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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.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1946-08-23
- video_camera_front Companies Warner Bros. Pictures
- timer Runtime: 114 Mins
- star Rating: 7.6 / 10
- favorite Likes: 1063 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0038355
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smart_display Cast

Humphrey Bogart
Philip Marlowe

Lauren Bacall
Vivian Sternwood Rutledge

John Ridgely
Eddie Mars

Martha Vickers
Carmen Sternwood

Elisha Cook Jr.
Harry Jones

Charles Waldron
General Sternwood

Regis Toomey
Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls

Louis Jean Heydt
Joe Brody

Dorothy Malone
Acme Bookstore Proprietress

Peggy Knudsen
Mona Mars

Charles D. Brown
Norris the Butler

Bob Steele
Lash Canino

Sonia Darrin
Agnes Lowzier (uncredited)

Trevor Bardette
Art Huck (uncredited)

Joy Barlow
Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Max Barwyn
Max - Head Waiter (uncredited)

Deannie Best
Waitress (uncredited)

Tanis Chandler
Waitress (uncredited)

Jack Chefe
Croupier (uncredited)

James Conaty
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Joseph Crehan
Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Jack Deery
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Carole Douglas
Librarian (uncredited)

Jay Eaton
Casino Patron (uncredited)

Tom Fadden
Sidney (uncredited)

Bess Flowers
Woman with Bumped Man

Kenneth Gibson
Casino Patron (uncredited)

Joe Gilbert
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Stuart Hall
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Shep Houghton
Casino Patron (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Pete Kooy
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

Lorraine Miller
Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)

Forbes Murray
Furtive Man (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien
Waiter (uncredited)

Shelby Payne
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

Jack Perry
Silent Thug Beating Marlowe (uncredited)

Tommy Rafferty
Carol Lundgren (uncredited)

Waclaw Rekwart
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Edward Rickard
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre
Croupier (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan
Ed - Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

Theodore von Eltz
Arthur Gwynn Geiger (uncredited)

Wally Walker
Mars' Thug (uncredited)

Dan Wallace
Owen Taylor (uncredited)

Paul Weber
Mars' Thug (uncredited)

Ben Welden
Pete (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
groups Crew

Sidney Hickox
Director of Photography

Howard Hawks
Director

Carl Jules Weyl
Art Direction

Raymond Chandler
Novel

Jack L. Warner
Executive Producer

Robert B. Lee
Sound Designer

Jules Furthman
Screenplay

Perc Westmore
Makeup Artist

Leigh Brackett
Screenplay

Max Steiner
Original Music Composer

Christian Nyby
Editor

Fred M. MacLean
Set Decoration

William Faulkner
Screenplay

Howard Hawks
Producer

Leah Rhodes
Wardrobe Designer

Robert B. Lee
Sound

Roy Davidson
Special Effects

Leo F. Forbstein
Music Director

Warren Lynch
Special Effects

Paul Detlefsen
Matte Painter
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