Harper
Harper takes a case - and the payoff is murder.
Genres
Overview
Harper is a cynical private eye in the best tradition of Bogart. He even has Bogie's Baby hiring him to find her missing husband, getting involved along the way with an assortment of unsavory characters and an illegal-alien smuggling ring.
Details
Budget
$3500000
Revenue
$12000000
Runtime
121 min
Release Date
1966-02-22
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
176
Vote Average
6.7
Paul Newman
Lew Harper
Lauren Bacall
Elaine Sampson
Julie Harris
Betty Fraley
Arthur Hill
Albert Graves
Janet Leigh
Susan Harper
Pamela Tiffin
Miranda Sampson
Robert Wagner
Allan Taggert
Robert Webber
Dwight Troy
Shelley Winters
Fay Estabrook
Harold Gould
Sheriff Spanner
Roy Jenson
Puddler
Strother Martin
Claude
Martin West
Deputy
Jacqueline deWit
Mrs. Kronberg
Eugene Iglesias
Felix
Richard Carlyle
Fred Platt
Al Bain
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Horace G. Brown
Bartender (uncredited)
David Cadiente
Immigrant (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Gene Coogan
Immigrant (uncredited)
Mary Gregory
Waitress (uncredited)
Kathryn Janssen
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Chester Jones
Waiter (uncredited)
Louise Lane
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
China Lee
Dancer (uncredited)
James McHale
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Andres Oropeza
Piano Player (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Martin Priest
Dancer (uncredited)
Jerry Rush
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Tom Steele
Eddie Rossiter (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Maxie Thrower
Waiter (uncredited)
Roseann Williams
Bunny Dancer (uncredited)
Lewis Marvin
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Herbert Sullivan
Waiter (uncredited)
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