The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

1946/08/23 • $250,000 • Released • English

Mystery
Crime
Thriller
7.6
1h 54m

The picture they were born for!

Overview

Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.

Director : Howard Hawks

Casts
Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

Philip Marlowe

Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall

Vivian Sternwood Rutledge

John Ridgely

John Ridgely

Eddie Mars

Martha Vickers

Martha Vickers

Carmen Sternwood

Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

Harry Jones

Charles Waldron

Charles Waldron

General Sternwood

Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls

Louis Jean Heydt

Louis Jean Heydt

Joe Brody

Dorothy Malone

Dorothy Malone

Acme Bookstore Proprietress

Peggy Knudsen

Peggy Knudsen

Mona Mars

Charles D. Brown

Charles D. Brown

Norris the Butler

Bob Steele

Bob Steele

Lash Canino

Sonia Darrin

Sonia Darrin

Agnes Lowzier (uncredited)

Trevor Bardette

Trevor Bardette

Art Huck (uncredited)

Joy Barlow

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Max Barwyn

Max Barwyn

Max - Head Waiter (uncredited)

Deannie Best

Deannie Best

Waitress (uncredited)

Tanis Chandler

Tanis Chandler

Waitress (uncredited)

Jack Chefe

Jack Chefe

Croupier (uncredited)

James Conaty

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Joseph Crehan

Joseph Crehan

Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Jack Deery

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Carole Douglas

Librarian (uncredited)

Jay Eaton

Jay Eaton

Casino Patron (uncredited)

Tom Fadden

Tom Fadden

Sidney (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Woman with Bumped Man

Kenneth Gibson

Casino Patron (uncredited)

Joe Gilbert

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Stuart Hall

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Shep Houghton

Shep Houghton

Casino Patron (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Kenner G. Kemp

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Pete Kooy

Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

Lorraine Miller

Lorraine Miller

Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

Forbes Murray

Furtive Man (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

William H. O'Brien

Waiter (uncredited)

Shelby Payne

Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

Jack Perry

Jack Perry

Silent Thug Beating Marlowe (uncredited)

Tommy Rafferty

Carol Lundgren (uncredited)

Waclaw Rekwart

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Edward Rickard

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

Jeffrey Sayre

Croupier (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Ed - Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

Theodore von Eltz

Theodore von Eltz

Arthur Gwynn Geiger (uncredited)

Wally Walker

Mars' Thug (uncredited)

Dan Wallace

Owen Taylor (uncredited)

Paul Weber

Mars' Thug (uncredited)

Ben Welden

Ben Welden

Pete (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway

Suzanne Ridgway

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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