there were a couple neighborhoods where ordinary people could live.

@josephclift3662

3 жыл бұрын

The Simple Art of Murder

36:04 "I'm no longer a virgin" Almost died of LOLs.

Hammett was writing mysteries before Hemingway was published, so I don't see how Ernie influenced Dash.

@Hard_Boiled_Entertainment

2 жыл бұрын

Even when you're in the profession, you can still learn from others' example. Michaelangelo said that the day he's learned all there is to learn about sculpting would be the day he puts the hammer and chisel on the shelf.

"Death the only thing no man has to do twice" RC

Superb.

Is that the guy who voices George Stobbart in Broken Sword doing the Marlowe voice over sections? Awesome!

@Veaseify

9 жыл бұрын

***** Sounds like Rolf Saxon, you are right. Those Broken Sword games had the best voice acting ever because they actually used real actors!

Police officer claims the police were corrupt then but not now. Guy should be a comedian. Great documentary though. Thanks for the upload. As far as this subject goes, the pickings are pretty slim.

Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, all lead to Ian Fleming and of course James Bond

@josephclift3662

3 жыл бұрын

Fleming was an awful writer, IMO

@wellesradio

Жыл бұрын

Ian Fleming had nothing on Chandler and Hammett. They were artists, their characters were vehicles for their genius. Fleming was like the founder of McDonald's. He created a huge franchise.

The advantage he has over other writers? Hammett was a PI and was offered a contract to kill a IWW organiser

i always wanted to know where bay city was

Brilliant! Here is my review of Benjamin Black's 'The Black-Eyed Blonde', the latest addition to the Marlowe canon. kzread.info/dash/bejne/aIKrmtSwoNW1Zqw.html

14:36

lets see...its EA poe first..."murder in la rue morgue"...then wendell wilkie...then the unfinished dickens...then sherlock holmes..THEN...

Did that cop just say the LAPD was not corrupt now? And this looks like it was shot in the early to mid 90s. Jesus Christ, the Ramparts was just around the corner haha

@thomasbell7033

Жыл бұрын

The bbc copyright says 1999. Lovely piece of work, too.

There was no law against drinking alcohol. Prohibition prohibited the production and sale of booze.

The voice over guy is pretty bad. Sounds like a cub reporter, not a tough PI

Chandler DID NOT create the hard-boiled detective. Dashiell Hammett created that genre. Chandler was a great writer but he was not the creator of the genre.

@thomasbell7033

Жыл бұрын

Neither did. The Black Mask had been publishing proto-hard-boiled stories since, IiRC, 1916. Hammett came in the '20s, Chandler the early '30s.

If you read the Bible, the book of Revelation, it talks of a second death for the unsaved sinner. Revelation 20:14.

Ernie + Dashiell + Raymond = Three Stooges for the Bottle

Danny Glover 's Marlowe is the best of all..... i ve seen it 10 times....!

@Stmul-ci3wi

7 жыл бұрын

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Carrying a loaded gun because you're a huge fan is kinda weird