Casablanca + The Big Sleep

LUNA MONDAY DOUBLE AT LEEDERVILLE

This double is the beginning of a beautiful friendship .

CASABLANCA (1942) | PG

A cynical expatriate American cafe owner (Bogart) struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco. Starring Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre and Conrad Veidt. Released in 1942, it became an instant classic, winning three Academy Awards and securing its place as one of the most influential films in cinema history, revered for its iconic performances, moral complexity, and enduring dialogue. Here’s looking at you, kid.

15-minute intermission

The Big Sleep (1946) | M

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.