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The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep (1946) Full Cast & Crew

1946Movie"The picture they were born for!"

Cast

H
Humphrey Bogart
as Philip Marlowe
L
Lauren Bacall
as Vivian Sternwood Rutledge
J
John Ridgely
as Eddie Mars
M
Martha Vickers
as Carmen Sternwood
E
Elisha Cook Jr.
as Harry Jones
C
Charles Waldron
as General Sternwood
R
Regis Toomey
as Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
L
Louis Jean Heydt
as Joe Brody
D
Dorothy Malone
as Acme Bookstore Proprietress
P
Peggy Knudsen
as Mona Mars
C
Charles D. Brown
as Norris the Butler
B
Bob Steele
as Lash Canino
S
Sonia Darrin
as Agnes Lowzier (uncredited)
T
Trevor Bardette
as Art Huck (uncredited)
J
Joy Barlow
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
M
Max Barwyn
as Max - Head Waiter (uncredited)
D
Deannie Best
as Waitress (uncredited)
T
Tanis Chandler
as Waitress (uncredited)
J
Jack Chefe
as Croupier (uncredited)
J
James Conaty
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
J
Joseph Crehan
as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
J
Jack Deery
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
C
Carole Douglas
as Librarian (uncredited)
J
Jay Eaton
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
T
Tom Fadden
as Sidney (uncredited)
B
Bess Flowers
as Woman with Bumped Man
K
Kenneth Gibson
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
J
Joe Gilbert
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
S
Stuart Hall
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
S
Shep Houghton
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
K
Kenner G. Kemp
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
P
Pete Kooy
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
L
Lorraine Miller
as Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
F
Forbes Murray
as Furtive Man (uncredited)
W
William H. O'Brien
as Waiter (uncredited)
S
Shelby Payne
as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
J
Jack Perry
as Silent Thug Beating Marlowe (uncredited)
T
Tommy Rafferty
as Carol Lundgren (uncredited)
W
Waclaw Rekwart
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
E
Edward Rickard
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
J
Jeffrey Sayre
as Croupier (uncredited)
E
Emmett Vogan
as Ed - Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
T
Theodore von Eltz
as Arthur Gwynn Geiger (uncredited)
W
Wally Walker
as Mars' Thug (uncredited)
D
Dan Wallace
as Owen Taylor (uncredited)
P
Paul Weber
as Mars' Thug (uncredited)
B
Ben Welden
as Pete (uncredited)
S
Suzanne Ridgway
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Crew

H
Howard Hawks
Director
R
Raymond Chandler
Novel
W
William Faulkner
Screenplay
L
Leigh Brackett
Screenplay
J
Jules Furthman
Screenplay
H
Howard Hawks
Producer
J
Jack L. Warner
Executive Producer
M
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
S
Sidney Hickox
Director of Photography
C
Christian Nyby
Editor
C
Carl Jules Weyl
Art Direction
F
Fred M. MacLean
Set Decoration
P
Perc Westmore
Makeup Artist
R
Robert B. Lee
Sound Designer
L
Leah Rhodes
Wardrobe Designer
R
Roy Davidson
Special Effects
W
Warren Lynch
Special Effects
R
Robert B. Lee
Sound
L
Leo F. Forbstein
Music Director
P
Paul Detlefsen
Matte Painter