Thanks to Harris Comfort for sponsoring our 2023 Classic Series.

A perfect match of screenplay, director, and leading man, The Big Sleep stands as a towering achievement in film noir whose grim vitality remains undimmed.

Private investigator Philip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart) is hired by General Sternwood to help resolve the gambling debts of his wild young daughter, Carmen (Martha Vickers). Sternwood's older daughter, Vivian (Lauren Bacall), provides assistance when she implies that the situation is more complex, and also involves casino owner (John Ridgely) and a recently disappeared family friend. As people linked to the Sternwoods start being murdered, Marlowe finds himself getting ever deeper into the case.

DETAILS

• Doors open at 7 PM and the film starts at 7:30 PM.

• Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students, and $6 for Newtown Theatre members.

• Tickets can be purchased only at the box office right before the film. All tickets are general admission.

• Members, please be prepared to present your membership card at the door.