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Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in The Big Sleep (1946)

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The Big Sleep

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Director

  • Howard Hawks
    Howard Hawks

Writers

  • William Faulkner
    William Faulkner
    screen play &
  • Leigh Brackett
    Leigh Brackett
    screen play &
  • Jules Furthman
    Jules Furthman
    screen play
  • Raymond Chandler
    Raymond Chandler
    novel

Cast

(in credits order) verified as complete
  • Humphrey Bogart
    Humphrey Bogart
    Humphrey Bogart
    Philip Marlowe
  • Lauren Bacall
    Lauren Bacall
    Lauren Bacall
    Vivian Rutledge
  • John Ridgely
    John Ridgely
    John Ridgely
    Eddie Mars
  • Martha Vickers
    Martha Vickers
    Martha Vickers
    Carmen Sternwood
  • Dorothy Malone
    Dorothy Malone
    Dorothy Malone
    Acme Book Shop Proprietress
  • Peggy Knudsen
    Peggy Knudsen
    Peggy Knudsen
    Mona Mars
  • Regis Toomey
    Regis Toomey
    Regis Toomey
    Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
  • Charles Waldron
    Charles Waldron
    General Sternwood
  • Charles D. Brown
    Charles D. Brown
    Norris
  • Bob Steele
    Bob Steele
    Bob Steele
    Lash Canino
  • Elisha Cook Jr.
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    Harry Jones
  • Louis Jean Heydt
    Louis Jean Heydt
    Louis Jean Heydt
    Joe Brody
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Trevor Bardette and Marsha Hunt in None Shall Escape (1944)
    Trevor Bardette
    Trevor Bardette
    Art Huck
    (uncredited)
  • Joy Barlow
    Joy Barlow
    Joy Barlow
    Taxi Driver
    (uncredited)
  • Max Barwyn
    Max Barwyn
    Max Barwyn
    Max
    (uncredited)
  • Deannie Best
    Deannie Best
    Waitress
    (uncredited)
  • William A. Boardway
    William A. Boardway
    William A. Boardway
    Casino Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Tanis Chandler
    Tanis Chandler
    Tanis Chandler
    Waitress
    (uncredited)
  • Jack Chefe
    Jack Chefe
    Croupier
    (uncredited)
  • James Conaty
    James Conaty
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Joseph Crehan in The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
    Joseph Crehan
    Joseph Crehan
    Medical Examiner
    (uncredited)
  • Sonia Darrin
    Sonia Darrin
    Sonia Darrin
    Agnes Lozelle
    (uncredited)
  • Jack Deery
    Jack Deery
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Carole Douglas
    Carole Douglas
    Librarian
    (uncredited)
  • Jay Eaton
    Jay Eaton
    Jay Eaton
    Casino Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Tom Fadden in The Virginian (1962)
    Tom Fadden
    Tom Fadden
    Sidney
    (uncredited)
  • Bess Flowers
    Bess Flowers
    Bess Flowers
    Woman with Bumped Man
    (uncredited)
  • Kenneth Gibson
    Kenneth Gibson
    Casino Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Joe Gilbert
    Joe Gilbert
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Stuart Hall in Man with a Camera (1958)
    Stuart Hall
    Stuart Hall
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Shep Houghton
    Shep Houghton
    Casino Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Kenner G. Kemp in The Untouchables (1959)
    Kenner G. Kemp
    Kenner G. Kemp
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Pete Kooy
    Pete Kooy
    Motorcycle Cop
    (uncredited)
  • Paula Kyle
    Paula Kyle
    Blonde at Book Shop
    (uncredited)
  • King Lockwood
    King Lockwood
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Lorraine Miller
    Lorraine Miller
    Lorraine Miller
    Hatcheck Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Forbes Murray
    Forbes Murray
    Forbes Murray
    Furtive Man
    (uncredited)
  • William H. O'Brien
    William H. O'Brien
    William H. O'Brien
    Waiter
    (uncredited)
  • Shelby Payne
    Shelby Payne
    Cigarette Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Jack Perry in Celebrity (1928)
    Jack Perry
    Jack Perry
    Silent Thug Beating Marlowe
    (uncredited)
  • Tommy Rafferty
    Tommy Rafferty
    Carol Lundgren
    (uncredited)
  • Waclaw Rekwart
    Waclaw Rekwart
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Edward Rickard
    Edward Rickard
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Suzanne Ridgway in Calamity Jane (1953)
    Suzanne Ridgway
    Suzanne Ridgway
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Jeffrey Sayre
    Jeffrey Sayre
    Jeffrey Sayre
    Croupier
    (uncredited)
  • Emmett Vogan
    Emmett Vogan
    Emmett Vogan
    Ed
    (uncredited)
  • Theodore von Eltz
    Theodore von Eltz
    Theodore von Eltz
    Arthur Gwynn Geiger
    (uncredited)
  • Wally Walker
    Wally Walker
    Mars' Thug
    (uncredited)
  • Dan Wallace
    Dan Wallace
    Owen Taylor
    (uncredited)
  • Paul Weber
    Paul Weber
    Mars' Thug
    (uncredited)
  • Dona Drake and Ben Welden in Adventures of Superman (1952)
    Ben Welden
    Ben Welden
    Pete
    (uncredited)

