To Have and Have Not

7.5
Date

1945-01-20

Country

US

Runtime

1.67h

Genre

Adventure

Overview

A Martinique charter boat skipper gets mixed up with the underground French resistance operatives during WWII.

Cast

Humphrey Bogart
Harry Morgan
Walter Brennan
Eddie
Lauren Bacall
Marie Browning
Dolores Moran
Mme. Hellene de Bursac
Hoagy Carmichael
Cricket

Poster

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Review

By barrymost

"Was ya ever bit by a dead bee?"

Plot in a nutshell: An American boat captain wages war against the Nazis in Martinique, with some help along the way from his frequently drunk right-hand man, and his clever girlfriend.

Comments: Lauren Bacall is great, and very beautiful, in her debut. It's the film where Bogie met Bacall, and they're not acting; they're falling in love. And we have Walter Brennan, as Bogie's tipsy pal, with his constant drunk ramblings.

Okay script, a bit slow-moving at times. It's not Bogie's or Hawks' best, but still not bad. Overall, I'd say it's worth a watch.

"You know how to whistle, don't you? Just put your lips together and blow." ~Marie Browning (Lauren Bacall)


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