Do you mumble? THE BIG SLEEP (1946) Private investigator Philip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart) is hired by General Sternwood to help resolve the gambling debts of his wild young daughter, Carmen (Martha Vickers). Sternwood's older daughter, Vivian (Lauren Bacall), provides assistance when she implies that the situation is more complex, and also involves casino owner (John Ridgely) and a recently disappeared family friend. As people linked to the Sternwoods start being murdered, Marlowe finds himself

6.4K reactions · 544 shares | In The Big Sleep (1946), one of film noir’s most memorable moments doesn’t happen in the shadows. It happens in a bookstore. Humphrey Bogart’s Philip Marlowe meets Dorothy Malone’s flirtatious shopkeeper, and their brief encounter turns into a masterclass in chemistry and subtext. It’s proof that in noir, danger isn’t always a gun in the dark. Sometimes, it’s a smile across the counter. | Midnight Movie Snack | Facebook