The Big Sleep (1946) 2/11

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The Big Sleep (1946) Based on Raymond Chandler's novel and directed by Howard Hawks, Humphrey Bogart plays the part of detective Philip Marlowe. Hired by the wealthy General Sternwood (Charles Waldron) to foil a blackmailer who's ensnared his youngest daughter — wild, childlike Carmen (Martha Vickers) — Marlowe soon finds himself both embroiled in murder and falling in love with the general's other daughter, the headstrong Vivian (Lauren Bacall). As the bodies pile up around them, the ...