See also Lady of the Lake In an Arthurian legend, the Lady of the Lake gave King Arthur the sword known as Excalibur. ...

Lady in the Lake is the title of a 1947 crime film noir from MGM Studios. 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Film noir is a stylistic approach to genre films forged in depression-era detective and gangster movies and hard-boiled detective stories which were a staple of pulp fiction. ... For alternate meanings of MGM, see MGM (disambiguation). ...

Based on a Raymond Chandler novel, the film marked the directorial debut of the actor Robert Montgomery who also starred in the film. The cast included Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan, Tom Tully, Leon Ames and Jayne Meadows. Raymond Chandler Raymond Thornton Chandler (July 23, 1888 - March 26, 1959) was an American author of crime stories and novels. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Robert Montgomery (May 21, 1904 - September 27, 1981) was an American actor and director. ... Audrey Totter (born December 20, 1918 in Joliet, Illinois) is an American actress. ... Tom Tully (August 21, 1908 – April 27, 1982) is an actor. ... Leon Ames (January 20, 1902 - October 12, 1993), born Leon Waycoff, was an American film actor born in Portland, Indiana. ... Jayne Meadows (September 27, 1920) is an actress and author. ...

The storyline revolved around a conventional murder mystery similar to many others of the period, however it was notable for the perspective presented to the viewer. The entire film was seen from the viewpoint of the central character, the detective Philip Marlowe, played by Montgomery. The gimmick was that the audience would see only what the character saw, and MGM in its promotion of the film claimed that it was the first of its kind and the most revolutional style of film since the introduction of the talkies. The film was a box-office success. The gimmick was criticised by many reviewers of the day, although Montgomery received some positive comments for the inventiveness of his direction, and the contrivances he employed to enable his face to appear on-camera, by catching himself in reflections. Regarded as something of a curiosity and an oddity in its day, the film has retained that reputation, although some modern critics, while maintaining that the storyline itself is routine, assess the film overall as more worthwhile than its contemporary critics allowed. Philip Marlowe is a fictional private eye created by Raymond Chandler in a series of detective novels including The Big Sleep and The Long Goodbye. ... A sound film (or talkie) is a motion picture with synchronized sound, as opposed to a silent movie. ...