The screenwriters themselves, and the director and cast, didn't know until the very end who she would be leaving with. Bogart was constantly angry because there was no script; he was talking only to the producer and director. He and Bergman had no offscreen relationship. And during the filming Bergman was lobbying for a role in an "important" film: "For Whom the Bell Tolls". Thee's an excellent Warner Bros. "making of" on youtube. I think searching on "casablaca accidental" will find it.
"Casablanca" is one of the best movies ever made but Humphrey Bogart made a number of films that are well worth watching: "High Sierra," "The Maltese Falcon," "To Have and Have not," "The Big Sleep," and "The African Queen," (for which he one the Academy Award) are all great fun. There are hundreds of marvellous movies from that period and I hope you continue on the journey.
@@splintreactsgreat! “The African Queen” was one of the early times that most of the film was filmed on location (in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.) Bogart finally won his Best Actor Oscar for his performance.
This was made during the beginnings of US involvement in the war. It is astonishing how it catches the uncertainty and anxieties -- the chaos -- of the time in which it was made. The making of the film was chaos; no one knew how it was going, how it would end, who she would be with, until the last scenes were filmed. Just another of 50 films no one thought much of -- won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay Oscars.
Many of the actors in this film were refugees from Nazi occupied Europe. The actor who played Major Strausser, Conrad Veidt, was a German actor who was married to a Jewish woman, so fled Nazi Germany. Marcel Dalio, who played the Croupier, was one of the most famous actors in France, but he was Jewish, so had to flee the country. The actress who played Yvonne was Dalio’s wife. The scene where everyone sings La Marseilles (the French National Anthem) and drowns out the Nazis was full of genuine emotion because many of those singing were refugees from Europe.
Louis wasn't in on Rick's plan. At the very end he decided he'd had enough of the Nazis, but that was only when the police showed up after the plane took off. His throwing the bottle of Vichy water into the wastebasket was symbolic of him turning against the Vichy government. You could almost see the wheels turning in his head before let Rick off the hook by saying, "Round up the usual suspects."
In part, it's his respect for Rick, but it's also the first time he liked the odds. He'll still be a corrupt official...but hates the Nazis as much as anyone.
Script changes were continually being made to the end scenes of the movie, so the actors never knew whether Ilsa would stay with Rick or Victor, or who would get on the plane. So, it added to the tension and drama underneath the performances and atmosphere.
Ingrid Bergman's smile is very special, like someone wrote like she is lit from within. When Ingrid Bergman came to Hollywood from Sweden, the studio head wanted her to wear more make up, change her hair etc. She refused, didn't hurt her career.
Delighted to see your reaction. It's been voted as the "favorite" film in many polls--crisp dialogue, wonderful cinematography, some standout acting---iconic.
I have to say my favorites that I had to collect were; Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon, Key Largo, The Big Sleep, The African Queen, Sahara (war pic), Sabrina, And my personal favorite, We're no Angels. As a photographer I started my education with B&W. I learned the best photos ranged from Black as night to White as a snow storm in the middle of the day and all the grades of grey/gray between. I began looking for this in B&W movies too and began my love for them.
I'm glad you decided to do a reaction to Casablanca. It probably wouldn't bother many people, but I've seen the film so many times that the reversal of the picture was distracting. Most reaction channels don't do this, so I hope you change this.
Bogart somewhat represents the USA before it entered the war (after Japan attacked and then Germany declared war on the USA, the country was more or less forced to become involved) so at the end of the film, when Renault says something like “…this time I know our side will win…”, it is reinforcing how relieved the world was to have the US help the Allies to defeat the Axis powers.
Yes--I appreciate the fact that you mention Germany declaring war on the US, not the other way around. Hitler's most experienced generals were stunned by the madness of supporting Japan, especially as Japan never told their fellow Axis members before they did it.
What makes the scene where the entire group sings ‘La Marseillaise’ especially emotional was that many of the cast and crew (including the director) were either refugees themselves or were trying to get family/friends/colleagues who were still in Europe to freedom.
big Yes. including the 'drunk lady ' Yvonne and the Casino boss - in real life married and refugees that went thru Lisbon as mentioned in the flick. fun part - mid film , the married Girl from Bulgaria - in real life the daughter of warners studio boss - contrast of the desperate and mega rich...' daddy , can I be in a movie ...?
