Friday, April 2, 2010

To Have And Have Not

Howard Hawks bragged that he could make a great movie out of Ernest Hemingway's worst book, and he was right. This is what "Casablanca" wrought, the intrigue of war and politics broken up by musical interludes AND ... Bogey finally (!) getting the girl. But not just any girl....

This was Lauren Bacall's film debut. She was 19 years old when she filmed this scene:



Within a year, Bogey & Bacall were married. They remained husband and wife until his death in 1957.

{whistles}

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