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The Big Sleep (1946)

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Instance
Gesture name: Turns light on
Start time: NIF
End time: NIF
Total duration: NIF
Page #: 26
Measure #: 27
Scene: Reel 3 Part 2
Key: WT
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 120
Solo Instrument: flute, oboe
Description
On-screen: Marlowe turns on the light
Description: A quick upward gesture catches the action of flipping on a light switch in the kitchen; this occurs at 24:28 in the pre-release version of the film
Film annotations: [m. 27] Turns switch
Orchestration annotations: [m. 27] flt + celeste
Analysis: Harmonized with a whole-tone chord
Tags

deleted scene | deleted scene | investigating | investigation | leading man | light | light switch | mickey-mousing | mysterious | private eye | room | searching | turning on | whole-tone chord

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