Time to Kill is a movie directed by Herbert I. Leeds in 1942 and based on the book The High Window by Raymond Chandler, first published in 1942. The movie features Lloyd Nolan, Heather Angel, Doris Merrick, Ralph Byrd, Richard Lane, Sheila Bromley, and others.
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“The book is better than the movie”
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Storyline
A priceless antique coin was taken from its owner by her son, who then used it to settle a blackmailer, thus the owner hires a private investigator to find it. In no time at all, the private eye is enmeshed in fights, additional blackmail, hysterical ladies, and murder.
Movie vs Book
Year
1942
Minutes
61
Movie Rate
6.50
Source: IMDb
Year
1942
Pages
265
Book Rate
8.14
S: Goodreads
Book
The High Window
Author: Raymond Chandler
Country: USA
First published in: 1942
Length: 265 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Philip Marlowe
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by John Brahm
User polls & recommendations
“When you’re making a movie of a book, people are always waiting with their knives.”
JOEL EDGERTON (Actor)
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