# Lady in the Lake (1946)

> A hard-boiled private eye searches for a missing publisher’s wife while a first-person camera pulls him into a deadly maze of murder and deception.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1221

## Facts

- Runtime: 105 min
- Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Crime
- Director: Robert Montgomery
- Cast: Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan, Tom Tully, Leon Ames, Jayne Meadows, Dick Simmons, Morris Ankrum
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039545/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: suspenseful, smoky, paranoid, classic noir night, mystery movie marathon

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- [The Naked City (1948)](https://ember.film/movie/12351)
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- [The Big Sleep (1978)](https://ember.film/movie/1201)

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