As per your request for Bogart recommendations I would suggest "To have and have not" where he stars with a then debuting Lauren Bacall, an amazing actress. The two of them had such incredible chemistry that on camera they were in several films together while off camera they had a sometimes ocntrversail romance that led to a marriage and status as one of Hollywood's most legendary couples until Bogey passed away in 1957. Laruen Bacall is credited as the originator of "The Stare" a famous pose where an actress lowers her chin to emphasize her eyes for the camera, a sultry pose used often in many films afterwards from then until the present. A great actress in her own right, together she and Bogey were magical.
This movie is a Master Class in film making. It’s as perfect as it can get. A movie with a similar vibe is “The Maltese Falcon.” It is THE Classic Private Detective story. Then there is “The African Queen” with Catherine Hepburn. A great adventure and love story. Those are the next 2 Humphrey Bogart movies you should see next.
Round up the Usual Suspects also gave us the Kevin Spacey film title. Two more oldie movies worth watching are Angels with Dirty Faces, and The Roaring Twenties. And two great oldie musicals are The King and I, and Carousel . 😁 Enjoy
Neil Simon's "The Cheap Detective" (1979) was a very funny, silly parody of both "Casablanca" and "The Maltese Falcon." See "Falcon" first, then give it a watch.
I love Ingrid Bergman's talent so much that I named my Rottweiler Miss Ingrid Bergman! Yes, my dog is a drama queen, and she is beautiful! Another great performance of Miss Bergman is "Gaslight" - and where the term came from.
The filmakers made sure that Major Strausser drew on Rick before Rick shot him. Audiences did not want to see Rick just shoot an unarmed man on the phone, even if he deserved it.
Perhaps the best movie to be churned out of the "studio system" of Hollywood's golden age. It was a pleasant surprise at the box office, and then smashed the Oscars wining Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay out of eight nominations total. It succeeded way beyond studio expectations. Humphrey Bogart was making $550 per week in 1942 ($28,000/year or about $532,000/year today), working for Warner Brothers. Bogart worked on the film for around eight to ten weeks. So, about $6000 out of an original budget of $850,000 1942 dollars.
Among the great Bogart movies are The Caine Mutiny, The Treasure Of Sierra Madre and The African Queen. There are others too but I won't throw too many at you. This was a very good reaction. It was the first one I have seen you do, and it became quite apperant that you are a movie buff. I will now spend time looking at some of the other rections you have done.
It's interesting that this movie was made not long after the Pearl Harbor attack brought the US into the war. Not only didn't the filmmakers not know how things were going to go, but it all had to be made on soundstages in Burbank with some clever filming at Burbank Airport with models. The rear projection of the Paris footage was a necessity with the whole country under German occupation.
You asked does Ilsa and Lazlo love one another. He clearly loves her, but if you refer back to the night she came back to Ricks and tells her story, you will remember she tells of when she was just a girl and met Laslo she probably being a teen mistook admiration for love, she even said, "What she supposed was love. " When she met Rick in Paris a more mature young woman she knew what it was to Be in Love. Then found out Laslo was not dead after all, and times being what they were with morals and commitment, she went back to him.
Ilsa's love for Rick is very passionate no rhyme or reason (I have been there) her love for Lazlo is more tempered admiration etc. but not the same passion.
No fault of yours, but I've watched many reactions to Casablanca & the one thing all young people today can't fully understand is... this film was made DURING WWII. The issues were real...not only for audiences & also for most of the cast. Even Nazi Strasser was actually had escaped from Germany with his Jewish wife.
This movie made Bogart famous. Prior to this he had mostly played supporting roles and more often a villain. This movie made him something of a heartthrob, which was surprising to Bogart considering he was 43, not very tall and usually played the heavy. He credited his co-star Ingrid Bergman with doing that, saying, "Anyone can look good when Ingrid Bergman is staring up at you with tears in her eyes saying she loves you"
Even your Mother watched this as an old rerun, this movie isn't just a great film, it's a slice of history. It's almost 80 years old. I've heard that most of the extras seen in Rick's Cafe had been actual refugees from WWII and most still couldn't speak English.
