Ok, one misses humphrey bogart and maybe lauren bacall which would have made it great, but after 10 mins of disappointment about that, you settle down and get as confused and lost as you should expect. This littleknown film noir is based on a raymond chandler tale and features the original toughasnails gumshoe, philip marlowe who begins working for an odd, but extremely rich widow. So far no inquirers have uncovered an original gold example, rather, they have discovered they own either a modern souvenir or an electotype copy. The film uses a replica of a brasher doubloon and also shows coin catalog photographs of the coin. By obvious, i mean hes tough, hes loud, he comes on to the women in this case, woman, portrayed by nancy guild, a gene tierneyella raines type under contract to fox. The brasher doubloon is a 1947 crime film noir directed by john brahm and based on the novel the high window by raymond chandler. Usa brasher doubloon breast replica 1787 imitations. The brasher doubloon 1947 tcf film with george montgomery and nancy guild based on book by raymond chandler.
Desperate is a 1947 suspense film noir directed by anthony mann and featuring steve brodie, audrey long, raymond burr, douglas fowley, william challee and jason robards. Now, in 2014, after nearly 35 years of ownership, it was decided that. Detective philip marlowe encounters a variety of characters while. The brasher doubloon 1947 the brasher doubloon 1947. The brasher doubloon from 1947 is a philip marlowe detective story, marlowe here played in an obvious fashion by george montgomery. The coin has 2 sixpointed stars and in the back it has the word brasher printed at the bottom in small letters. Brasher doubloon definition is a gold coin of the weight of a doubloon struck in new york city in 1787. Met george montgomery, nancy guild en conrad janis. Toronto film society presented the brasher doubloon 1947 on. For a history of this coin see our page brashers doubloon 17861787. Cyril brasher adjusts a copenhagen pistol, flitting a clip so it. Murdock insists that her sons wife has stolen the coin. The legendary brasher doubloon 1947 turner classic movies. A brasher doubloonuk the high window john brahm, 1947, 72.
Feature films, shorts, silent films and trailers are available for viewing and downloading. Marlowe begins investigating, but quickly finds himself entangled in a series of. Brasher doubloon and cry of the city should have been included already. It is dated 1787 and has eb on its wing and brasher under the sun and and r on the left under the sun. Been researching the brasher doubloon bc i found one in a box of my old things. Hello my dad got this brasher doubloon coin from an older woman. George montgomery in a sober moment of the brasher doubloon. Heritage auctions is privileged to offer the finestcertified example of this iconic numismatic treasure in the january 2014 fun sale. I acquired the coin and have been in possession of it for nearly 20 years myself.
I remember seeing this coin at the sacramento ana earlier in the year. Elizabeth bright murdock hires marlowe to find an old rare coin, the brasher doubloon, that belonged in her deceased husbands collection. To understand the importance of the brasher doubloon it is necessary to know something about its creator, a multifaceted man named ephraim brasher. Scott schechter, vice president, numismatic guaranty corporation, interviewer. The wellpublicized minting of the puregold 17872014 brasher doubloon novodels at this years ana worlds fair of money in chicago was a stunning success. There are only five brasher doubloons that are known to exist. I have a brasher doubloon i found when i was just a kid. However my grandfather who had this coin in his possession had it for as long as he could remember before he died. Brasher struck various coppers, in addition to a small quantity of gold coins, over the next few years. I think its more than likely a fake, but mine has what looks like a c under the date,and i cant find any references to this particular mark anywhere.
Watch the film with fresh eyes, pretend this is not raymond chandlers marlowe and i think youll enjoy it more. The brasher doubloon 1947 raymond chandlers private eye philip marlowe george montgomery ties a stolen gold coin to blackmail and murder. The only exception is fritz kortner, a veteran character actor molded in the expressionist cinema of prewar berlin, who creates the grotesque character of vannier, bringing a sense of evil vitality to an otherwise bland production. Hi, i have a coin of 1787 brasher doubloon robinson copy i think its cooper or brass, anyone can tell me how much can be the value of this coin. The brasher doubloon 1947 john brahm, george montgomery, nancy guild, conrad janis, crime, drama, filmnoir. Raymond chandlers private eye philip marlowe george montgomery ties a stolen gold coin to blackmail and murder. I will be posting some pics of it in a few minutes.
