Down-at-heel private eye Philip Marlowe is hired to find a girl's missing brother, and uncovers a trail of murder and blackmail involving a gangster and his TV star mistress. Detective thriller, based on Raymond Chandler's The Little Sister, starring James Garner, Gayle Hunnicutt, Bruce Lee and Rita Moreno.

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.