The Big Sleep (1946 film)
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The Big Sleep is a 1946 American film noir directed by Howard Hawks. William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett and Jules Furthman co-wrote the screenplay, which adapts Raymond Chandler's 1939 novel. The film s
Theatrical release lobby card
Philip Marlowe (Bogart) and Vivian Rutledge (Bacall) eye to eye
Cast of The Big Sleep between scenes, director Howard Hawks far left
Bogart and Bacall on the set during filming
Lauren Bacall
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Betty Joan Perske, known professionally as Lauren Bacall, was an American actress. She was named the 20th-greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the American Film Institute and was one of
The Big Sleep (1946 film)
…Furthman co-wrote the screenplay, which adapts Raymond Chandler's 1939 novel. The film stars Humphrey Bogart as private detective Philip Marlowe and Lauren Bacall as Vivian Rutledge in a story that begins with blackmail and leads to multiple murders. Initially produced in late 1944, the film's release was delayed…
Bacall in 1945
Bacall by László Willinger, 1946
Howard Hawks and Bacall c. 1943
Bacall with Humphrey Bogart in To Have and Have Not