1944 was one of the better years for Hollywood and among the best for film noir. The genre-defining *Double Indemnity* was accompanied by a number of film noirs that would earn notable places in film history books. One of those was *Murder, My Sweet*, a film directed by Edward Dmytryk, also known as the first to feature private detective Philip Marlowe as the protagonist. The film is based on *Farewell, My Lovely*,…





