Philip Marlowe, Private Eye

Private detective Philip Marlowe solves many crimes in Los Angeles during the 1930s.

Cast:Powers Boothe , Billy Kearns , Kathryn Leigh Scott , Ken Pogue , Frank Pellegrino , Angelo Rizacos , Billy J. Mitchell , Tony Sibbald , Jim Dunk , Michael Shannon , Helen Shaver , Robin Givens , Melody Anderson , Roxanne Hart , Kate Reid , Linda Griffiths , Gayle Hunnicutt , Lise Hilboldt

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ The Pencil

Sat, Apr 16, 1983

Philip Marlow, a one time cop and with an unfortunate habit of being too honest and too broke for his own good, takes the job of protecting a former mob accountant on the run. When two hit men arrive in town he has to do some fancy dancing to keep his client safe and breathing. With the help of Anne Riordan he makes a deal with the mob, but nothing ever goes according to plan, or does it?

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ The King in Yellow

Sat, Apr 23, 1983

King Leopardi was a big celebrity and an even bigger ladykiller, but when he winds up dead in a singer's boudoir all the evidence points to her. Marlowe is hired to find the real killers before his client is thrown in the slammer. The trail becomes dangerous as more bodies drop the closer he gets to the truth. Can he solve the mystery before the next one is his?

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Finger Man

Sat, Apr 30, 1983

Marlowe is subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury investigating the mob murder of a district attorney he was hired to bodyguard. Throw in a femme fatale and Marlowe has his hands full trying to shake himself loose from the murder rap of a former client killed with his gun. The pressure is on and the fix is in as the mob tries to force him to change his testimony.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Nevada Gas

Sat, May 7, 1983

Mops Parisi is out of the joint and out for revenge. First on the list is his crooked lawyer, Hugo Candless, then the ex-cop who arrested him, one Philip Marlowe. It comes as a surprise when a familiar face is involved, and Marlowe has to think fast and move even faster to stay ahead of the Nevada hit squad or his next ride will be his last.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Smart Aleck Kill

Wed, May 18, 1983

Marlowe finds himself in grave danger when he discovers that a popular young Hollywood actor he was hired to protect has been murdered and the movie studio that the guy worked for wants to cover it up.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Blackmailers Don't Shoot

Sun, Apr 27, 1986

The woman Marlowe was hired to protect and who happens to be the girlfriend of a notorious mobster has been kidnapped.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Spanish Blood

Sun, May 4, 1986

Marlowe's friend called Spanish has been murdered and Marlowe suspects that the district attorney the man was running against might be behind the hit.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Pickup on Noon Street

Sun, May 11, 1986

Marlow is investigating the murder of a young girl. A night club cigarette girl called Token Ware might know more. The club's owner and a shady actor stand in his way. He also gets framed for extortion.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Guns at Cyrano's

Sun, May 18, 1986

Marlowe is hired to protect a young boxer who's being pressured to take a dive.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Trouble Is My Business

Sun, May 25, 1986

Marlowe is hired to try and get a naive young man in love, who happens to be the nephew of a millionaire, to break it off with his girlfriend, after his uncle begins to suspect that she's with him just for his money.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Red Wind

Tue, Jun 3, 1986

Marlowe is investigating the possible theft of a pearl necklace, which leads him to the deadly discovery of a scandalous affair.