The Big Sleep (1946) - The picture they were born for!

The Big Sleep

The picture they were born for!
( Crime / Mystery / Thriller )

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MPAA Rating:

US Runtime: 114 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Aug 23, 1946 [USA]

Director:	Howard Hawks [Director]

Writers:	Leigh Brackett [Screenplay] William Faulkner [Screenplay] Jules Furthman [Screenplay]

Producers:	Howard Hawks [Producer] Jack L. Warner [Executive Producer]

Cinematography:	Sidney Hickox [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	Christian Nyby [Editor]

Music Composed by	Max Steiner [Original Music Composer]

Costume Design:	Leah Rhodes [Wardrobe Designer]

Production Company:	Warner Bros. Pictures (US)

Plot Summary:

Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail--and what might be love.

Cast:

Humphrey Bogart Philip Marlowe Lauren Bacall Vivian Sternwood Rutledge John Ridgely Eddie Mars Martha Vickers Carmen Sternwood Louis Jean Heydt Joe Brody Charles Waldron General Sternwood Regis Toomey Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls		Elisha Cook Jr. Harry Jones Bob Steele Lash Canino Dorothy Malone Acme Bookstore Proprietress Peggy Knudsen Mona Mars Charles D. Brown Norris the Butler Bess Flowers Woman with Bumped Man

Uncredited Cast:

Sonia Darrin Agnes Lowzier (uncredited) Trevor Bardette Art Huck (uncredited) Joy Barlow Taxi Driver (uncredited) Max Barwyn Max - Head Waiter (uncredited) Deannie Best Waitress (uncredited) Tanis Chandler Waitress (uncredited) Jack Chefe Croupier (uncredited) James Conaty Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Joseph Crehan Medical Examiner (uncredited) Jack Deery Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Carole Douglas Librarian (uncredited) Jay Eaton Casino Patron (uncredited) Tom Fadden Sidney (uncredited) Kenneth Gibson Casino Patron (uncredited) Joe Gilbert Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Stuart Hall Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Shep Houghton Casino Patron (uncredited) Kenner G. Kemp Nightclub Patron (uncredited)		Pete Kooy Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) Lorraine Miller Hatcheck Girl (uncredited) Forbes Murray Furtive Man (uncredited) William H. O'Brien Waiter (uncredited) Shelby Payne Cigarette Girl (uncredited) Jack Perry Silent Thug Beating Marlowe (uncredited) Tommy Rafferty Carol Lundgren (uncredited) Waclaw Rekwart Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Edward Rickard Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Jeffrey Sayre Croupier (uncredited) Emmett Vogan Ed - Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) Theodore von Eltz Arthur Gwynn Geiger (uncredited) Wally Walker Mars' Thug (uncredited) Dan Wallace Owen Taylor (uncredited) Paul Weber Mars' Thug (uncredited) Ben Welden Pete (uncredited) Suzanne Ridgway Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Sound Crew:

Leo F. Forbstein Music Director Robert B. Lee Sound Designer		Robert B. Lee Sound

Special Visual Effects Crew:

Roy Davidson Special Effects Paul Detlefsen Matte Painter		Warren Lynch Special Effects

Art Department:

Fred M. MacLean Set Decoration

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