

"Private detective Easy Rawlins has been caught on the wrong side of the most dangerous secret in town."
In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects. At a bar, Easy meets DeWitt Albright, a mysterious white man looking for someone to investigate the disappearance of a missing white woman named Daphne Monet, who he suspects is hiding out in one of the city's black jazz clubs. Strapped for money and facing house payments, Easy takes the job, but soon finds himself in over his head.
Easy Rawlins

DeWitt Albright

Daphne Monet

Mouse Alexander

Matthew Terell

Todd Carter

Joppy

Degan Odell

Coretta James

Dupree Brouchard

Junior Fornay

Mason

Miller

Benny Giacomo

Richard McGee
Hattie Parsons

Woodcutter

Shariff

Manny

Frank Green

Barbara

Herman

Football

Barbara’s Sister

Terell’s Chauffeur

Carter’s Secretary

Baxter
Sophie

Alphonso Jenkins

Butcher
Boy with Toy Rifle (uncredited)

Uncredited
Cop in Car

Cop in Station
John's Band / Singer
Nightclub Owner

Abe
Pool Hall Owner
Bootlegger

Ramona (uncredited)
