THE BIG SLEEP (1946)

The wealthy and dying General Sternwood hires private-eye Philip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart) to keep an eye on his youngest daughter, Carmen (Martha Vickers), whose propensity to associate with the wrong people poses a threat to herself and the respectable Sternwood family. Along the way Marlow meets and falls for Carmen's older sister, Vivien (Lauren Bacall). Vivien does not reciprocate his feelings. Soon murder follows murder and mystery follows mystery. Along the way, sexual tension builds between Marlowe and Vivien. Classic hard-boiled film noir.

The classic cast includes: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Martha Vickers, Regis Toomey, Dorothy Malone, and Elisha Cook Jr.

Director Howard Hawks brought Raymond Chandler's famous detective, Philip Marlowe, to the screen in memorable fashion.

The Big Sleep Review

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