HARPER (1966)

JACK SMIGHT

Classics Thriller Recommended

Cast

PAUL NEWMAN LAUREN BACALL JULIE HARRIS ARTHUR HILL JANET LEIGH PAMELA TIFFIN ROBERT WAGNER SHELLEY WINTERS

Plot

Based on Ross MacDonald's novel "The Moving Target". Newman plays the skint but sharp-suited private dick hired to find a missing husband, but the path to the wayward millionaire is littered with baffling obstacles and bruising encounters. Moody, gripping mystery with rapid-fire dialogue.