Hannah Long Movie Review – Lady in the Lake (1947)

2026-04-01

Brent talks with Hannah Long about the 1947 film noir ‘Lady in the Lake’ directed by and starring Robert Montgomery as Raymond Chandler’s Marlowe. Hannah is a passionate cinephile. She writes cultural commentary and film criticism for a number of publications including ‘The Despatch’, ‘Angelus News’, ‘The Bulwark’, ‘First Things’ and ‘Christianity Today’. (0:40) The cast; (1:45) Robert Montgomery; (4:25) The ‘point of view’ perspective; (11:25) The movie’s reception; (14:30) The adaptation; (18:20) The Christmas setting; (...

Brent talks with Hannah Long about the 1947 film noir ‘Lady in the Lake’ directed by and starring Robert Montgomery as Raymond Chandler’s Marlowe.

Hannah is a passionate cinephile. She writes cultural commentary and film criticism for a number of publications including ‘The Despatch’, ‘Angelus News’, ‘The Bulwark’, ‘First Things’ and ‘Christianity Today’.

(0:40) The cast;
(1:45) Robert Montgomery;
(4:25) The ‘point of view’ perspective;
(11:25) The movie’s reception;
(14:30) The adaptation;
(18:20) The Christmas setting;
(21:00) Typical noir themes;
(22:00) The femme fatale;
(24:15) Lloyd Nolan.

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