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About
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.
Theatrical
Aug 31, 1946
Box Office
$10.7M
Budget
$250K
Return
42.7x
Theaters
4
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Quotes
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Taglines
The picture they were born for!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Desire and Disdain in Relationships
Taglines
The type of man she hated . . . was the type she wanted !
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →H
Humphrey Bogart
Philip Marlowe
L
Lauren Bacall
Vivian Sternwood Rutledge
J
John Ridgely
Eddie Mars
M
Martha Vickers
Carmen Sternwood
L
Louis Jean Heydt
Joe Brody
C
Charles Waldron
General Sternwood
R
Regis Toomey
Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
S
Sonia Darrin
Agnes Lowzier (uncredited)
E
Elisha Cook Jr.
Harry Jones
B
Bob Steele
Lash Canino
D
Dorothy Malone
Acme Bookstore Proprietress
P
Peggy Knudsen
Mona Mars
C
Charles D. Brown
Norris the Butler
T
Trevor Bardette
Art Huck (uncredited)
J
Joy Barlow
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
M
Max Barwyn
Max - Head Waiter (uncredited)
T
Tanis Chandler
Waitress (uncredited)
J
Jack Chefe
Croupier (uncredited)
J
James Conaty
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
J
Joseph Crehan
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
