The films Bogart made around this time, among which are: "High Sierra," "To Have and Have Not," "The Big Sleep," and "Key Largo" are what established his legendary status. The greatest was Casablanca, which you have already seen but the others are also top notch entertainment. By the way, he lit his cigarette with a Ronson Desk Lighter.
The most enjoyable Bogey and Bacall whodunit is The Big Chill, imo. The others are great; TBC is fun. Bogey is in every scene and keeps "blondes in a bottle, too."
The man whose voice you recognized is Peter Lorre (Lorrie). No matter the role he is always funny to me because I grew up seeing ridiculous caricatures of him in the old Looney Tunes cartoons 😅 For an actual comedy with Peter (and bonus Vincent Price) - A Comedy Of Terrors
Lorre is also memorable in _Arsenic and Old Lace_ (with Cary Grant and Raymond Massey) and _The Raven_ (with Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, and Jack Nicholson).
The actor who staggered into Sam’s office with the falcon wrapped in newspaper was Walter Huston, the father of the director, John Huston. Walter won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre,” a great movie also directed by his son, also starring Bogart and Tim Holt.
I'd suggest the films with Bogart and Lauren Bacall -- To Have and Have Not, The Big Sleep, Dark Passage and Key Largo -- they're chemistry is legendary... Cheers!
And with some cautions: THE BIG SLEEP can be confusing IF audiences demand all details match. Don't bother - they don't. But enjoy the first viewings and THEN decide to pick apart some confusion. Bogart & Bacall are 'all over in that film', as well TO HAVE & HAVE NOT. DARK PASSAGE and KEY LARGO may have fewer 'one-liners' but they're serious crime drama/mysteries. KEY LARGO reunites Bogart with Edward G. Robinson and, for that reason, it should be considered a must-watch.
Always nice to see someone seeing this for the first time. They tried to follow the Hammett novel as closely as possible, which worked very well. A classic for a reason.
@@richardcutts196 "The Thin Man" with William Powell as Nick? No, my friend. That was pretty Myrna Loy playing Nora. Please look it up. Maybe you're thinking of Asta, their dog.
Loved your enthusiastic and appreciative reaction to this, one of my three favorite Bogart pics. The other two are "Casablanca" and "Key Largo", the latter being another John Huston black-and-white classic that I'm sure you would enjoy. It also stars Lionel Barrymore of "It's A Wonderful Life", Edward G. Robinson of "Little Caesar", Clair Trevor of "Stagecoach" and "Dead End", and Bogart's real-life wife, the beautiful Lauren Bacall. I'd also recommend another Huston classic which is one of my favorite films of all time, Tennessee Williams' "Night of the Iguana" with Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, and Deborah Kerr. Though shot in colorful Mexico, it's also in lovely, atmospheric black-and-white.
My third fave Bogart film and performance. My number one is of course CASABLANCA, and second is SAHARA. His character here is a piece of work, far more selfish and cold blooded than Rick in CASABLANCA. Greenstreet and Lore make a memorable, even iconic villainous duo. This still remains a must watch if you are serious about American Film History.
Elisha Cook, Jr., who played Wilmer, the Gunsel, was a character actor who was in everything, much like Ward Bond, who played the cop who was friendly to Sam Spade. He was in so many famous films that it’s surprising when he isn’t in a movie. Mary Astor, the female lead, was no relation to the Astor family. (I thought she was but just looked her up on IMDb.) She almost always was cast as mothers and maternal figures but here got to play a femme fatale..
The word "Gunsel" does not mean "gunman" as many people (including the censors at the time?) assume. It was a slang term for " gay boy". The implication being he was Gutman's kept boy.
One of Humphrey Bogart's best roles is in the film "In A Lonely Place" (1950). It's a film noir directed by Nicholas Ray and co stars the excellent Gloria Grahame.
Notice that "the fat man" was named "Gutman." PDQ=Pretty Darned Quick. It's interesting that Bogart did improve his technique between this movie and Casablanca. It was fun watching this with you.
The movie sets the San Francisco scene by showing the Bay Bridge at the beginning. Interestingly, when the original novel was written, just eleven years earlier, that bridge did not yet exist (nor did the Golden Gate Bridge).
Bogart had been laboring in films, mostly Warner Brothers crime dramas, mostly playing the villain, for over a decade when he made “High Sierra” and “The Maltese Falcon,” and became a major star. Bogart was probably the first actor to become an antihero, and his cynical style was hugely influential on the French New Wave.
