Thursday, October 13, 2022
The Big Sleep - WB 20 Film Collection Thrillers
- Commentary: Another sacrilegious write-up. I found it interesting to follow, but so little of it stayed with me that I had to look up the story line to see if I'd even watched it. I couldn't remember a thing. I'm not a good audience for old thrillers, I guess.
Having said that, it does have some significant actors in it, like, for instance Dorothy Malone, so I decided it needed more than an abbreviated Actor/Role table.
In addition, this is one of the few Humphrey Bogart movies that Mom slavered over when we'd watch it on TV. Frankly, I think Lauren Bacall did it for her. I remember her once saying, "What in the world did she (Lauren Bacall) see in the likes of him (Humphrey Bogart)?!? Ah, the innocence of the audience!
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Humphrey Bogart Philip Marlowe Lauren Bacall Vivian Sternwood Rutledge John Ridgely Eddie Mars Martha Vickers Carmen Sternwood Sonia Darrin Agnes Lowzier Dorothy Malone Book Store Owner Regis Toomey Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls Peggy Knudsen Mona Mars
Originally published in this journal on 081416.
One of Roger Ebert's Great Movies.
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1946
Directed by Howard Hawks.
Labels: film-noir1, melodramaB
