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* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: Marlowe and Vivian.
* [[Big Sister Instinct]]: Vivian spends most of her time protecting Carmen from her own mistakes.
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* [[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. (...)<br />
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* [[Hardboiled Detective]]: The character of Philip Marlowe is pretty much the [[Trope Codifier]].
** 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.
** 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.
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* [[Never Suicide]]: Police are initially inclined to treat one of the deaths as a suicide, but a couple of details don't add up. In the 1946 film, it's left open. Neither the director nor the writers could figure out what Chandler had intended, so they asked Chandler -- who later told a friend in a letter: "They sent me a wire... asking me, and [[Shrug of God|dammit I didn't know either]]".
* [[Nice Hat]]: Bogey wears a fedora for most of the film.
* [[One
* [[Pretty in Mink]]: Bacall (Vivian) wears a fur shawl in a few scenes.
* [[Real Life Relative]]: Bogart and Bacall were married; they had been working together for some time, but ''The Big Sleep'' was their first film as a married couple.
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* [[Self Disposing Villain]]: {{spoiler|Eddie Mars ends up shot by his own men.}}
* [[Sexy Discretion Shot]]
* [[Sibling Yin
* [[Slap Slap Kiss]]: Bogey and Bacall get to do a little of it. See [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]].
* [[Smoking Is Cool]]: And never as cool as when Humphrey Bogart lights up.
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