Humphrey Bogart's breakout movie was "The Petrified Forest." 1936. It is a pretty good movie with a young Bette Davis and Leslie Howard who died in 1943. The movie doesn't really try to deviate from its roots a stage play. All in all, its well worth a watch.
4:43 I play chess by myself. I'm not very good, but a chessboard gives off a certain ambiance. I make a move every 3-5 weeks so that I have forgotten what the white or black strategy was. I will make a move today.
Women always catch all the subtle nuances in this movie. They know Ilsa loves Victor but is IN love with Rick. Also, in spite of Claude Rains humour, they are rightly horrified at his attempted blackmail and rape of an underage bride. All the Bogart flicks recommended in the comments are great, I'd like to add my favourite, his first as the main character, "High Sierra".❤
One of the most well crafted films ever made. A great many of the supporting cast were actual exiles from Nazi controlled Europe so theses scenes really affected them emotionally.
With the holidays coming up, you might want to check our Humphrey Bogart in a 1950s film called "We're No Angels". Three runaway prisoners from Devil's Island may not sound like a seasonal romp, but this movie (and a little snake called Adolph) stole my heart long ago.
Humphrey Bogart married Lauren (Betty) Bacall...they met while filming "To Have and To Have Not"... the film was a so-so movie but watching them falling in love was magic. HB said he knew it was real when Betty said, " just put your lips together and blow"....well worth watching even if you don't do a reaction video...
I'm not a huge fan of Bogart, but he was a good actor and was in some very good movies. My only critique of Bogart is that each character is acted as Bogart playing the character. That's fine in most respects because he is an interesting actor and played interesting characters. My biggest gripe is Bogart's Marlowe in the "Big Sleep." It's not Marlowe it's Bogart's Sam Spade from "The Maltese Falcon." Having written that I do like both movies.
Also, this film was made during the war, so budgets were limited for film, for everything from sets to costuming to lighting, and of course nothing could be filmed overseas.
Try the dark comedy "Arsenic and Old Lace". Bogart isn't in it but it's very good. Bogart films you would like are "African Queen", "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" and "The Maltese Falcon" all are at least as good as "Casablanca". Good reaction. I have seen this so many times I forget the twists and turns they put the new viewer through.
I'm seventy-seven and I've seen this movie many times, but only reactions in the last few years. However I don't remember her ever kissing Laszo or telling him she loved him.
The ‘La Marseillaise’ scene is one of best to show the resistance movements going on, even there an "underground" existed. And there was much profiteering during the war. Claude Rains as "Officer Renault" was with Rick, trying to make some money while trying to stay neutral as much as possible. "Lazlo" was way more important as a resistance figure and Ilsa did not go with Rick when he left Paris before. She had "chosen" before to be with Lazlo for whatever the reason.
"Treasure of the Sierra Madre," with Walter Huston and Tim Holt, is another tour-de-force for Mr. B. "The African Queen," "Petrified Forest," and "The Caine Mutiny" also put/kept Bogart high on HollyWood's preferred lead-man list.
The context here is that the US had resisted entering World War II, with a lot of bitterness about Europe falling into chaos again, and a lot of isolationist tendencies. Metaphorically, Rick is America, drowning in his bitterness and who "sticks his head out for no one." The movie explicitly is set in December, 1941, the month of Pearl Harbor, which caused the US to enter the war. Even the choice of city is important: Casablanca is Spanish for "White House."
The old films are like filmed stage plays. They were still working out the basics, like lighting, camera angles, etc. You'll generally find that the old movies have great characters and stories, like a play, but some dramatic stage-performance acting and really bad CGI. Some of the lighting in this movie is the best of the best though, as good as any explosion..
Great reaction! If you like old black-and-white films, return to the silent movie *City Lights* (1931) with *Charlie Chaplin* Why is City Lights so famous? “City Lights” audaciously mocks the “talkies” in the opening scene and reminds the world of the beauty and artistry of silent film. “City Lights” is Chaplin's most satisfying balance of comedy and pathos (the film is subtitled “A Comedy Romance in Pantomime”) and the apotheosis of the Little Tramp character.
