The Big Sleep The Big Sleep The Big Sleep (1939) is a hardboiled crime novel by Raymond Chandler, the first to feature the detective Philip Marlowe. It has been adapted for film twice, in 1946 and again in 1978. The story is set in Los Angeles. The story is noted for its complexity, with characters double-crossing one another and secrets being exposed throughout the narrative. The title is a euphemism for death; it refers to a rumination about "sleeping the big sleep" in the final pages of the book. In 1999, the book was voted 96th of "Le Monde"s "100 Books of the
Crime of Passion (1957 film) a strong feminist message and an even stronger Stanwyck performance." Critic Glenn Erickson liked the film's "noir" screenplay and wrote, ""Crime of Passion" is a fascinating film that goes head-on with the classic conception of the "femme fatale" character. Screenwriter Jo Eisinger wrote the delirious 1946 "Gilda," "noir's" most romantically perverse epic, but here she dissects the murderous female from a 50s perspective. It's hard-edged, direct in its theme and both dated and progressive at the same time. Barbara Stanwyck and Sterling Hayden make an exceptional screen couple." Crime of Passion (1957 film) Crime of Passion is a 1957 American