exam 1 - film noir

double indemnity, the big sleep, gilda

Billy Wilder

director of Double Indemnity

Walter Neff

protagonist of double indemnity, insurenceman who plots to kill Mr. Dietrichson alongside Phyllis Dietrichson

Phyllis Dietrichson

femme fatale of double indemnity, seduces Walter Neff into assisting her with the murder of her husband but ultimately turns out to be evil and murderous

Barton Keyes

insurence claims manager in double indemnity, is a suspicious man who neff confesses to over the phone while narrating the movie

mr. norton

boss of both neff and keyes in double indemnity, believes that the dietrichson case was a result of suicide

howard hawks

director of the big sleep

phillip marlowe

protagonist of the big sleep, private detective hired by general sternwood to stop the blackmailing

vivian rutledge

eldest daughter of general sternwood in the big sleep, ends up romantically with phillip marlowe

eddie mars

main antagonist of the big sleep, crime boss who utilized henchmen to carry out his evil deeds, involved with gambeling and blackmail

agnes

Geiger's bookstore clerk in the big sleep, tied to all of the other criminal characters

joe brody

small-time blackmailer in the big sleep who attempts to take over Geiger's illegal operation alongside Agnes following his death, ultimatley murdered by Carol Lundgren who believed brody killed geiger

Carol Lundgren

assistant of geiger in the big sleep who killed joe brody based on the belief that brody killed geiger

Harry Jones

small time criminal in the big sleep who follows Marlowe and offers to reveal the hiding place of Mona Mars (the missing wife of gangster Eddie Mars) for a price, ultimatley poisoned with cyanide before he can meet Marlowe with the full details by Mars’ gunman canino

Carmen sternwood

youngest daughter in the big sleep, catalyst for the entire mystery when her gambling debts and entanglements with shady characters prompt General Sternwood to hire private detective Philip Marlowe, revealed to have killed sean regan due to unrequited love

lash canino

gunman of Eddie Mars in the big sleep, poisons Harry Jones and tries to kill private detective Philip Marlowe, ultimately killed by marlowe after being kidnapped by him

charles vidor

director of gilda

gilda munson

female lead of gilda, seductive woman who marries the wealthy casino owner Ballin Munson after just one day, only to reunite with her former lover Johnny Farrell

johnny farrell

cynical American gambler in Gilda who is hired to be a casino manager for Ballin Munson and harbors bitter, complicated feelings for Gilda before reconnecting in love with her

Ballin Mundson

owner of the illegal Buenos Aires casino in Gilda who employs Johnny and marries Gilda after just a day, tries to kill both of them after faking his death and seeing them get back together following that, however is ultimately killed by uncle pio

Detective Mauricio Miguel Obregón

watchful local detective who observes the dangerous web of relationships and criminal dealings in Gilda

Uncle Pío

attendant in the casino in gilda, stabs ballin munson in the back when he tries to kill both gilda and johnny