The Big Sleep (23-Aug-1946)
Director: Howard Hawks Writers: William Faulkner; Leigh Brackett; Jules Furthman From novel: The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler Music by: Max Steiner Keywords: Mystery, Film Noir, Philip Marlowe Patriarch of the Sternwood family hires Private detective Philip Marlowe to investigate the blackmail of his younger daughter Carmen; almost immediately he finds the blackmailer murdered, and further killings are ahead. Complex plot with an inordinate number of characters critical to the story, but still a compelling, truly great noir. Excellent dialogue, particularly between Marlowe and the other Sternwood daughter Vivian. Entered 1997 into the National Film Registry.
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CAST Humphrey Bogart | ... Philip Marlowe (Private Dick) | Lauren Bacall | ... Vivian Sternwood (General's daughter) | | With | John Ridgely | ... Eddie Mars (Gambling House Owner) | Martha Vickers | ... Carmen Sternwood (General's daughter) | Dorothy Malone | ... Bookstore Owner | Peggy Knudsen | ... Mona Mars | Regis Toomey | ... Bernie Ohls (Chief Inspector) | | Charles Waldron | ... Gen. Sternwood | Charles D. Brown | ... Norris (Butler) | Bob Steele | ... Canino (Strongarm) | Elisha Cook, Jr. | ... Harry Jones | Louis Jean Heydt | ... Joe Brody |
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