Private investigator Lew Harper skips the appointment to sign his divorce papers when asked to search for multi-millionaire Ralph Sampson, who has disappeared after flying into Los Angeles. Sampson’s wife Elaine is … See more

• Paul Newman as Lew Harper
• Lauren Bacall as Elaine Sampson
• Julie Harris as Betty Fraley
• Arthur Hill as Albert Graves
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The film earned $5.3 million in North American rentals in 1966. See more

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Development
William Goldman had written the novel Boys and Girls Together, the film rights to which had been … See more

The film was a box-office hit and launched Goldman's career as a screenwriter. See more

Goldman adapted The Chill, another Macdonald novel, for the same producers, but it was not filmed. Paul Newman pulled out of the project, and Sam Peckinpah became attached … See more