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Lew Harper is a Los Angeles based private investigator whose marriage to Susan Harper, who he still loves, is ending in imminent divorce since she can't stand being second fiddle to his work, which is always taking him away at the most inopportune of times. His latest client is tough talking and physically disabled Elaine Sampson, who wants him to find her wealthy husband, Ralph Sampson, missing now for twenty-four hours, ever since he disappeared at Van Nuys Airport after having just arrived from Vegas. No one seems to like Ralph, Elaine included. She believes he is cavorting with some woman, which to her would be more a fact than a problem. Harper got the case on the recommendation of the Sampsons' lawyer and Harper's personal friend, milquetoast Albert Graves, who is unrequitedly in love with Sampson's seductive daughter, Miranda Sampson. Miranda, who Harper later states throws herself at anything "pretty in pants", also has a decidedly cold relationship with her stepmother, Elaine. As Harper begins his investigation, he is often joined by one or two new sidekicks, Miranda, and/or Allan Taggert, Sampson's private pilot who was the last person to see him before his disappearance. Living on the Sampson estate, Allan is also Miranda's casual boyfriend who Harper coins "Beauty" because of his preppy good looks. They discover that Sampson has indeed been kidnapped as they receive a ransom note. As Harper follows leads, he ends up in the underbelly of Los Angeles society, which includes encounters with Betty Fraley, a junkie lounge singer, Fay Estabrook, an ex-movie ingénue now overweight alcoholic, and Claude, a religious cult leader. At each of Harper's stops, people seem to want to beat him up or worse kill him. The case takes a slight turn after they decide to pay the $500,000 ransom to see where it leads.
Lew Harper, a cool private investigator, is hired by a wealthy California matron to locate her kidnapped husband.
Someone here reviewing "Harper" referred to "The Big Sleep." That's the Bogart private eye yarn about which William Faulkner, who co-wrote the screenplay, confessed years later that he still didn't know whodunit. "Harper" is in the same league. It's a lot of fun with Paul Newman front and center as smart alec Lew Harper (based on Ross McDonald's Lew Archer) who has a quick comic comeback every time someone puts a fist in his face. He's been hired to search for Lauren Bacall's missing hubby. Mainly, she just wants to know which harlot he's been hanging out with. But from the moment he undertakes the case, confusion reigns. Fortunately, there's always a handy clue -- like a matchbook in some stiff's pocket to lead Newman to the right saloon to continue his snooping. And lest the action sag, there's always a twisty mountain road leading to the next set of culprits. A band of smuggled ranch hands, for instance. Don't try to make sense of it. Just enjoy Newman and some nifty acting from folks like Shelley Winters, Robert Wagner and Julie Harris.
I'm always checking out those "Top Movies" lists, and for some reason haven't seen this one included. Admittedly, it does look a bit dated in places, but the story is a classic "whodunit." There are plenty of plot twists and surprises along the way, to keep even the most die hard suspense fan happy.
Paul Newman is flawless in his performance, which is why I'm surprised that I haven't heard of the film. Robert Wagner is also engaging, and Lauren Bacall is the right level of coolness, if that's the best way to describe her performance.
If you get the chance, and enjoy good writing, along with acting, this film is for you.
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Paul Newman in a bungled attempt to recapture the Bogart private-eye world of The Big Sleep. Shelley Winters gives the picture artificial respiration for a few minutes, but it soon relapses. A private-eye movie without sophistication and style is ignominious.
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