Such exceptional writing. "I'm a man who likes to talk to a man who likes to talk." Did you catch that the fat man is "Mr. GUTman?" 😂 I think Casablanca is still my favorite Bogart film, but this is a close second.
While this is fresh in your mind, I recommend "The Cheap Detective" (1979), a parody of both "The Maltese Falcon" and "Casablanca." Screenplay by Neil Simon, though it feels more like Mel Brooks.
The captain who brings the Falcon in and dies is played by Walter Huston, the father of John Huston, the director and who also directs the African Queen. Walter also stars I Sierra Madre.
There were 2 earlier versions of this movie, the first with Sam Spade leading the way, but the 2nd was Bette Davis playing The Bad Woman leading the way. There were a few remakes but nothing matches this one. It's not the first detective films but this film made it The Detective as the major genre.
The actor who staggered into Sam’s office with the falcon wrapped in newspaper was Walter Huston, the father of the director, John Huston. Walter won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre,” a great movie also directed by his son, also starring Bogart and Tim Holt. The movie implies that Peter Lorre’s character, Joel Cairo, is gay, which was very daring for the 1940s. Lorre was a great actor - some time you should watch the movie “M” which was based on a child murderer in Germany. It’s directed by Fritz Lang, and it is extraordinary,
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.🙂
2025 Greetings! Happy New Year, Court. The statue is what legendary film director Alfred Hitchcock would call a “McGuffin.” What is that? It is a plot device to move the story forward. The story is not about the McGuffin. The story is about how the characters interact with the McGuffin. This film uses a McGuffin in the most classic way. It is something everyone is looking for.
A few more great old school films featuring Humphrey Bogart that also deserve mention are The Petrified Forest (1936), The Roaring Twenties (1939), and High Sierra (1941). PS. Also The African Queen (1951) and The Caine Mutiny (1954). But my favorite remains Key Largo (1948). Claire Trevor steals that movie.
Some other 'hard-boiled' detectives for you Courtney - Chinatown, The Long Goodbye, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (these last two are comedies😅) Some neo-noir detectives - Brick, The Nice Guys, LA Confidential, and Se7en (go into this one with caution 😬) Lastly, if you enjoy a good murder mystery, I highly recommend Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot mysteries (the older ones are fantastic and funnier while the new Kenneth Branagh ones are visually stunning, so take your pick) and the 'Benoit Blanc' mysteries - Knives Out and Glass Onion, with a third on the way. Happy sleuthing 🧐
@anthonyleecollins9319 Brick was how I knew Rian Johnson would rock the Benoit Blanc mysteries 🤩 And The Long Goodbye really surprised me with how good it was! Elliot Gould is the epitome of hard-boiled 🤕
Kasper Gutman, one of the best names for a character. I love Sidney Greenstreet as a "heavy." Great actor. If you like Lorre and Greenstreet, check out "The Mask of Demitrios" or "The Verdict." Another Bogart gem is "The Big Sleep."
In the first scene the client handing over two hundred dollar bills, and having more of them in her purse, was supposed to be a giveaway that something was off about the whole situation. The US Army was the highest paid in the world and WWII was already on - USA being neutral at this point - a private was paid $50 a Month. People all over the world were astonished at how well-paid they were. $50 a month is $600 a year The value of a dollar at the time makes things that were supposed to be obvious to viewers invisible to us. When the client casually offers two hundred dollar bills and says sweetly "Is that enough?" You are supposed to understand that was FOUR MONTHS' PAY for a normal guy. Later Spade is offered several thousand dollars, which was enough to buy a new house and furnish it.
I always thought the last scene of this "The Maltese Falcon" was the antithese of the final scene in "Basic Instinct" In this movie, Bogart turns the killer over to the police, despite his feelings for her. Bogart has scruples-or is at least sensible. In "Basic Instinct", Michael Douglas lets Sharon Stone go, even though he knows she's the killer. I note that Douglas's character wasn't around in the sequel, perhaps proving Bogey right-he had something on her that would be a threat to her so he'd "never know when she might put a bullet in him" and Sharon Stone did something to eliminate the threat from Douglas.
They could not be open about homosexuality because of the Hays Code, but there is a pretty strong implication that Cairo, the Fat Man, and Wilmer are all homosexuals, and Wilmer is being “kept” by the Fat Man.
