Saturday, April 20, 2013

To Have and Have Not

Warners Bros (1944) B&W, 100 Mins

In this classic romantic drama Humphrey Bogart plays a boat owner with Walter Brennan as a first mate. Lauren Becall comes into the picture, as a girl without enough money to get home. The two immediately attract, when Bogart is approached by some free French fighters at first he refuses, but when he finds out Becall needs money he agrees and from then on its Bogart fighting the Germans and romancing Becall! Watch it some time its great!


Quote:

Slim: You know you don't have to act with me, Steve. You don't have to say anything, and you
don't have to do anything. Not a thing. Oh, maybe just whistle. You know how to whistle, don't
you, Steve? You just put your lips together and...blow.

Eddie: [Oft repeated line] Was you ever bit by a dead bee?
[Slim kisses Steve]
Steve: What did you do that for?
Slim: I've been wondering if I'd like it.
Steve: What's the decision?
Slim: I don't know yet.
[They kiss again]
Slim: It's even better when you help.
Eddie: I'v been figuring, them guys don't thhink that I'm wise, but they was trying to get me drunk.
[laughs]
Eddie: They don't know me, do they, Harry?
[Slim kisses Steve]
Steve: What did you do that for?
Slim: I've been wondering if I'd like it.
Steve: What's the decision?
Slim: I don't know yet.
[They kiss again]
Slim: It's even better when you help.





Trivia:


When Howard Hawks discovered Lauren Bacall, he gave her the choice to work with either Cary Grant or Humphrey Bogart. She was very tempted to work with Grant, but Hawks ended up casting her with Bogart in To Have and Have Not, and one of Hollywood's greatest romances was started. 

The first of four films made by real life couple and later husband and wife Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. 

The film debut of Lauren Bacall. The DVD sleeve notes state that she was nineteen years of age at the time whilst her dialogue in the film indicates that she was playing a character (Marie 'Slim' Browning) which was aged twenty-two years of age. 

Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall fell in love during production.

When Howard Hawks discovered Lauren Bacall, he gave her the choice to work with either Cary Grant or Humphrey Bogart. She was very tempted to work with Grant, but Hawks ended up casting her with Bogart in To Have and Have Not, and one of Hollywood's greatest romances was started. 


The first of four films made by real life couple and later husband and wife Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. 

 




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