The Big Sleep

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.

Cast

• Humphrey BogartPhilip Marlowe
• Lauren BacallVivian Sternwood Rutledge
• John RidgelyEddie Mars
• Martha VickersCarmen Sternwood
• Louis Jean HeydtJoe Brody
• CWCharles WaldronGeneral Sternwood
• Regis ToomeyChief Inspector Bernie Ohls
• Sonia DarrinAgnes Lowzier (uncredited)
• Elisha Cook Jr.Harry Jones
• Bob SteeleLash Canino
• Dorothy MaloneAcme Bookstore Proprietress
• Peggy KnudsenMona Mars

Crew

• Howard HawksDirector, Writer
• Jules FurthmanWriter
• Leigh BrackettWriter
• William FaulknerWriter