Merely staring at the screen affords the viewer CONSIDERABLY less value than actually REACTING to the action and the lines of dialogue. And while I'm not suggesting you start waving your arms in the air in response to what's on the screen, it's not a staring contest, either, my dear. Great choice of film, btw.
@@splintreacts upon sobering up and rereading my nonsense, I apologize for the pissy tone I took. Nobody needs to be told how to run their channel. Unreserved retraction.
Other Bogart Classics: THE MALTESE FALSON THE PETRIFIED FOREST THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE THE AFRICAN QUEEN THE BIG SLEEP TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT THE CAINE MUTINY HIGH SIERRA KEY LARGO
Those are ALL excellent movies. My favorites are THE AFRICAN QUEEN and THE BIG SLEEP. Bogart is a truly great actor. He worked with some outstanding female actors, in addition to Ingrid Bergman in "Casablanca", including Mary Astor in "The Maltese Falcon", Katherine Hepburn in "The African Queen", and Lauren Bacall, who became his second wife, in "The Big Sleep", "To Have and Have Not", and in "Key Largo".
It’s such a great story, but remember this movie had an allegorical message at the time of its release about America anteing up in the fight against fascism.. Rick very much represents the cynical isolationist view of America before Pearl Harbor..
Bloody hell, you don’t know how to pronounce basic French? How about Scottish?…Bloody hell, Sam and Ilsa looked at each other with knowing eyes, gestures that should give away something to the attentive “reader” (in classic acting and theatrical acting, facial expressions were and are important and interpretable for those in the know. Also watch the great British actors act)…Readers with historical knowledge would recognise Berger’s Free French ring.…You missed the initial “he’s dead”, an important clue for the attentive reader as is the “kiss me as if it were the last time”…How about that use of light and shadow ? What it might it mean…Absolutely, music can provide meaning…You missed who says I love you to whom, an important clue...
Ya could do a lot worse than follow the stars in other flicks. Bogie has been mentioned. Ingrid was also a big star - from Hitchcock mysteries to Swedish artsy films. ( autumn Sonota ) is great but very different.... plus TV shows even. She was a major media attack figure in the 1950's. very minor fun part - look when the stars are together , She is like 3 inches taller than Bogy in reality.
They set up a romantic triangle with no clear audience choice for a winner...very clever. This is indeed the most quoted movie of all time.
The screenwriters themselves, and the director and cast, didn't know until the very end who she would be leaving with.
Bogart was constantly angry because there was no script; he was talking only to the producer and director. He and Bergman had no offscreen relationship. And during the filming Bergman was lobbying for a role in an "important" film: "For Whom the Bell Tolls".
Thee's an excellent Warner Bros. "making of" on youtube. I think searching on "casablaca accidental" will find it.
"Casablanca" is one of the best movies ever made but Humphrey Bogart made a number of films that are well worth watching: "High Sierra," "The Maltese Falcon," "To Have and Have not," "The Big Sleep," and "The African Queen," (for which he one the Academy Award) are all great fun. There are hundreds of marvellous movies from that period and I hope you continue on the journey.
Thanks for sharing, I don't think I've seen any of those. I'll have to add them to the list
The Maltese Falcon has several of the same cast, playing different characters
@@splintreactsDon't miss "The desperate hours", forgotten but beautiful movie!!!
@@splintreacts And The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
@@splintreactsgreat! “The African Queen” was one of the early times that most of the film was filmed on location (in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.) Bogart finally won his Best Actor Oscar for his performance.
I appreciate that you pay attention to the dialogue without too many interruptions. So many more great older movies for you to explore !
I do usually talk a bit more mate but thank you. I'm excited to check out more of the older films.
This was made during the beginnings of US involvement in the war. It is astonishing how it catches the uncertainty and anxieties -- the chaos -- of the time in which it was made. The making of the film was chaos; no one knew how it was going, how it would end, who she would be with, until the last scenes were filmed.
Just another of 50 films no one thought much of -- won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay Oscars.
