The Big Sleep. Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall star in this 1946 adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s crime novel. Bogart plays Chandler’s famous private eye Philip Marlowe on the trail of killers, pornographers, gamblers, and a bevy of beautiful young women.
In this film and in the earlier Maltese Falcon Bogart created the private eye. No one else ever came close. This was the second film pairing of Bogie and Bacall and director Howard Hawks really brought out the chemistry between the famous couple. The plot is convoluted but the writing is superb. 114 minutes. CC.
The stars are supported by a fine cast that includes Martha Vickers as Bacall's nymphomaniac sister, former cowboy star Bob Steele as a sadistic killer, and Elisha Cook Jr. as his victim. A special shout out should go to a young Dorothy Malone who plays a sexy book store clerk in what is perhaps the best scene in the film. ###
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