In 1940s, sympathetic African American L.A. shamus Philip Marlowe helps a dame in trouble whose lovers are offing each other over a possibly fake pearl necklace. He must also deal with a racist cop that's investigating the murders.

Reparto

Danny Glover

Philip Marlowe

Kelly Lynch

Lola

Dan Hedaya

Detective Copernik

Ron Rifkin

Frank Barsaly

Miguel Sandoval

Detective Ybarra

Nicholas Sadler

Ralph Ahn

Jeweler

Bennet Guillory

Waldo

Tyrin Turner

Bartender

Valeria Golino

Eugenie Kolchenko

Miguel Ferrer

Prologue Narrator