Howard Hawks' personal archive of (8) custom-print vintage stills for The Big Sleep. (Warner Bros., 1946) Not only the most popular title of the four which Humphrey Bogart partnered with Lauren Bacall, but without question one of the greatest ever in the Film Noir genre, highlighted by snappy double-entendre dialogue by William Faulkner, a frequent Hawks contributor, and Leigh Brackett. Gelatin-silver custom double-weight matte (7) and single-weight glossy (1) prints approx. 8" x 10", most stamped on verso by Lloyd Maclean, of Bogart with co-stars Martha Vickers, Elisha Cook Jr., and Bob Steele. From Howard Hawks' personal archive, in excellent condition.