Character Name |
Actor |
Action |
Object of Action |
Actor for object of action |
Agnes Lozelle |
Sonia Darrin |
Accepts $200 form and supplies location of Mona Mars |
Philip Marlowe |
Humphrey Bogart |
Agnes Lozelle |
Sonia Darrin |
Associated with |
fake bookstore |
n/a |
Agnes Lozelle |
Sonia Darrin |
Blackmails Vivian Rutledge using photo of Carmen Sternwood in front of Geiger's body taken at Geiger's house by hidden camera. Price $5000 for negative and prints |
Vivian Rutledge |
Lauren Bacall |
Arthur Gwyn Geiger |
Theodore von Eltz |
Loans money to |
Carmen Sherwood |
Martha Vickers |
Arthur Gwyn Geiger |
Theodore von Eltz |
Rents |
fake bookstore |
n/a |
Arthur Gwyn Geiger |
Theodore von Eltz |
Sends IOUs signed by Carmen totaling $5000 for payment |
General Sternwood |
Charles Waldron |
Carmen Sherwood |
Martha Vickers |
Daughter of |
General Sternwood |
Charles Waldron |
Carmen Sherwood |
Martha Vickers |
Kills - motive - - jealous of Sean Regan and Mona Mars as lovers |
Sean Regan |
None - never shown |
Carmen Sherwood |
Martha Vickers |
Loves unrequited |
Sean Regan |
None - never shown |
Carmen Sherwood |
Martha Vickers |
Signs IOUs for money borrowed form |
Arthur Gwyn Geiger |
Theodore von Eltz |
Carol Lundgren |
Tommy Rafferty |
Associated with |
fake bookstore |
n/a |
Carol Lundgren |
Tommy Rafferty |
Kills - motive - - revenge for killing of Geiger, believing that Joe Brody killed Geiger (incorrect) rather than Owen Taylor killing Geiger (correct) . |
Joe Brody |
Louis Jean Heydt |
Carol Lundgren |
Tommy Rafferty |
Partner and shadow of |
Arthur Gwyn Geiger |
Theodore von Eltz |
Eddie Mars (chief thug) |
John Ridgely |
Gambling scheme with and loans money to (for photo blackmail payment) |
Vivian Rutledge |
Lauren Bacall |
Eddie Mars (chief thug) |
John Ridgely |
Hides - motive - - became aware of Mona Mars - Sean Regan affair - |
Mona Mars |
Peggy Knudsen |
Eddie Mars (chief thug) |
John Ridgely |
Hides dead body - motive - became aware of Mona Mras - Sean Regan affair - |
Sean Regan |
None - never shown |
Eddie Mars (chief thug) |
John Ridgely |
Married to |
Mona Mars |
Peggy Knudsen |
Eddie Mars (chief thug) |
John Ridgely |
Owns house used by |
Arthur Gwyn Geiger |
Theodore von Eltz |
General Sternwood |
Charles Waldron |
Hires to avoid paying $5000 in IOUs from Gieger signed by Carmen Sherwood |
Philip Marlowe |
Humphrey Bogart |
Harry Jones |
Elisa Cook Jr. |
Loves (unrequited) |
Agnes Lozelle |
Sonia Darrin |
Harry Jones |
Elisa Cook Jr. |
Offers information for $200 |
Philip Marlowe |
Humphrey Bogart |
Harry Jones |
Elisa Cook Jr. |
Tails |
Philip Marlowe |
Humphrey Bogart |
Joe Brody |
Louis Jean Heydt |
Associated with |
fake bookstore |
n/a |
Joe Brody |
Louis Jean Heydt |
Blackmails Vivian Rutledge using photo of Carmen Sternwood in front of Geiger's body taken at Geiger's house by hidden camera. Price $5000 for negative and prints |
Vivian Rutledge |
Lauren Bacall |
Joe Brody |
Louis Jean Heydt |
Kills - motive - to obtain photo in Owen Taylor's possession in order to use photo for blackmail |
Owen Taylor (chauffeur) |
None - never shown |
Lash Canino (thug) |
Bob Steele |
Guards Mona Mars in hiding in house behind garage |
Mona Mars |
Peggy Knudsen |
Lash Canino (thug) |
Bob Steele |
Kills - motive - keep Jones quiet |
Harry Jones |
Elisa Cook Jr. |
Lash Canino (thug) |
Bob Steele |
Works for |
Eddie Mars (chief thug) |
John Ridgely |
Mona Mars |
Peggy Knudsen |
Lovers with (mutual) |
Sean Regan |
None - never shown |
Mona Mars |
Peggy Knudsen |
Married to |
Eddie Mars (chief thug) |
John Ridgely |
Owen Taylor (chauffeur) |
None - never shown |
Chauffeur for |
Vivian Rutledge |
Lauren Bacall |
Owen Taylor (chauffeur) |
None - never shown |
Kills (at Geiger's house). - motive - jealous of Carmen Sherwood being lover of Geiger (incorrect). Carmen frequently obtained money from Geiger (correct). Carmen was at Geiger's during shooting hence present for automatic photo taken of Carmen with body. Taylor Grabs photo. |
Arthur Gwyn Geiger |
Theodore von Eltz |
Owen Taylor (chauffeur) |
None - never shown |
Loves unrequited |
Carmen Sherwood |
Martha Vickers |
Philip Marlowe |
Humphrey Bogart |
Chases, captures, and turns over to police after Carol Lundgren kills Joe Brody |
Carol Lundgren |
Tommy Rafferty |
Philip Marlowe |
Humphrey Bogart |
Kills - motive - self-defense shoot out |
Lash Canino (thug) |
Bob Steele |
Sean Regan |
None - never shown |
Before movie starts had assisted General Sherwood by paying $5000 blackmail money to cover some indiscretion of Carmen Sherwood |
Joe Brody |
Louis Jean Heydt |
Sean Regan |
None - never shown |
Employed by |
General Sternwood |
Charles Waldron |
Sean Regan |
None - never shown |
Lovers with (mutual) |
Mona Mars |
Peggy Knudsen |
Vivian Rutledge |
Lauren Bacall |
Daughter of |
General Sternwood |
Charles Waldron |
Vivian Rutledge |
Lauren Bacall |
Owes gambling debts to |
Eddie Mars (chief thug) |
John Ridgely |
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