Smart react! Seems like you're falling under the spell of great old cinema, so here's a few tidbits (and apologies if all this is covered below by commenters): John Huston's directorial debut. Essentially created this whole movie genre (not really, but a lot of the mood, the unclear morality, and the plot beats, mostly started here). To see John Huston ACT in a movie heavily inspired by film noir in general and "Maltese" in particular, check out "Chinatown" (1974) - he's the unspeakably vile multimillionaire father, Noah Cross. Elisha Cook Jr. was the memorable "Wilmer". One strange dude. Once he got enough money, he moved to a log cabin in the Sierras and couriers from the movie studio would have to drive hundreds of miles to his secluded place to inform him he was wanted for a part. (No phone, presumably.) Lived the longest out of all the cast (d. 1995). Mary Astor (Brigid) was a veteran of the Silent days; she was no ingenue by this time. She had a fairly successful post-sound career, though it took a while to get going (her voice was considered to be "too masculine"). Fascinating woman; she wrote a pair of autobios that were a sensation in the 1960s. A great classic; one of the first 25 films selected by the Library of Congress for the Movies We Must Never Forget or whatever it's called. When you watch enough movies, especially crime movies, you'll see how many children this movie has.
The other Bogart flicks I woul recommend ar The Big Sleep, which also inspired The Big Lebowski and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Many others to choose from though
I love this movie but, then again, I love pretty much every movie that I've seen Humphrey Bogart in. I could never name just 1 of them as my favorite because, just like all of the other movies that I love so much, they're all "My Favorite."
The thing that blew people away back in '41 was how scandalous it was. The best definition of a Noir film is a film where everyone is bad. Later Noir films (starting in the '70s and ramping up) drop the charming part from the protagonist (frequently making the protagonist downright vile) and... I lose interest, apparently others did too and the genre withered. There is only one Noir parody I am aware of, "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" from '82, it is worth a watch.
It's a legendary movie -- but absolutely the worst detective ever. Spade doesn't know there is even any kind of crime before the bad guys tell him -- out of thin air!
I hope you all have had a wonderful start to the New Year!
Terrific film, the next Bogart film to check out is The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.....Happy New Year Courtney!
Happy New Year, Courtney.
The films Bogart made around this time, among which are: "High Sierra," "To Have and Have Not," "The Big Sleep," and "Key Largo" are what established his legendary status. The greatest was Casablanca, which you have already seen but the others are also top notch entertainment. By the way, he lit his cigarette with a Ronson Desk Lighter.
MALTESE FALCON is # 1 with me. THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE, and AFRICAN QUENN would be 2-a and 2-b Bogart films for me.
Treasure sierra madre is better than all those. Masterpiece
The most enjoyable Bogey and Bacall whodunit is The Big Chill, imo. The others are great; TBC is fun. Bogey is in every scene and keeps "blondes in a bottle, too."
My favorite Bogart film is the African Queen with Katherine Hepburn... Both major movie stars shined in this film...
His comment "You're a detective.." is a compliment on her observation skills. She was a secretary. But shrewd and did her job well.
Wrong about Brigid, though; she was not all right.
Best line in the movie: "You're a good man, sister."
The man whose voice you recognized is Peter Lorre (Lorrie). No matter the role he is always funny to me because I grew up seeing ridiculous caricatures of him in the old Looney Tunes cartoons 😅
For an actual comedy with Peter (and bonus Vincent Price) - A Comedy Of Terrors
Lorre is also memorable in _Arsenic and Old Lace_ (with Cary Grant and Raymond Massey) and _The Raven_ (with Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, and Jack Nicholson).
It cracks me up when Cairo wakes up from being knocked out, and the first thing he says is "Look what you did to my SHIRT!"
Also The Raven with Lorre, Vincent Price, Boris Karloff and a very young Jack Nicholson
@@badplay156 Jinx.
hands down best movie "Beat The Devil" - Bogart, Lorre, Morley, Lollobrigida
Note that Sam Spade does not own a car, he takes taxis. It was that way in the book, which was set in the 1920's.
The actor who staggered into Sam’s office with the falcon wrapped in newspaper was Walter Huston, the father of the director, John Huston. Walter won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre,” a great movie also directed by his son, also starring Bogart and Tim Holt.
"Treasure of the Sierra Madre" was one of the best movies ever made IMHO. "We don't need no stinkin' badges!"
I love how the elevator closing with the bars was just like prison bars on Mary Astor.
I'd suggest the films with Bogart and Lauren Bacall -- To Have and Have Not, The Big Sleep, Dark Passage and Key Largo -- they're chemistry is legendary...
