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The Big Sleep

BBC One
on BBC One London

Tonight's Movie Classic is Howard
Hawks's version of Raymond Chandler 's thriller, starring Humphrey Bogart Lauren Bacall
When private eye
Philip Marlowe is summoned to the home of a bedridden millionaire, General
Sternwood, he is led into a labyrinth of blackmail, drugs and murder.
• SEE FILMS pages 31.34

Contributors

Unknown:
Raymond Chandler
Unknown:
Humphrey Bogart
Unknown:
Lauren Bacall
Unknown:
Philip Marlowe
Philip Marlowe:
Humphrey Bogart
Vivian:
Lauren Bacall
Eddie Mars:
John Ridgely
Carmen:
Martha Vickers
Proprietress:
Dorothy Malone
Mona Mars:
Peggy Knudsen
BernieOhls:
Regis Toomey
General Sternwood:
Charles Waldron
Norris:
Charles D Brown
Canino:
Bob Steele
Harry Jones:
Elisha Cook Jr
Source: Radio Times

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