The Big Sleep (Robert Montgomery Presents)

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| director = Norman Felton

| teleplay = Richard Morrison

| based_on = {{based on|The Big Sleep|Raymond Chandler}}

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| airdate = {{Start date|1950|09|25|df=yes}}

| length = 60 mins "ON TELEVISION".

New York Times. 25 September 1950: 42.

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"The Big Sleep" is a 1950 American TV play based on the novel by Raymond Chandler. It was an episode of the anthology series Robert Montgomery Presents. Montgomery had played Philip Marlowe previously in Lady in the Lake. Many episodes of the series were adaptations of Hollywood films.Stand by for Some Repeats on Video

By John Crosby. The Washington Post. 25 September 1950: B11.

The broadcast was Zachary Scott's first appearance on TV.{{cite news |last1=Stretch |first1=Bud |title=Air Waves |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59356599/courier-post/ |accessdate=September 15, 2020 |work=Courier-Post |date=September 25, 1950 |location=New Jersey, Camden |page=20|via = Newspapers.com}}