“THE BIG SLEEP is the quintessential Bogie and Bacall movie with hip Raymond Chandler dialogue about Los Angeles and great characters played by Elisha Cooke Jr, Bob Steele and Dorothy Malone. Even if the plot makes your head spin, it’s a great private eye film. I got permission to use Max Steiner’s fanfare on my Quartet West recording, ‘Haunted Heart.’ ” – Charlie Haden