Misdaad film noir film geregisseerd door john brahm. Music is by david buttolph and alfred newman and cinematography by. Director john brahm was a german born filmmaker who usually worked in bmovies. Detective philip marlowe encounters a variety of characters while checking on why leslie murdock. Download the brasher doubloon 1947 subtitles from the. In this film, marlowe is younger, handsomer and more suave.
When walter perschke decided to offer the famous brasher doubloon gold piece for sale he selected the. Many movies with b stars were very entertaining and the brasher doubloon is a good example. Though the eye is drawn toward the side bearing the distinctive eb hallmark, set within an oval cartouche, most scholars have classified the landscape design as this coins obverse. The denomination, doubloon, may seem unusual today, but it was the coinoftherealm when the brasher doubloon was issued in 1787 as proposed. The film features george montgomery, nancy guild and conrad janis.
I have a brasher doubloon which im almost positive is a reproduction. I have recently decided to do some checking on it to see if it is worth anything. The brasher doubloon remains bland, with undistinguished acting by the entire cast. Read this faq about determining if something is pd. The brasher doubloon is directed by john brahm and adapted to the screen by dorothy hannah and leonard praskins. Recently graded and encapsulated by ngc as ms 63, perschkes brasher doubloon is believed to be the finest example of this rare and historic coin. Theres no common agreement on which side of the brasher doubloon is the obverse and which is the reverse. It has the rising sun over the mountain range on the back with the very small name of brasher at the bottom of the water line. The prominent german actor, who languished in california while the nazis. The brasher doubloon has been called the most valuable coin in the world on many occasions, and its record of prices realized at auction and private sale does much to confirm this claim. American brasher doubloon gold coin struck in 1787 sold. Brasher doubloon establishes record price for ngccertified coin. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Underneath the lining was a 1787 brasher doubloon coin.
The brasher doubloon 1947 john brahm, george montgomery, nancy guild, conrad janis, crime, drama, filmnoir april 30, 2017 philip marlowe gets involved when limpwristed and snidely leslie murdock steals a rare doubloon from his mother to give to a newsreel photographer in exchange for film that is being used for blackmail purposes. The brasher doubloon known in the uk as the high window is a 1947 crime film noir directed by john brahm and based on the novel the high window by raymond chandler. The 1947 twentieth century fox film the brasher doubloon is about the theft of a very rare coin. History of the 1787 brasher doubloon collectors universe. He scored backtoback alevel classics with the lodger 1944 and hangover square 1945, which shouldve elevated him to a higher level. Doubloon definition, a former gold coin of spain and spanish america, originally equal to two escudos but fluctuating in value.
The brasher doubloon is a rare american coin, privately minted in and after 1787. Brasher doubloon definition of brasher doubloon by. Unique, early american brasher doubloon gold coin sold for. Nancy guild and george montgomery in the brasher doubloon 1947. Actually, the brasher doubloon is a lot more interesting for its talent lineup than its own substance.
It stars george montgomery, nancy guild, conrad janis, roy roberts, fritz kortner and florence bates. Only seven brasher doubloons are known, two of which are held in museum collections. Thus the lima doubloons, sometimes thought to have been a later fabrication, are now considered to be the original work of brasher and predate the 1787 coins. The coin was the subject of a 1942 raymond chandler novel, the high window, and a subsequent 1947 movie, the brasher doubloon, based on chandlers story about fictional detective philip marlowe. Introduction i have 56 inquiries each month on this coin. Struck in new york by gold and silversmith ephrain brasher, who was a neighbor and friend of george washington in new york. The perschke brasher doubloon the first united states gold coin. The brasher doubloon 1947 john brahm, george montgomery. Even as the spot price of gold and silver have eased off a little, we still see strength in the rare coin market.
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