(04-29-2020 11:50 AM)mikeinoki Wrote:  

(01-20-2020 10:01 PM)Side Show Joe Wrote:  

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(09-29-2018 09:13 PM)BEARCATDALE Wrote:  Saw that today at noon. Was killing time before my Bearcats game. Forgot about the risque sexual tension when they were talking about gambling on horses. Bacall was what about 22 and Bogart mid 40s when this came out? Good show.

You should see them together in "To Have and Have Not" from 1944, which was Bacall's first film. Bacall was only 19 when they filmed the movie. Bogart went on to leave his wife and married Bacall in 1945.

I've been trying to find To Have and Have Not. I've seen about the first half. 19 year old Bacall was smoking.

It comes on TCM at least once every three months. When I see it on their monthly schedule, I'll be sure to post it here. The film is also an easy purchase on ebay.

Since you are a Bacall fan, you should watch "Out of the Past". Jane Greer may be the ultimate femme fatale. Certainly one of my personal favorites.

So I finally saw To Have and Have Not. Overall good with classic lines like Bacall saying, "You just put your lips together and blow." This movie borrowed a lot of themes and plot lines from Casablanca. The ending was rushed and a little thin, as if the director said, "Okay boys, this is the last day of filming. Time to wrap it up." The movie was good, I just expected better. Not in the same class with The Big Sleep, but worth a look, if for no other reason than the dialogue between 20 year old Bacall and Bogart.

Glad you liked it. I agree about the ending, but most old films had those abrupt endings, so I'm used to it. Funny thing about Casablanca, it was not supposed to have Bogart or Bergman in the leads. The film was written for Hedy Lamar after her big American film debut in Algiers, but her was not available. And, George raft was originally offered the role of Rick Blaine, but turned it down.