The Big Sleep

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.

Cast

Humphrey Bogart

Played Philip Marlowe
Lauren Bacall

Played Vivian Sternwood Rut…
John Ridgely

Played Eddie Mars
Martha Vickers

Played Carmen Sternwood
Louis Jean Heydt

Played Joe Brody
Charles Waldron

Played General Sternwood
Regis Toomey

Played Chief Inspector Bern…
Sonia Darrin

Played Agnes Lowzier (uncre…
Elisha Cook Jr.

Played Harry Jones
Bob Steele

Played Lash Canino
Dorothy Malone

Played Acme Bookstore Propr…
Peggy Knudsen

Played Mona Mars
Charles D. Brown

Played Norris the Butler
Trevor Bardette

Played Art Huck (uncredited…
Joy Barlow

Played Taxi Driver (uncredi…
Max Barwyn

Played Max - Head Waiter (u…
Deannie Best

Played Waitress (uncredited…
Tanis Chandler

Played Waitress (uncredited…
Jack Chefe

Played Croupier (uncredited…
James Conaty

Played Nightclub Patron (un…
Joseph Crehan

Played Medical Examiner (un…
Jack Deery

Played Nightclub Patron (un…
Carole Douglas

Played Librarian (uncredite…
Jay Eaton

Played Casino Patron (uncre…
Tom Fadden

Played Sidney (uncredited)
Bess Flowers

Played Woman with Bumped Ma…
Kenneth Gibson

Played Casino Patron (uncre…
Joe Gilbert

Played Nightclub Patron (un…
Stuart Hall

Played Nightclub Patron (un…
Shep Houghton

Played Casino Patron (uncre…
Kenner G. Kemp

Played Nightclub Patron (un…
Pete Kooy

Played Motorcycle Cop (uncr…
Lorraine Miller

Played Hatcheck Girl (uncre…
Forbes Murray

Played Furtive Man (uncredi…
William H. O'Brien

Played Waiter (uncredited)
Shelby Payne

Played Cigarette Girl (uncr…
Jack Perry

Played Silent Thug Beating …
Tommy Rafferty

Played Carol Lundgren (uncr…
Waclaw Rekwart

Played Nightclub Patron (un…
Edward Rickard

Played Nightclub Patron (un…
Jeffrey Sayre

Played Croupier (uncredited…
Emmett Vogan

Played Ed - Deputy Sheriff …
Theodore von Eltz

Played Arthur Gwynn Geiger …
Wally Walker

Played Mars' Thug (uncredit…
Dan Wallace

Played Owen Taylor (uncredi…
Paul Weber

Played Mars' Thug (uncredit…
Ben Welden

Played Pete (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway

Played Nightclub Patron (un…

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