Producers

  • Howard Hawks
    Howard Hawks
    producer (uncredited)
  • Jack L. Warner
    Jack L. Warner
    executive producer

Composer

  • Max Steiner
    Max Steiner

Cinematographer

  • Sidney Hickox
    Sidney Hickox
    director of photography (as Sid Hickox)

Editor

  • Christian Nyby
    Christian Nyby

Art Directors

  • Carl Jules Weyl
    Carl Jules Weyl
  • Max Parker
    Max Parker
    supervising art director (uncredited)

Set Decorator

  • Fred M. MacLean
    Fred M. MacLean

Makeup Department

  • Perc Westmore
    Perc Westmore
    makeup artist

Production Manager

  • Eric Stacey
    Eric Stacey
    production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

  • Chuck Hansen
    Chuck Hansen
    assistant director (uncredited)
  • Robert Vreeland
    Robert Vreeland
    assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

  • Dorothea Fischer-Nosbisch
    Dorothea Fischer-Nosbisch
    poster artist: West Germany (1967) (uncredited)
  • Bill Gold
    Bill Gold
    poster designer (uncredited)
  • Hans Hillmann
    Hans Hillmann
    poster artist: West Germany (1972) (uncredited)

Sound Department

  • Robert B. Lee
    Robert B. Lee
    sound
  • Gerald W. Alexander
    Gerald W. Alexander
    re-recording mixer (uncredited) / sound effects mixer (uncredited)
  • Robert G. Wayne
    Robert G. Wayne
    re-recording mixer (uncredited) / sound effects mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects

  • Roy Davidson
    Roy Davidson
    special effects director (as E. Roy Davidson)
  • Warren Lynch
    Warren Lynch
    special effects (as Warren E. Lynch)
  • Robert Burks
    Robert Burks
    special effects (uncredited)
  • William C. McGann
    William C. McGann
    special effects (uncredited)
  • Willard Van Enger
    Willard Van Enger
    special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects

  • Paul Detlefsen
    Paul Detlefsen
    matte paintings (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Mike Joyce
    Mike Joyce
    second camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

  • Leah Rhodes
    Leah Rhodes
    wardrobe
  • Eugene Joseff
    Eugene Joseff
    costume jeweller (uncredited)

Editorial Department

  • Matt McFarland
    Matt McFarland
    colorist

Music Department

  • Leo F. Forbstein
    Leo F. Forbstein
    musical director
  • Simon Bucharoff
    Simon Bucharoff
    orchestrator (uncredited)
  • Charles David Forrest
    Charles David Forrest
    music mixer (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

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