Cheers!
And with some cautions: THE BIG SLEEP can be confusing IF audiences demand all details match. Don't bother - they don't. But enjoy the first viewings and THEN decide to pick apart some confusion. Bogart & Bacall are 'all over in that film', as well TO HAVE & HAVE NOT. DARK PASSAGE and KEY LARGO may have fewer 'one-liners' but they're serious crime drama/mysteries. KEY LARGO reunites Bogart with Edward G. Robinson and, for that reason, it should be considered a must-watch.
@@emwa3600 Key Largo had a lot of great actors in it.
Always nice to see someone seeing this for the first time. They tried to follow the Hammett novel as closely as possible, which worked very well. A classic for a reason.
Awesome movie. Since you liked this and the style i think you would love The Thin Man. It's a noir franchise and all are worth watching.
I love the Thin Man movies
Don't know if I would call it noir, not dark at all. More comedy
@@parissimons6385 I thought it was Myrna Loy.
@@Mycroftsbrother Nope Mary Astor.
@@richardcutts196 "The Thin Man" with William Powell as Nick? No, my friend. That was pretty Myrna Loy playing Nora. Please look it up. Maybe you're thinking of Asta, their dog.
Bridget is played Mary Astor, one of the greats. She was a major star early in her life but later only wanted supporting roles.
Loved your enthusiastic and appreciative reaction to this, one of my three favorite Bogart pics. The other two are "Casablanca" and "Key Largo", the latter being another John Huston black-and-white classic that I'm sure you would enjoy. It also stars Lionel Barrymore of "It's A Wonderful Life", Edward G. Robinson of "Little Caesar", Clair Trevor of "Stagecoach" and "Dead End", and Bogart's real-life wife, the beautiful Lauren Bacall. I'd also recommend another Huston classic which is one of my favorite films of all time, Tennessee Williams' "Night of the Iguana" with Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, and Deborah Kerr. Though shot in colorful Mexico, it's also in lovely, atmospheric black-and-white.
Film noir at its finest
This and "I Wake Up Screaming," which was in production at the same time, pretty well established all the Film Noir tropes.
My third fave Bogart film and performance. My number one is of course CASABLANCA, and second is SAHARA.
His character here is a piece of work, far more selfish and cold blooded than Rick in CASABLANCA. Greenstreet and Lore make a memorable, even iconic villainous duo.
This still remains a must watch if you are serious about American Film History.
For me, "Casablanca" is #1 with this and "The Treasure of Sierra Madre" tied for a close second.
Elisha Cook, Jr., who played Wilmer, the Gunsel, was a character actor who was in everything, much like Ward Bond, who played the cop who was friendly to Sam Spade.
He was in so many famous films that it’s surprising when he isn’t in a movie.
Mary Astor, the female lead, was no relation to the Astor family. (I thought she was but just looked her up on IMDb.) She almost always was cast as mothers and maternal figures but here got to play a femme fatale..
I love the close-up when Wilmer is so full of impotent rage that there's a teardrop glistening in each eye.
Yep. Great character actor.
The word "Gunsel" does not mean "gunman" as many people (including the censors at the time?) assume. It was a slang term for " gay boy". The implication being he was Gutman's kept boy.
One of Humphrey Bogart's best roles is in the film "In A Lonely Place" (1950). It's a film noir directed by Nicholas Ray and co stars the excellent Gloria Grahame.
Notice that "the fat man" was named "Gutman." PDQ=Pretty Darned Quick. It's interesting that Bogart did improve his technique between this movie and Casablanca. It was fun watching this with you.
PDQ = pretty darn quick 😊
The movie sets the San Francisco scene by showing the Bay Bridge at the beginning. Interestingly, when the original novel was written, just eleven years earlier, that bridge did not yet exist (nor did the Golden Gate Bridge).
Bogart had been laboring in films, mostly Warner Brothers crime dramas, mostly playing the villain, for over a decade when he made “High Sierra” and “The Maltese Falcon,” and became a major star. Bogart was probably the first actor to become an antihero, and his cynical style was hugely influential on the French New Wave.
Such exceptional writing.
"I'm a man who likes to talk to a man who likes to talk."
Did you catch that the fat man is "Mr. GUTman?" 😂
I think Casablanca is still my favorite Bogart film, but this is a close second.
Love Sydney Greenstreet.... "Mwahaha!".
