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The Big Sleep

1946-08-23

Cast48

  • Humphrey Bogart

    Humphrey Bogart

    Philip Marlowe

  • Lauren Bacall

    Lauren Bacall

    Vivian Sternwood Rutledge

  • John Ridgely

    John Ridgely

    Eddie Mars

  • Martha Vickers

    Martha Vickers

    Carmen Sternwood

  • Elisha Cook Jr.

    Elisha Cook Jr.

    Harry Jones

  • Charles Waldron

    Charles Waldron

    General Sternwood

  • Regis Toomey

    Regis Toomey

    Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls

  • Louis Jean Heydt

    Louis Jean Heydt

    Joe Brody

  • Dorothy Malone

    Dorothy Malone

    Acme Bookstore Proprietress

  • Peggy Knudsen

    Peggy Knudsen

    Mona Mars

  • Charles D. Brown

    Charles D. Brown

    Norris the Butler

  • Bob Steele

    Bob Steele

    Lash Canino

  • Sonia Darrin

    Sonia Darrin

    Agnes Lowzier (uncredited)

  • Trevor Bardette

    Trevor Bardette

    Art Huck (uncredited)

  • Joy Barlow

    Joy Barlow

    Taxi Driver (uncredited)

  • Max Barwyn

    Max Barwyn

    Max - Head Waiter (uncredited)

  • Deannie Best

    Deannie Best

    Waitress (uncredited)

  • Tanis Chandler

    Tanis Chandler

    Waitress (uncredited)

  • Jack Chefe

    Jack Chefe

    Croupier (uncredited)

  • James Conaty

    James Conaty

    Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Joseph Crehan

    Joseph Crehan

    Medical Examiner (uncredited)

  • Jack Deery

    Jack Deery

    Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Carole Douglas

    Carole Douglas

    Librarian (uncredited)

  • Jay Eaton

    Jay Eaton

    Casino Patron (uncredited)

  • Tom Fadden

    Tom Fadden

    Sidney (uncredited)

  • Bess Flowers

    Bess Flowers

    Woman with Bumped Man

  • Kenneth Gibson

    Kenneth Gibson

    Casino Patron (uncredited)

  • Joe Gilbert

    Joe Gilbert

    Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Stuart Hall

    Stuart Hall

    Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Shep Houghton

    Shep Houghton

    Casino Patron (uncredited)

  • Kenner G. Kemp

    Kenner G. Kemp

    Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Pete Kooy

    Pete Kooy

    Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

  • Lorraine Miller

    Lorraine Miller

    Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)

  • Forbes Murray

    Forbes Murray

    Furtive Man (uncredited)

  • William H. O'Brien

    William H. O'Brien

    Waiter (uncredited)

  • Shelby Payne

    Shelby Payne

    Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

  • Jack Perry

    Jack Perry

    Silent Thug Beating Marlowe (uncredited)

  • Tommy Rafferty

    Tommy Rafferty

    Carol Lundgren (uncredited)

  • Waclaw Rekwart

    Waclaw Rekwart

    Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Edward Rickard

    Edward Rickard

    Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Jeffrey Sayre

    Jeffrey Sayre

    Croupier (uncredited)

  • Emmett Vogan

    Emmett Vogan

    Ed - Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

  • Theodore von Eltz

    Theodore von Eltz

    Arthur Gwynn Geiger (uncredited)

  • Wally Walker

    Wally Walker

    Mars' Thug (uncredited)

  • Dan Wallace

    Dan Wallace

    Owen Taylor (uncredited)

  • Paul Weber

    Paul Weber

    Mars' Thug (uncredited)

  • Ben Welden

    Ben Welden

    Pete (uncredited)

  • Suzanne Ridgway

    Suzanne Ridgway

    Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Art2

  • Carl Jules Weyl

    Carl Jules Weyl

    Art Direction

  • Fred M. MacLean

    Fred M. MacLean

    Set Decoration

Camera1

  • Sidney Hickox

    Sidney Hickox

    Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up2

  • Perc Westmore

    Perc Westmore

    Makeup Artist

  • Leah Rhodes

    Leah Rhodes

    Wardrobe Designer

Crew2

  • Roy Davidson

    Roy Davidson

    Special Effects

  • Warren Lynch

    Warren Lynch

    Special Effects

Directing1

  • Howard Hawks

    Howard Hawks

    Director

Editing1

  • Christian Nyby

    Christian Nyby

    Editor

Production2

  • Jack L. Warner

    Jack L. Warner

    Executive Producer

  • Howard Hawks

    Howard Hawks

    Producer

Sound4

  • Robert B. Lee

    Robert B. Lee

    Sound Designer

  • Max Steiner

    Max Steiner

    Original Music Composer

  • Robert B. Lee

    Robert B. Lee

    Sound

  • Leo F. Forbstein

    Leo F. Forbstein

    Music Director

Visual Effects1

  • Paul Detlefsen

    Paul Detlefsen

    Matte Painter

Writing4

  • Raymond Chandler

    Raymond Chandler

    Novel

  • Jules Furthman

    Jules Furthman

    Screenplay

  • Leigh Brackett

    Leigh Brackett

    Screenplay

  • William Faulkner

    William Faulkner

    Screenplay