The Big Sleep (1946)

Detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy, elderly man to resolve a blackmail issue involving his wild daughter, Carmen Sternwood. As Marlowe delves deeper into the case, he uncovers a complex web of deceit, murder, and double-crossing in the seedy underbelly of 1940s Los Angeles. Based on the novel by Raymond Chandler.

Key Largo (1948)

An ex-soldier visits the family of his war buddy in Key Largo only to find the family-owned hotel occupied by a gangster and his cronies.