Elisha Cook later played Kirk’s lawyer in Star Trek TOS.
And of course John Huston later played the most evil guy ever, Noah Cross in Chinatown!!
PDQ is “pretty darn/damn quick”
While this is fresh in your mind, I recommend "The Cheap Detective" (1979), a parody of both "The Maltese Falcon" and "Casablanca." Screenplay by Neil Simon, though it feels more like Mel Brooks.
The captain who brings the Falcon in and dies is played by Walter Huston, the father of John Huston, the director and who also directs the African Queen. Walter also stars I Sierra Madre.
There were 2 earlier versions of this movie, the first with Sam Spade leading the way, but the 2nd was Bette Davis playing The Bad Woman leading the way. There were a few remakes but nothing matches this one. It's not the first detective films but this film made it The Detective as the major genre.
This film is FULL of stars that were famous a decade before and for decades later.
More twists and turns than the Snake river. But the plot is secondary to the dialogue
The actor who staggered into Sam’s office with the falcon wrapped in newspaper was Walter Huston, the father of the director, John Huston. Walter won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre,” a great movie also directed by his son, also starring Bogart and Tim Holt.
The movie implies that Peter Lorre’s character, Joel Cairo, is gay, which was very daring for the 1940s. Lorre was a great actor - some time you should watch the movie “M” which was based on a child murderer in Germany. It’s directed by Fritz Lang, and it is extraordinary,
That's a Ronson Touch Tip Table Lighter Sam has on his desk. They're much sought after by collectors.
I am certain you will really enjoy "The Big Sleep"
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.🙂
2025 Greetings! Happy New Year, Court.
The statue is what legendary film director Alfred Hitchcock would call a “McGuffin.” What is that?
It is a plot device to move the story forward. The story is not about the McGuffin. The story is about how the characters interact with the McGuffin.
This film uses a McGuffin in the most classic way. It is something everyone is looking for.
A few more great old school films featuring Humphrey Bogart that also deserve mention are The Petrified Forest (1936), The Roaring Twenties (1939), and High Sierra (1941). PS. Also The African Queen (1951) and The Caine Mutiny (1954). But my favorite remains Key Largo (1948). Claire Trevor steals that movie.
Key Largo. I've been a Bogie fan for 50 years. And that's one of my favorites!
Some other 'hard-boiled' detectives for you Courtney - Chinatown, The Long Goodbye, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (these last two are comedies😅)
Some neo-noir detectives - Brick, The Nice Guys, LA Confidential, and Se7en (go into this one with caution 😬)
Lastly, if you enjoy a good murder mystery, I highly recommend Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot mysteries (the older ones are fantastic and funnier while the new Kenneth Branagh ones are visually stunning, so take your pick) and the 'Benoit Blanc' mysteries - Knives Out and Glass Onion, with a third on the way.
Happy sleuthing 🧐
I agree with all, but especially would like to see reactions to The Long Goodbye and Brick, since they are really good and nobody reacts to them.
@anthonyleecollins9319 Brick was how I knew Rian Johnson would rock the Benoit Blanc mysteries 🤩
And The Long Goodbye really surprised me with how good it was! Elliot Gould is the epitome of hard-boiled 🤕
The lighter in the opening scene is a Ronson Touch Tip lighter. One like the one in the movie in good condition can go for $1,000 on ebay.
Kasper Gutman, one of the best names for a character. I love Sidney Greenstreet as a "heavy." Great actor. If you like Lorre and Greenstreet, check out "The Mask of Demitrios" or "The Verdict." Another Bogart gem is "The Big Sleep."
cairo actor was also mr. moto-until pearl harbor. peter lorre was in film caled 'm'' great actor.
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In the first scene the client handing over two hundred dollar bills, and having more of them in her purse, was supposed to be a giveaway that something was off about the whole situation.
The US Army was the highest paid in the world and WWII was already on - USA being neutral at this point - a private was paid $50 a Month. People all over the world were astonished at how well-paid they were. $50 a month is $600 a year
The value of a dollar at the time makes things that were supposed to be obvious to viewers invisible to us. When the client casually offers two hundred dollar bills and says sweetly "Is that enough?" You are supposed to understand that was FOUR MONTHS' PAY for a normal guy. Later Spade is offered several thousand dollars, which was enough to buy a new house and furnish it.
Peter Lorre was a German. He originally became known as the star of a German film M where he played a serial of children
10 big ones then is 210K today. Cars in 1941 were about 1K. Houses ran about 3K each.
