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Whirlwind romances work...sometimes! DESIGNING WOMAN Starring Gregory Peck and Lauren Bacall Source Lauren Bacall has her own charms, of course.  She is very elegant and she is good to look at.   Probably, she's not drop dead gorgeous , but she is definitely beautiful. Boy, she could also act.  She was fantastic in this movie and was a natural as Marilla Brown. Gregory Peck is a dashing debonair.  He is one of the most handsome people of all time and thankfully, he could also act.  Here, he was good, but in my opinion, Ms. Bacall acted better, but who cares? It's Gregory Peck.  His tantalizing eyes are enough and when the camera focuses on him, he is a joy to look at. The story was written by George Wells  and was directed by Vincente Minnelli I enjoyed watching this film because of the story, the turn of events and the outcome. It was told in multiple points-of-view and that made it more interesting. It is funny....

Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a rich family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love.-i mdb This is one of my favorite movies of all time.  Philip Marlowe(Bogart) and the sultry Vivian Rutledge (Bacall) become involved with each other while the former was investigating a case that involves the latter's sister.  This movie was released in 1946 and was based on the book of the same title written by Raymond Chandler .  The screen adaptation was written by William Cuthbert Faulkner , a Nobel Prize laureate from Oxford.  He collaborated with Leigh Brackett and Jules Furthman .  I am amazed that as early as 1946, movies like this one already existed.  The scenes are moving and nail-biting.  The book was published in 1939, which makes it more interesting. The dialogue was intelligently written along with some dry humour and some really funny ones. It also makes me realise that everythi...