Mrs. Elizabeth Bright Murdock hires Marlowe to find an old rare coin, the Brasher Doubloon, that belonged in her deceased husband's collection. Marlowe begins investigating, but quickly finds himself entangled in a series of unexplained murders.
George Montgomery
as Philip Marlowe
Nancy Guild
as Merle Davis
Florence Bates
as Mrs. Murdock
Roy Roberts
as Lt. Breez
Fritz Kortner
as Vannier
Conrad Janis
as Leslie Murdock
Marvin Miller
as Blair
Reed Hadley
as Dr. Moss (uncredited)
Robert Adler
as Police Sgt. Spangler (uncredited)
Ben Erway
as Shaw (uncredited)
Alfred Linder
as Eddie Prue (uncredited)
George Magrill
as Policeman (uncredited)
