Summary:
Paul Newman returns as private detective Lew Harper is this tale of blackmail and murder based on a novel by Ross MacDonald. Iris Devereaux (Joanne Woodward), the wife of a wealthy oilman from Louisiana, hires Harper after she receives a threatening letter. A blackmailer is threatening to tell Iris' husband James (Richard Derr) about a recent extramarital affair; she claims t... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Paul Newman - (Harper)
Joanne Woodward - (Iris Devereaux)
Anthony Franciosa - (Det. Broussard)
Murray Hamilton - (Kilbourne)
Gail Strickland - (Mavis Kilbourne)
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Review:
Almost a decade after originating the character in Jack Smight's slight but amusing Harper, Paul Newman once again assumes the persistent smirk of private eye Lew Harper. Here, screenwriter Walter Hill transplants the character from sunny L.A. to the overheated bayou for an altogether moodier case. The now-fiftyish Newman clearly rel... Continue >>

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