Mysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother. Though the job seems simple enough, it leads Marlowe into the underbelly of the city, turning up leads who are murdered with ice picks, exotic dancers, blackmailed television stars and self-preserving gangsters. Soon, Marlowe's life is on the line right along with his case.

• Cherokee Productions
• Katzka-Berne Productions
• James Garner
• Gayle Hunnicutt
• Carroll O'Connor
• Rita Moreno
• Sharon Farrell
• William Daniels
• H.M. Wynant
• Jackie Coogan