#and it's really so sweet

[frommybookbook]

#5: The Brasher Doubloon (1947)

This is probably the least well-known of all the Marlowe movies and certainly the hardest one to watch. I finally tracked down a full version on YouTube but it took some effort. That said, I'm really glad I did!

I liked this one a lot more than I thought I would. The plot stays really close to the source novel, The High Window, which I think is one of the more underrated Marlowe novels. Nancy Guild and Florence Bates really carry the movie, which is great to see any time but especially in this period. They’re decently well-rounded female characters with realistic motivations and actions.

George Montgomery’s (another Montgomery!) Marlowe is pretty decent—he balances the cynicism and reluctant hope pretty well, though he’s a bit too snarky and a bit too interested in romance with Guild’s Merle. One of the things that’s so beautiful in the novel is how gentle Marlowe is with Merle and how she feels safe with him in spite of her experiences with men and in spite of what a man like Marlowe seems he should be.

The thing that really knocked my socks off about this one is how important a roll of paper towels is. I had no idea paper towels were a thing in 1946!

Overall movie score: 4/5, this one follows the book plot really well and really is a pretty textbook adaptation of a hardboiled noir

Marlowe score: 3.5/5, I don't love how aggressively he pursues Merle and he's almost a touch too snarky, but he's a good investigator

Perry Mason score: 3/5, it has two supporting actors (Roy Roberts and Marvin Miller) who appeared in a total of 4 episodes

For a reminder of why I started this series and how I’m rating these movies, you can check out my master Marlowe post. I’ll be posting my reviews/rankings of the remaining Marlowe movies using the tag #Marlowe movies so if you’re interested, follow along!

[beif0ngs]

Over the Garden Wall 10th Anniversary stop motion short by creator Patrick McHale and Aardman Animations

[crumb-crumblet-s-crumbington]

elita pep talk

[greykolla-art]

Charlie: “I’m so glad my most villain-coded friend is at full power again! 🥰💕”

*throws this to you angst goblins like raw steak* ❤️

(No I will not do a part 2!❤️)

[punkleos]

I had to draw these two sweeties from @kianamaiart ‘s magical girl concept!! This is just an idea I had: I like to imagine them doing each others hair and Aika wants to be good at hair like Zira is, but never has the attention span to do anything complicated. When Aika asks to try helping with Zira’s hair, how could Zira say no to a hangout opportunity that would take hours and hours! Aika thinks Zira’s hair is simply immaculate and she wants to show her appreciation with this act of service. Zira thinks Aika’s hair is so cute and she’d love to have a more adventurous hairstyle like that but she doesn’t wanna draw attention to herself. Maybe they’re binging the Pokémon movies lol

Bonus sketch:

[catmask]

sometimes while i think about that while a lot of adults did not treat me very well as a kid i also get a lot of 'in hindsight this person was so good to me and i didnt even realize it until now' as an adult. today i was thinking about how the first anime convention i ever went to was when i was 10 and i asked the man working the manga cafe what manga was/what a good place to start was (because the con was very overstimulating for me and i had gotten lost) and he asked how old i was before recommending yotsuba and asking if i wanted any water or something to eat. its really simple but theres a lot of bad things that couldve happened or he could've been careless in his recommendation, but instead yotsuba has remained one of my favorite manga for years, and probably a large portion of why i continue to read manga as an adult... i think adults who try to involve kids in the world safely/kindly even in little ways make so much more of a difference than they ever really know.

[chloesimaginationthings]

There's doomed yuri... in my FNAF ruin?

[bloominflowers]

The Duke 🐺⛓

[extravagav]

Too🤨 many?? Too🤨🤨🤨 many dudes????? How many dudes are there normally sanji?🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨

[guiiay]

the spear of longinus

[inkskinned]

actually sometimes being neurodivergent is great bc you have a particular kind of Silly Mode that just . manifests glory. harmless fun is my precious side quest & i have a high score in whimsy. like okay if i gotta be the first dork in the dance pit it's gonna be me and this random toddler and we're gonna avril-style rock ouuuuttt

[gglinaa]

smth from the first movie

[bigfatbreak]

Is chole name already "owned"?

yup! but Zoe genuinely sees her as a sister, so she never orders Chloe to do anything she wouldn't do already.

[cowboylikeyouu]

in germany, chris evan‘s roles (including steve) are mostly voiced by dennis schmidt-foß, but as johnny storm he‘s voiced by benedikt weber, and it made for a really cool moment during dp&w. bc wade’s super convinced that he‘s steve, but all the german people who watch the german dub of marvel movies religiously are already like huh??? bc that‘s NOT steve rogers‘ voice, and then when it’s revealed that he‘s actually johnny, wade‘s like "ah yeah, i should’ve known from the voice". and idk, it’s not hilarious or anything, but it just made me soo happy that they used wade‘s 4th wall breaks differently in different languages. just felt the need to share this

[kensatou]

you think YOU had a bad day at work?

bonus: sid shrieking "no!!!! NO!!!!!" loud enough to be heard in the stands and on camera

[soosoosoup]

treasure planet au, last of the batch (Poppy & Floyd)