Many of the actors in this film were refugees from Nazi occupied Europe. The actor who played Major Strausser, Conrad Veidt, was a German actor who was married to a Jewish woman, so fled Nazi Germany.
Marcel Dalio, who played the Croupier, was one of the most famous actors in France, but he was Jewish, so had to flee the country. The actress who played Yvonne was Dalio’s wife.
The scene where everyone sings La Marseilles (the French National Anthem) and drowns out the Nazis was full of genuine emotion because many of those singing were refugees from Europe.
My mother served in the US army in North Africa and Italy during WW2. She was in Casablanca for a short period.
Do did my dad! Served under George Patton most of the time.
Louis wasn't in on Rick's plan. At the very end he decided he'd had enough of the Nazis, but that was only when the police showed up after the plane took off. His throwing the bottle of Vichy water into the wastebasket was symbolic of him turning against the Vichy government. You could almost see the wheels turning in his head before let Rick off the hook by saying, "Round up the usual suspects."
In part, it's his respect for Rick, but it's also the first time he liked the odds. He'll still be a corrupt official...but hates the Nazis as much as anyone.
Aaahh thank you for clearing that up for me mate.
Script changes were continually being made to the end scenes of the movie, so the actors never knew whether Ilsa would stay with Rick or Victor, or who would get on the plane. So, it added to the tension and drama underneath the performances and atmosphere.
Ingrid Bergman's smile is very special, like someone wrote like she is lit from within. When Ingrid Bergman came to Hollywood from Sweden, the studio head wanted her to wear more make up, change her hair etc. She refused, didn't hurt her career.
Delighted to see your reaction. It's been voted as the "favorite" film in many polls--crisp dialogue, wonderful cinematography, some standout acting---iconic.
I have to say my favorites that I had to collect were; Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon, Key Largo, The Big Sleep, The African Queen, Sahara (war pic), Sabrina, And my personal favorite, We're no Angels. As a photographer I started my education with B&W. I learned the best photos ranged from Black as night to White as a snow storm in the middle of the day and all the grades of grey/gray between. I began looking for this in B&W movies too and began my love for them.
I'm glad you decided to do a reaction to Casablanca. It probably wouldn't bother many people, but I've seen the film so many times that the reversal of the picture was distracting. Most reaction channels don't do this, so I hope you change this.
Thanks for checking it out. I’m content with how I do things.
Bogart somewhat represents the USA before it entered the war (after Japan attacked and then Germany declared war on the USA, the country was more or less forced to become involved) so at the end of the film, when Renault says something like “…this time I know our side will win…”, it is reinforcing how relieved the world was to have the US help the Allies to defeat the Axis powers.
Yes--I appreciate the fact that you mention Germany declaring war on the US, not the other way around. Hitler's most experienced generals were stunned by the madness of supporting Japan, especially as Japan never told their fellow Axis members before they did it.
What makes the scene where the entire group sings ‘La Marseillaise’ especially emotional was that many of the cast and crew (including the director) were either refugees themselves or were trying to get family/friends/colleagues who were still in Europe to freedom.
big Yes. including the 'drunk lady ' Yvonne and the Casino boss - in real life married and refugees that went thru Lisbon as mentioned in the flick. fun part - mid film , the married Girl from Bulgaria - in real life the daughter of warners studio boss - contrast of the desperate and mega rich...' daddy , can I be in a movie ...?
As per your request for Bogart recommendations I would suggest "To have and have not" where he stars with a then debuting Lauren Bacall, an amazing actress. The two of them had such incredible chemistry that on camera they were in several films together while off camera they had a sometimes ocntrversail romance that led to a marriage and status as one of Hollywood's most legendary couples until Bogey passed away in 1957. Laruen Bacall is credited as the originator of "The Stare" a famous pose where an actress lowers her chin to emphasize her eyes for the camera, a sultry pose used often in many films afterwards from then until the present. A great actress in her own right, together she and Bogey were magical.
Well, this is my favorite Bogart film, but my second favorite is THE BIG SLEEP with the woman who became his wife, Lauren Bacall.
This movie is a Master Class in film making. It’s as perfect as it can get. A movie with a similar vibe is “The Maltese Falcon.” It is THE Classic Private Detective story. Then there is “The African Queen” with Catherine Hepburn. A great adventure and love story. Those are the next 2 Humphrey Bogart movies you should see next.
