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.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lauren Bacall	Actor	16-Sep-1924	12-Aug-2014	Key Largo
Humphrey Bogart	Actor	25-Dec-1899	14-Jan-1957	Casablanca
Elisha Cook, Jr.	Actor	26-Dec-1903	18-May-1995	The Maltese Falcon
Louis Jean Heydt	Actor	17-Apr-1905	29-Jan-1960	American character actor
Dorothy Malone	Actor	30-Jan-1925	19-Jan-2018	Written on the Wind
Bob Steele	Actor	23-Jan-1907	21-Dec-1988	Trooper Duffy on F Troop
Regis Toomey	Actor	13-Aug-1898	12-Oct-1991	Burke's Law

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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