Humphrey Bogart's portrayal in The Big Sleep remains the iconic standard for Philip Marlowe movies, capturing the essence of classic film noir. Marlowe in The Big Sleep embodies the quintessential hard-boiled detective, with wit, charm, and a morally ambiguous femme fatale. Bogart's performance set the bar high for future portrayals of Marlowe, cementing his place as an enduring figure in the history of cinema.

The hard-boiled detective Philip Marlowe was among the most famous private investigators in cinema and has been portrayed in several acclaimed movies over the years. As a hard-drinking, no-nonsense, wise-cracking detective, Marlowe was created by the writer Raymond Chandler and versions of him appeared in short stories, novels, and a dozen feature films. Marlowe first gained prominence in the film noirs of the 1940s but has since maintained an important place in popular culture and has been continually reimagined and revived for new audiences by acclaimed writers,...