Round up the Usual Suspects also gave us the Kevin Spacey film title. Two more oldie movies worth watching are Angels with Dirty Faces, and The Roaring Twenties. And two great oldie musicals are The King and I, and Carousel . 😁 Enjoy
Neil Simon's "The Cheap Detective" (1979) was a very funny, silly parody of both "Casablanca" and "The Maltese Falcon." See "Falcon" first, then give it a watch.
Excellent movie and suggestion, especially after seeing the two Bogart films fresh
There are two other Maltese Falcon Spoofs. One Is The Black Bird, the other is The Tequila Mocking Bird.
I love Ingrid Bergman's talent so much that I named my Rottweiler Miss Ingrid Bergman! Yes, my dog is a drama queen, and she is beautiful! Another great performance of Miss Bergman is "Gaslight" - and where the term came from.
The greatest movie of all time. I don't care what anyone else says.
The filmakers made sure that Major Strausser drew on Rick before Rick shot him. Audiences did not want to see Rick just shoot an unarmed man on the phone, even if he deserved it.
The Maltese Falcon…. The first film noir movie, many of the same cast. Generally considered one of the best movies ever.
Perhaps the best movie to be churned out of the "studio system" of Hollywood's golden age. It was a pleasant surprise at the box office, and then smashed the Oscars wining Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay out of eight nominations total. It succeeded way beyond studio expectations. Humphrey Bogart was making $550 per week in 1942 ($28,000/year or about $532,000/year today), working for Warner Brothers. Bogart worked on the film for around eight to ten weeks. So, about $6000 out of an original budget of $850,000 1942 dollars.
I love fun facts, thank you for sharing. Excited to get to more of the older films.
It's not the best movie "churned," out. That's a pretty bold statement.
Among the great Bogart movies are The Caine Mutiny, The Treasure Of Sierra Madre and The African Queen. There are others too but I won't throw too many at you.
This was a very good reaction. It was the first one I have seen you do, and it became quite apperant that you are a movie buff. I will now spend time looking at some of the other rections you have done.
Enjoyed your reaction... Good job. 👍 BTW, I chuckled at your "a-hole" comment directed toward Major Strasser. 🤭
It's interesting that this movie was made not long after the Pearl Harbor attack brought the US into the war. Not only didn't the filmmakers not know how things were going to go, but it all had to be made on soundstages in Burbank with some clever filming at Burbank Airport with models. The rear projection of the Paris footage was a necessity with the whole country under German occupation.
You asked does Ilsa and Lazlo love one another. He clearly loves her, but if you refer back to the night she came back to Ricks and tells her story, you will remember she tells of when she was just a girl and met Laslo she probably being a teen mistook admiration for love, she even said, "What she supposed was love. " When she met Rick in Paris a more mature young woman she knew what it was to Be in Love. Then found out Laslo was not dead after all, and times being what they were with morals and commitment, she went back to him.
Bogart loved chess. In the film he was analyzing a game he was playing by mail.
One of the most quotable movies in history.
Some of my favorite Bogarts are also Key Largo, To Have and Have Not, and the Maltese Falcon.
Ilsa's love for Rick is very passionate no rhyme or reason (I have been there) her love for Lazlo is more tempered admiration etc. but not the same passion.
the greatest movie ever made!
And this is where the phrase, n, later the movie The Usual Suspects comes from! 😊
I recommend the MALTESE FALCON!
No fault of yours, but I've watched many reactions to Casablanca & the one thing all young people today can't fully understand is... this film was made DURING WWII. The issues were real...not only for audiences & also for most of the cast. Even Nazi Strasser was actually had escaped from Germany with his Jewish wife.
This movie made Bogart famous. Prior to this he had mostly played supporting roles and more often a villain.
This movie made him something of a heartthrob, which was surprising to Bogart considering he was 43, not very tall and usually played the heavy. He credited his co-star Ingrid Bergman with doing that, saying, "Anyone can look good when Ingrid Bergman is staring up at you with tears in her eyes saying she loves you"
Even your Mother watched this as an old rerun, this movie isn't just a great film, it's a slice of history. It's almost 80 years old. I've heard that most of the extras seen in Rick's Cafe had been actual refugees from WWII and most still couldn't speak English.
Correction. It's already 82 years old
She sure did! It was a great watch.
Humphrey Bogart's breakout movie was "The Petrified Forest." 1936. It is a pretty good movie with a young Bette Davis and Leslie Howard who died in 1943. The movie doesn't really try to deviate from its roots a stage play. All in all, its well worth a watch.
4:43 I play chess by myself. I'm not very good, but a chessboard gives off a certain ambiance. I make a move every 3-5 weeks so that I have forgotten what the white or black strategy was. I will make a move today.
African Queen (Academy Award winner)
Women always catch all the subtle
nuances in this movie. They know
Ilsa loves Victor but is IN love with
Rick. Also, in spite of Claude Rains
humour, they are rightly horrified
at his attempted blackmail and
rape of an underage bride. All the
Bogart flicks recommended in the
comments are great, I'd like to add
my favourite, his first as the main
character, "High Sierra".❤
They are filming the ending in December 1941. We had not joined the war yet and those lines were added due to Pearl Harbor
One of the most well crafted films ever made. A great many of the supporting cast were actual exiles from Nazi controlled Europe so theses scenes really affected them emotionally.
With the holidays coming up, you might want to check our Humphrey Bogart in a 1950s film called "We're No Angels". Three runaway prisoners from Devil's Island may not sound like a seasonal romp, but this movie (and a little snake called Adolph) stole my heart long ago.
Not one that many people bring up but a classic dark comedy.
Thanks for sharing, i'll have a look at these ones for next Christmas
There's not a weak performance by anyone in this movie.
Humphrey Bogart married Lauren (Betty) Bacall...they met while filming "To Have and To Have Not"... the film was a so-so movie but watching them falling in love was magic. HB said he knew it was real when Betty said, " just put your lips together and blow"....well worth watching even if you don't do a reaction video...
I'm not a huge fan of Bogart, but he was a good actor and was in some very good movies. My only critique of Bogart is that each character is acted as Bogart playing the character. That's fine in most respects because he is an interesting actor and played interesting characters. My biggest gripe is Bogart's Marlowe in the "Big Sleep." It's not Marlowe it's Bogart's Sam Spade from "The Maltese Falcon." Having written that I do like both movies.
Favorite Humphrey Bogart movie, The Maltese Falcon
Also, this film was made during the war, so budgets were limited for film, for everything from sets to costuming to lighting, and of course nothing could be filmed overseas.
Try the dark comedy "Arsenic and Old Lace". Bogart isn't in it but it's very good. Bogart films you would like are "African Queen", "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" and "The Maltese Falcon" all are at least as good as "Casablanca". Good reaction. I have seen this so many times I forget the twists and turns they put the new viewer through.
I'm seventy-seven and I've seen this movie many times, but only reactions in the last few years. However I don't remember her ever kissing Laszo or telling him she loved him.
The ‘La Marseillaise’ scene is one of best to show the resistance movements going on, even there an "underground" existed. And there was much profiteering during the war. Claude Rains as "Officer Renault" was with Rick, trying to make some money while trying to stay neutral as much as possible. "Lazlo" was way more important as a resistance figure and Ilsa did not go with Rick when he left Paris before. She had "chosen" before to be with Lazlo for whatever the reason.
Don't forget one of his best "Key Largo"
"Treasure of the Sierra Madre," with Walter Huston and Tim Holt, is another tour-de-force for Mr. B. "The African Queen," "Petrified Forest," and "The Caine Mutiny" also put/kept Bogart high on HollyWood's preferred lead-man list.
The context here is that the US had resisted entering World War II, with a lot of bitterness about Europe falling into chaos again, and a lot of isolationist tendencies. Metaphorically, Rick is America, drowning in his bitterness and who "sticks his head out for no one." The movie explicitly is set in December, 1941, the month of Pearl Harbor, which caused the US to enter the war. Even the choice of city is important: Casablanca is Spanish for "White House."
