The Big Sleep (1946)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $250,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $10,682,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.786 |
Directed By
Howard Hawks
Crew
Sidney Hickox
Howard Hawks
Carl Jules Weyl
Raymond Chandler
Jack L. Warner
Robert B. Lee
Jules Furthman
Perc Westmore
Leigh Brackett
Max Steiner
Christian Nyby
Fred M. MacLean
William Faulkner
Howard Hawks
Leah Rhodes
Robert B. Lee
Roy Davidson
Leo F. Forbstein
Warren Lynch
Paul Detlefsen
TOP 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
Sonia Darrin
Agnes Lowzier (uncredited)
Elisha Cook Jr.
Harry Jones
Bob Steele
Lash Canino
Dorothy Malone
Acme Bookstore Proprietress
Peggy Knudsen
Mona Mars
Charles D. Brown
Norris the Butler
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)
Bess Flowers
Woman with Bumped Man
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)
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