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Howard Hawks\u2019 film noir \u2018The Big Sleep\u2019 finally hit cinemas on 23rd August, 1946, after extra crowd-pleasing repartee had been inserted, featuring real life couple Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.\nBut more flirtation meant less exposition - making the plot of the detective story notoriously difficult to follow, even to the extent that the filmmakers had to call author Raymond Chandler to ask him who had killed one of the characters.\xa0\nIn this episode, Rebecca, Arion and Olly explain why the Hays censorship code compounded an already confusing script; reveal William Faulkner\u2019s left-field approach to WFH; and consider why - on the silver screen, anyway - women appeared to fall at Bogart\u2019s feet\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018The Big Sleep: Proof That Plot Doesn\u2019t Matter\u2019 (Den of Geek, 2019): https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-big-sleep-proof-that-plot-doesn-t-matter/\n\u2022 \u2018Homosexuality and the Production Code \u2013The Big Sleep\u2019 (Sophie Hagberg, 2014): https://sophiehagbergscrn131.wordpress.com/2014/03/17/homosexuality-and-the-production-code-the-big-sleep-1946/\n\u2022 \u2018They\u2019re Together Again!\u2019 (Official Trailer, 1946): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-K49CUaeto\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#40s #Film #Arts #Person #US\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices