Harper
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Stars Paul Newman and Lauren Bacall. Presents a detective thriller about a tough, foot-loose private-eye hired to hunt for a missing millionaire.
Private investigator Lew Harper (Paul Newman) is brought a case in Santa Teresa, 90 miles up the coast from Los Angeles. Ralph Sampson, the millionaire husband of hard-boiled Elaine Sampson (Lauren Bacall), has disappeared after flying from Las Vegas to L.A. He is described as money-driven, crazy, alcoholic and egotistical. A photo of a glamorous starlet in a bungalow Sampson keeps at the hotel leads to Fay Estabrook (Shelley Winters), now an overweight alcoholic. Harper gets her drunk to see if there is any evidence linking her to
Private investigator Lew Harper (Paul Newman) is brought a case in Santa Teresa, 90 miles up the coast from Los Angeles. Ralph Sampson, the millionaire husband of hard-boiled Elaine Sampson (Lauren Bacall), has disappeared after flying from Las Vegas to L.A. He is described as money-driven, crazy, alcoholic and egotistical. A photo of a glamorous starlet in a bungalow Sampson keeps at the hotel leads to Fay Estabrook (Shelley Winters), now an overweight alcoholic. Harper gets her drunk to see if there is any evidence linking her to
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- Paul Newman, Robert Wagner, Lauren Bacall, Janet Leigh, Julie Harris, Pamela Tiffin, Arthur Hill, Shelley Winters
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Stars Paul Newman and Lauren Bacall. Presents a detective thriller about a tough, foot-loose private-eye hired to hunt for a missing millionaire. , Harper. Warner Bros. Pictures. 121 Min., Sd., Color, 35 Mm. A Gershwin-Kastner Production. Technicolor. Panavision. From The Novel The Moving Target, By Ross Macdonald. © Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.; 24jan66; Lp32660. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
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