Who was the director of the 1969 neo-noir film starring the actor who played Bret Maverick in the 1950s western comedy series "Maverick" ?
Marlowe (film) Marlowe is a 1969 neo-noir film starring James Garner as Raymond Chandler's private detective Philip Marlowe. Directed by Paul Bogart, the film was written by Stirling Silliphant based on Chandler's 1949 novel "The Little Sister".
Coleman Francis Coleman C. Francis (January 24, 1919 – January 15, 1973) was an American actor, writer, producer, and director. He was best known for his film trilogy consisting of "The Beast of Yucca Flats" (1961), "The Skydivers" (1963), "Red Zone Cuba" (1966), all three of which were filmed in the general Santa Clarita, California area and used preoccupation with light aircraft and parachuting, coffee or cigarettes serving as a prop or a center of conversation, and a vigilante-style gunning down of suspects without a trial to conclude the film as frequent motifs.