The Big Sleep (1946 film) The Big Sleep (1946 film) The Big Sleep is a 1946 film noir directed by Howard Hawks, the first film version of Raymond Chandler's 1939 novel of the same name. The film stars Humphrey Bogart as private detective Philip Marlowe and Lauren Bacall as Vivian Rutledge in a story about the "process of a criminal investigation, not its results." William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett and Jules Furthman co-wrote the screenplay. In 1997, the U.S. Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant," and added it to the National Film Registry. Because the film was scheduled for release a
The Glass Key (1942 film) November 26, 1946. Gene Kelly played Ned Beaumont in the adaptation. The Glass Key (1942 film) The Glass Key is a 1942 American crime drama film and film noir directed by Stuart Heisler and based on the novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett. An earlier film version had been released in 1935. Crooked political boss Paul Madvig is determined to back reform candidate, Ralph Henry, for governor after falling in love with Ralph's daughter, Janet. Paul's right-hand man, Ed Beaumont, believes the move is a big mistake and rightly distrusts Janet's motives. She is only playing along at