The Big Sleep

⭐Friday, March 20 at 1:30pm ⭐Saturday, March 21 at 7:00pm ⭐Sunday, March 22 at 1:30pm

In honor of the 80th year of the Midwest Theater, the 2026 Midwest Classic Movie Series takes movies from 1946- the year the theater opened- and puts them where they belong, back on the big screen. Make your way to a M.C.M. screening on the 3rd weekend of the month!

The Big Sleep (1946)
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.

Runtime: 1h 54m
Rating: Not Rated
Genre: Noir/Crime

Doors open 45 minutes before showtime.

The 2026 M.C.M. Season is sponsored by Northfield Retirement Communities and Witnesses 2 History.