
25 Jul 1998

Poodle Springs
Private eye Philip Marlowe and his bride move to a desert town, where he uncovers a land scheme.
Movie version of the original TV series follows the show's format of multiple stories blended together. The lead story involves the ship's bookkeeper who becomes the driver by accident for a trio of jewel thieves. A suspended police lieutenant trails the group onto the boat in disguise. The ship's captain, reclusive since his wife's death, is pushed by his daughter to return to the hotel in Bermuda where the couple originally honeymooned. The new cruise director sets her eyes on a passenger who is a TV star, but another ship employee is interested in her. Doc has to care for the pregnant wife of the ship's chief executive.
Capt. Stubing
Vicki
Doc
Isaac Washington
Lt. Logan
Myrna Foley
Maurice Steiger
Nina Morgan
Tony Blanchard
Paul Royce
Kelly
25 Jul 1998
Private eye Philip Marlowe and his bride move to a desert town, where he uncovers a land scheme.
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