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The Big Sleep   1946         N/R, 114 min. Genre: Mystery / Drama / Thriller Director: Howard Hawks   Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Martha Vickers, John Ridgely, Dorothy Malone, Regis Toomey, Elisha Cook Jr., Bob Steele, Louis Jean Heydt, Ben Welden, Peggy Knudsen, Charles Waldron, Charles D. Brown, Trevor Bardette, Joseph Crehan   Private-eye Philip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart) is hired by wealthy General Sternwood (Charles Waldron) to investigate the activities of his daughter Carmen (Martha Vickers). At first, Carmen's sister, Vivian (Lauren Bacall), resents Marlowe, but love does enter the picture. Meanwhile, as Marlowe probes into Carmen's activities, the plot thickens, and murders ensue. Cast Humphrey Bogart Philip Marlowe Lauren Bacall Vivian Sternwood Rutledge Martha Vickers Carmen Sternwood John Ridgely Eddie Mars Dorothy Malone Acme Bookstore Proprietress Regis Toomey Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls Elisha Cook Jr. Harry Jones Bob Steele Lash Canino Louis Jean Heydt Joe Brody Ben Welden Pete Peggy Knudsen Mona Mars Charles Waldron General Sternwood Charles D. Brown Norris Trevor Bardette Art Huck Joseph Crehan Doc

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