James Garner stars as Philip Marlowe, a private detective who's the apparent forerunner of Jim Rockford, who Garner played in the 1970's TV series, "The Rockford Files". In this 1969 movie, Garner is on the trail of a string of mob-related ice pick murders. One of the mobsters is seen in a 1968 Imperial limousine, while Rita Moreno drives a 1968 Imperial Crown Convertible.
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| Private detective Philip Marlowe (James Garner) is confronted by a mob thug as he exits a high-rise apartment building. An amusing exchange, in typical Garner fashion, ensues as the mobster orders Garner to a waiting limo. Thug: "Car." Garner: "Beep, beep." | |
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| (After two more thugs appear) Thug 1: "Car." Garner: "For a man with a limited vocabulary, you do make your point.... Car." | |
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| "Car" turns out to be mobster Sonny Steelgrave's 1968 Imperial limousine. | |
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| Marlowe (Garner) has some pictures that Steelgrave wants, and gets his jacket torn up as they search his pockets for them. "Does your mother know what you do for a living?" he asks one of them. | |
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| Steelgrave watches Marlowe getting roughed up from the comfort of his luxurious '68 Imperial limousine. | |
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| Having stolen the pictures they wanted, the gangsters speed away in the '68 Imperial limo. | |
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| James Garner and Rita Moreno take a ride in her 1968 Imperial Crown Convertible on the way to the mansion owned by Steelgrave, who has apparently just been murdered by Moreno's friend. | |
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| "You do a lot of fetching and carrying for Mavis, don't you?" asks Garner. "Why not? We go way back." Notice how comfortable those '68 Imperial leather seats look! | |
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| A pretty sunset scene as the '68 Imperial convertible pulls in the drive.... | |
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| ...and up to Steelgrave's house, giving us a good view of those impressive taillights. | |
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| In this scene Garner guesses correctly that Moreno had been romantically involved with Steelgrave. | |
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| A final view of the 1968 Crown Convertible and it's soft boot as Marlowe heads inside to investigate. | |
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