5 Responses to Mystery photo

1. Joe D says:

   October 6, 2007 at 6:28 pm

   McArthur park, sidewalk terrazzo on the lake, Raymond Chandler quote.
   –Very good.
   –And where is exactly is the quote from?
   –Larry

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2. David Andrews says:

   October 7, 2007 at 5:45 am

   The quote is from Raymond Chandler’s “Farewell My Lovely,” filmed by Edward Dymytrk as “Murder My Sweet.”
   –It’s certainly in the 1975 version with Robert Mitchum. And in the novel.
   –Interestingly enough, the line previously appeared (judging by Internet sources, anyway) in “Killer in the Rain,” which ends with a quote about a 1st Street tunnel (which raises another point because the big tunnel is on 2nd Street, with a smaller one on 3rd Street).
   –The quote is: “I thought he was as crazy as a pair of waltzing mice, but I liked him.”
   –And the quote on the tunnel is: “I started the car and drove west along First Street, through a long echoing tunnel. When we were out of that, M’Gee said: ‘Next time I send you a client I won’t expect you to snitch on him, boy.’ ”
   –Larry

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3. David Andrews says:

   October 7, 2007 at 7:52 am

   Ah, you’re right – “waltzing mice” is in the Robert Mitchum “Farewell My Lovely,” where Marlowe describes Moose Malloy. In my Sunday fog, I placed it in the famous “most beautiful bed in the world” speech, so I heard Dick Powell saying it. Did they by chance import it to that speech in “Murder My Sweet”? Have to snag a copy and check.

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4. chance says:

   October 7, 2007 at 9:29 am

   Click to access MacArthurPark_guide.pdf

   –Hey this is excellent. Thanks, mystery guest.
   –Larry

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5. Jorge says:

   October 8, 2007 at 11:28 am

   The image is of an inlay on a sidewalk along the lake in MacArthur Park, off Wilshire Blvd.
   –You are absolutely right…
   –Any ideas about the granite marker with the image of the boxers?
   –Larry

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