The old films are like filmed stage plays. They were still working out the basics, like lighting, camera angles, etc. You'll generally find that the old movies have great characters and stories, like a play, but some dramatic stage-performance acting and really bad CGI. Some of the lighting in this movie is the best of the best though, as good as any explosion..
Good on you! check out the oldies This is one of my faves even though it was made 12 years before I was born.
A movie worth at least another viewing.
Please react to “The Sting” Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Earl jones, Robert Shaw.
Great reaction! If you like old black-and-white films, return to the silent movie *City Lights* (1931) with *Charlie Chaplin*
Why is City Lights so famous?
“City Lights” audaciously mocks the “talkies” in the opening scene and reminds the world of the beauty and artistry of silent film. “City Lights” is Chaplin's most satisfying balance of comedy and pathos (the film is subtitled “A Comedy Romance in Pantomime”) and the apotheosis of the Little Tramp character.
Oh that could be an interesting one, thank you for the recommendation
Smashing! Humphrey Bogart in "African Queen"
Best movie ever.
Oh, and THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE -- a truly great film, where Bogart for once plays someone who is, shall we say, less than heroic.
Merely staring at the screen affords the viewer CONSIDERABLY less value than actually REACTING to the action and the lines of dialogue. And while I'm not suggesting you start waving your arms in the air in response to what's on the screen, it's not a staring contest, either, my dear. Great choice of film, btw.
correcting the film's left/right recording does not offend YT's algorithm. Leaving it uncorrected doesn't affect monetization, it just annoys.
Cheers mate
@@splintreacts upon sobering up and rereading my nonsense, I apologize for the pissy tone I took. Nobody needs to be told how to run their channel. Unreserved retraction.
Other Bogart Classics:
THE MALTESE FALSON
THE PETRIFIED FOREST
THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE
THE AFRICAN QUEEN
THE BIG SLEEP
TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT
THE CAINE MUTINY
HIGH SIERRA
KEY LARGO
Those are ALL excellent movies. My favorites are THE AFRICAN QUEEN and THE BIG SLEEP. Bogart is a truly great actor. He worked with some outstanding female actors, in addition to Ingrid Bergman in "Casablanca", including Mary Astor in "The Maltese Falcon", Katherine Hepburn in "The African Queen", and Lauren Bacall, who became his second wife, in "The Big Sleep", "To Have and Have Not", and in "Key Largo".
@philowens7680 Oops! Forgot KEY LARGO. Thanks.
THE DESPERATE HOURS
Thank you so much for sharing these titles
@@splintreacts You won't be disappointed.
Casablanca Movie Music Suite by Max Steiner: very powerful stuff: ua-cam.com/video/B1YzhamKB0Q/v-deo.html
Thank you for sharing, what an amazing score!
It’s such a great story, but remember this movie had an allegorical message at the time of its release about America anteing up in the fight against fascism.. Rick very much represents the cynical isolationist view of America before Pearl Harbor..
There is a better version of this movie named, "To Have and Have Not"
You should check it out.
One of the best pieces of wartime propaganda, and best movies, ever made.
Bloody hell, you don’t know how to pronounce basic French? How about Scottish?…Bloody hell, Sam and Ilsa looked at each other with knowing eyes, gestures that should give away something to the attentive “reader” (in classic acting and theatrical acting, facial expressions were and are important and interpretable for those in the know. Also watch the great British actors act)…Readers with historical knowledge would recognise Berger’s Free French ring.…You missed the initial “he’s dead”, an important clue for the attentive reader as is the “kiss me as if it were the last time”…How about that use of light and shadow ? What it might it mean…Absolutely, music can provide meaning…You missed who says I love you to whom, an important clue...
Ya could do a lot worse than follow the stars in other flicks. Bogie has been mentioned. Ingrid was also a big star - from Hitchcock mysteries to Swedish artsy films. ( autumn Sonota ) is great but very different.... plus TV shows even. She was a major media attack figure in the 1950's. very minor fun part - look when the stars are together , She is like 3 inches taller than Bogy in reality.
Ingrid Bergman was also great in the Christmas movie The Bells of Saint Mary's, which is freecto watch on UA-cam. Enjoy 😀