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* [[Absurdly High Stakes Game]]: Vivian bets $14,000 on a single roulette spin and wins (it's rigged, of course).
* [[Absurdly High Stakes Game]]: Vivian bets $14,000 on a single roulette spin and wins (it's rigged, of course).
* [[Affably Evil]]: Eddie Mars.
* [[Affably Evil]]: Eddie Mars.
* [[All There in the Manual]]: The book sheds some light on a few of the little mysteries in the film, such as the exact nature of the blackmail photos (Carmen wasn't wearing her robe when they were taken) and all that weird business in the back of Geiger's [[Unusual Euphemism|rare book shop]] (the back room is selling pornography, which is one of the reasons Eddie Mars cleans it out the next morning).
* [[All There in the Manual]]: The book sheds some light on a few of the little mysteries in the film, such as the exact nature of the blackmail photos (Carmen wasn't wearing her robe when they were taken) and all that weird business in the back of Geiger's [[Unusual Euphemism|rare book shop]] (the back room is selling pornography, which is one of the reasons Eddie Mars cleans it out the next morning).
* [[Auto Erotica]]: Marlowe and Vivian kiss in his car.
* [[Auto Erotica]]: Marlowe and Vivian kiss in his car.
* [[Badass Longcoat]]: [[Trope Codifier]].
* [[Badass Longcoat]]: [[Trope Codifier]].
* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: Marlowe and Vivian.
* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: Marlowe and Vivian.
* [[Big Sister Instinct]]: Vivian spends most of her time protecting Carmen from her own mistakes.
* [[Big Sister Instinct]]: Vivian spends most of her time protecting Carmen from her own mistakes.
* [[Chandler's Law]]: One of the [[Trope Makers]]. Marlowe confiscates so many guns that he lampshades it.
* [[Chandler's Law]]: One of the [[Trope Maker]]. Marlowe confiscates so many guns that he lampshades it.
* [[Double Entendre]]: Marlowe and Vivian's flirtation is mostly conveyed through double entendre (Note: the dialogue below is purely from the movie).
* [[Double Entendre]]: Marlowe and Vivian's flirtation is mostly conveyed through double entendre (Note: the dialogue below is purely from the movie).
{{quote|'''Vivian''': Speaking of horses, I like to play them myself. But I like to see them work out a little first, see if they're front runners or come from behind, find out what their whole card is, what makes them run. (...) I'd say you don't like to be rated. You like to get out in front, open up a little lead, take a little breather in the backstretch, and then come home free. (...)
{{quote|'''Vivian''': Speaking of horses, I like to play them myself. But I like to see them work out a little first, see if they're front runners or come from behind, find out what their whole card is, what makes them run. (...) I'd say you don't like to be rated. You like to get out in front, open up a little lead, take a little breather in the backstretch, and then come home free. (...)
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** Carmen's ultra-short shorts in her first scene, which by 1945 standards was the equivalent of someone in 2011 appearing in a scene wearing a thong bikini.
** Carmen's ultra-short shorts in her first scene, which by 1945 standards was the equivalent of someone in 2011 appearing in a scene wearing a thong bikini.
** Marlowe's dalliance with a bookshop owner takes on Bond film-like overtones (including the obligatory "fade out" to suggest they did more than talk about old books).
** Marlowe's dalliance with a bookshop owner takes on Bond film-like overtones (including the obligatory "fade out" to suggest they did more than talk about old books).
** When Vivian visits Marlowe's office for the first time, she tries not to scratch an itch on her thigh. Marlowe tells her to scratch it and we get a brief above-the-knee flash which, by 1945 standards, was almost the equivalent of Bacall mooning the camera.
** When Vivian visits Marlowe's office for the first time, she tries not to scratch an itch on her thigh. Marlowe tells her to scratch it and we get a brief above-the-knee flash which, by 1945 standards, was almost the equivalent of Bacall mooning the camera.
* [[Gory Discretion Shot]]: When Geiger is killed, we only hear gunshots and a woman (Carmen) screaming from inside the house. When Marlowe shows up, he's in a pool of blood on the floor.
* [[Gory Discretion Shot]]: When Geiger is killed, we only hear gunshots and a woman (Carmen) screaming from inside the house. When Marlowe shows up, he's in a pool of blood on the floor.
* [[Hardboiled Detective]]: The character of Philip Marlowe is pretty much the [[Trope Codifier]].
* [[Hardboiled Detective]]: The character of Philip Marlowe is pretty much the [[Trope Codifier]].
** Hell, Humphrey Bogart is pretty much the [[Trope Namer]]
** Hell, Humphrey Bogart is pretty much the [[Trope Namer]]
* [[Hays Code]]: Resulted in some of the steamier elements of the novel being toned down for the film. In particular most references to sex, homosexuality, and nudity were removed (but see [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|that conversation about "horse-racing"]]) and Carmen's role in the murders is only vaguely implied. As a result the ending was changed and Carmen had ultimately a smaller role. The censors wouldn't let Carmen be the killer because that would've made Vivian, the love-interest, an accessory, which was a no-no.
* [[Hays Code]]: Resulted in some of the steamier elements of the novel being toned down for the film. In particular most references to sex, homosexuality, and nudity were removed (but see [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|that conversation about "horse-racing"]]) and Carmen's role in the murders is only vaguely implied. As a result the ending was changed and Carmen had ultimately a smaller role. The censors wouldn't let Carmen be the killer because that would've made Vivian, the love-interest, an accessory, which was a no-no.
** However, the code seemed to miss several cases of [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]] (see above).
** However, the code seemed to miss several cases of [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]] (see above).
* [[High Heel Face Turn]]: Vivian finally decides to take Marlowe's side in the end.
* [[High Heel Face Turn]]: Vivian finally decides to take Marlowe's side in the end.
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* [[Ironic Echo]]: "What's the matter? Haven't you seen a gun before?"
* [[Ironic Echo]]: "What's the matter? Haven't you seen a gun before?"
* [[James Bondage]]: Marlowe gets knocked out and tied up but is rescued by Vivian.
* [[James Bondage]]: Marlowe gets knocked out and tied up but is rescued by Vivian.
* [[Kudzu Plot]]: Even viewers who pay close attention to [[Loads and Loads of Characters|the many names in the film]] will come up baffled at some parts.
* [[Kudzu Plot]]: Even viewers who pay close attention to [[Loads and Loads of Characters|the many names in the film]] will come up baffled at some parts.
** Also see '[[Never Suicide]]' below. Even [[Raymond Chandler]] lost track of some plot points.
** Also see '[[Never Suicide]]' below. Even [[Raymond Chandler]] lost track of some plot points.
* [[Meganekko]]: Marlowe chats up an attractive bespectacled [[Hot Librarian|bookstore clerk]] [[Geeky Turn On|who proves quite willing to have information coaxed out of her.]] Lampshaded when she [[The Glasses Gotta Go|takes off her glasses]], saying "I don't really need them".
* [[Meganekko]]: Marlowe chats up an attractive bespectacled [[Hot Librarian|bookstore clerk]] [[Geeky Turn On|who proves quite willing to have information coaxed out of her.]] Lampshaded when she [[The Glasses Gotta Go|takes off her glasses]], saying "I don't really need them".
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