“Accounting for inflation, $5,000 in 1941 is worth $108,775 in 2024
What is $5,000 in 1941 Worth Today?”
I could use some of that 😁
Thanks for an excellent review. Most reviewers are a bit dense when it comes to the movie's plot. I just subscribed 😁
I always thought the last scene of this "The Maltese Falcon" was the antithese of the final scene in "Basic Instinct"
In this movie, Bogart turns the killer over to the police, despite his feelings for her. Bogart has scruples-or is at least sensible.
In "Basic Instinct", Michael Douglas lets Sharon Stone go, even though he knows she's the killer.
I note that Douglas's character wasn't around in the sequel, perhaps proving Bogey right-he had something on her that would be a threat to her so he'd "never know when she might put a bullet in him" and Sharon Stone did something to eliminate the threat from Douglas.
The police clerk who was taking down Spade's words was getting it alright because he was using shorthand.
Can you imagine Lucille Ball in a role similar to the secretary, Dark Corner is the film
$5,000 then would be well over $100,000 today.
"You lied..." Awesome.
PDQ= "Pretty Damn Quick." This movie would have been a half an hour longer had it not been for Humphrey Bogart's rapid-fire delivery.
What a great film. Glad you liked it.
They could not be open about homosexuality because of the Hays Code, but there is a pretty strong implication that Cairo, the Fat Man, and Wilmer are all homosexuals, and Wilmer is being “kept” by the Fat Man.
I swear that the voice of Ren in Ren and Stimpy was based on Peter Lorrie.
Smart react! Seems like you're falling under the spell of great old cinema, so here's a few tidbits (and apologies if all this is covered below by commenters):
John Huston's directorial debut. Essentially created this whole movie genre (not really, but a lot of the mood, the unclear morality, and the plot beats, mostly started here). To see John Huston ACT in a movie heavily inspired by film noir in general and "Maltese" in particular, check out "Chinatown" (1974) - he's the unspeakably vile multimillionaire father, Noah Cross.
Elisha Cook Jr. was the memorable "Wilmer". One strange dude. Once he got enough money, he moved to a log cabin in the Sierras and couriers from the movie studio would have to drive hundreds of miles to his secluded place to inform him he was wanted for a part. (No phone, presumably.) Lived the longest out of all the cast (d. 1995).
Mary Astor (Brigid) was a veteran of the Silent days; she was no ingenue by this time. She had a fairly successful post-sound career, though it took a while to get going (her voice was considered to be "too masculine"). Fascinating woman; she wrote a pair of autobios that were a sensation in the 1960s.
A great classic; one of the first 25 films selected by the Library of Congress for the Movies We Must Never Forget or whatever it's called. When you watch enough movies, especially crime movies, you'll see how many children this movie has.
Gold is heavy, and so is lead.
The guy following Bogart played Captain Kirks lawyer in the episode court martial
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Thank you!
The other Bogart flicks I woul recommend ar The Big Sleep, which also inspired The Big Lebowski and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Many others to choose from though
those are Passports he has multiple ones
Once you caught up on all your noirs and you are familiar with the tropes, you are ready for "The Cheap Detective", with Peter Falk.
Thank me later.
I love this movie but, then again, I love pretty much every movie that I've seen Humphrey Bogart in. I could never name just 1 of them as my favorite because, just like all of the other movies that I love so much, they're all "My Favorite."
I learned about this film from Star Trek Voyager
The thing that blew people away back in '41 was how scandalous it was.
The best definition of a Noir film is a film where everyone is bad. Later Noir films (starting in the '70s and ramping up) drop the charming part from the protagonist (frequently making the protagonist downright vile) and... I lose interest, apparently others did too and the genre withered.
There is only one Noir parody I am aware of, "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" from '82, it is worth a watch.
PDQ= pretty damn quick .
PDQ= Pretty Damn Quick
I've seen this film dozens of times; watching you grow more and more exasperated with Brigid as the film went on was so much fun! Thank you!
I love any Bogart movie
PDQ is short for Pretty Darn Quick
PDQ. Pretty Damn Quick.
P.D.Q. = Pretty Damn Quick.
You’re funny
It's a legendary movie -- but absolutely the worst detective ever. Spade doesn't know there is even any kind of crime before the bad guys tell him -- out of thin air!
PDQ= pretty darn quick
PDQ= Pretty Damn Quick.
PDQ = pretty damn quick
PDQ = pretty damned quick.