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Whodunit | Poison
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Best Film | 1946 | Howard
Budget 250,000 USD
Box Office Collection 10,682,000 USD
Due to Humphrey Bogart's affair with co-star Lauren Bacall, his marital problems escalated during filming, and his drinking often resulted in his being unable to work. Three months after the film was finished, Bacall and Bogart were married.
Raymond Chandler claimed that Martha Vickers gave such an intense performance as Carmen Sternwood that she completely overshadowed Lauren Bacall, and that much of Vickers' performance ended up on the cutting room floor as a result.
In re-cutting the film, Howard Hawks removed the scene in which Marlowe explains the crimes. The film's success supported his growing conviction that audiences didn't care if a plot made sense as long as they had a good time.
Warner Bros. studio chief Jack L. Warner gave Howard Hawks $50,000 to purchase the rights for the source novel. Hawks bought the rights for $5,000 and pocketed the rest. According to film historian Jon Tuska, the purchase price was actually $10,000.
On the first day of shooting, Humphrey Bogart allegedly had five or six drinks at lunch, which infuriated Howard Hawks, who berated Bogart for his unprofessionalism. After that he was limited to one beer.
"Philip Marlowe: She tried to sit on my lap while I was standing up."
"General Sternwood: How do you like your brandy, sir? Philip Marlowe: In a glass."
