The Big Sleep 1946

An elderly general, Sternwood, hires private detective Philip Marlowe to deal with the blackmailers targeting his wayward younger daughter, Carmen. As he begins to dig into the case, Marlowe gets caught up in a dangerous and convoluted criminal scheme. And the general’s older daughter, Vivian, only adds to the trouble. This mysterious, tough, unpredictable, and sexy beauty constantly finds herself in the wrong place at the wrong time.