Is Marlowe a Racist (or even homophobic)?

[John Carvill]

Paul

In respect of your general comments, ok, fine. But it was not clear
that you were merely offering a translation of Otto's post. Maybe if
you'd mentioned that? Or maybe I just wasn't paying enough attention?

> . However, Hollywood's BS is more about Hawks/Bogart/Bacall than it is
> about Chandler;

True.

> I have never liked Bogart as Marlowe and accept that this is
> probably a hanging offence.

Let's not get carried away. Maybe a 'hanging your head in shame' offence.

Full disclosure: I am a life-long Bogart lover, he's the closest thing
I think  I've found to a 'hero', not that I've been looking. The Big
Sleep is my favourite film. No actor comes close, for me.  To me, he
*is* Marlowe, although I certainly recognise that there's a lot of
Marlowe missing in Bogie. And vice versa.