The damn Germans got nothing to do with it!
No, wait…
When I first saw The Big Sleep at the Arts Center, folks clapped when Bogie shot Canino six times in the gut. No blood, though, not even chocolate syrup. 
Bogart must preferred younger women. If I remember right, Bacall was only 17 years old.
The relationship seems to have done well, whatever the reason for attraction.
Bacall was 19 when she was cast, 20 when it was released.
I’m on of the few people who thoroughly dislikes The Big Sleep, although not because of Bogie. They butchered a great book mercilessly. I was embarrassed when I watched it again recently. I won’t give away the identity of the murderer in the book, but it’s one of the other characters in the movie. In the book, Canino does not even get killed, and even though yes he’s a racketeer, he’s sort of a flawed good guy.
Plus that scene in the film with Bacall leading a sing-along in the speakeasy makes me cringe.
Ah yes. The Maltese Falcon came out in 1941, Casablanca in 1942. I do remember, though, something about Casablanca being released for an early limited run in late 1941 first, to take advantage of events in the real city of Casablanca making the news at that time.
Casablanca was filmed in the summer of 1942. It was scheduled to be a spring 1943 release, but Warner Bros. moved up the New York release date to November 1942 to capitalize on the fact that U.S. forces had landed in North Africa. The movie went into general release in January 1943.
So perhaps film makers would consider him a tough guy in the other films first, the public first in Casablanca.
There is the claim that Chandler didn’t know who did what to whom when asked. I’ve wondered if they couldn’t have
Carmen kill Rusty because of social mores of the time.
How did the Robert Mitchum remake fair with you?
I believe that was a requirement of the times.
Singalongs? or cringing?
I occasionally call my husband “Sweetnessheart”, from that same scene.
And no fart jokes. I like fart jokes, but must they be in every Disney movie? :rolleyes:
Good point, PharmBoy, maybe I’ll watch Casablanca with the kids this weekend.
Yeah, I know, but there was something about that one in particular that was just plain embarrassing. The same feeling I would probably have if Mickey Rooney was in a brothel and suddenly said, “Hey, gang! Let’s put on a show!” (No, I don’t mean THAT kind of a show.) Just felt totally out of place.
Okay, I’m getting my years slightly mixed up. I was thinking it was filmed in 1941 before the US actually entered the war, but you’re right. The imdb.com entry does mention studio publicity about the film in 1941, and that could be part of why I was thinking that year.
The fiend! :eek: :eek:
David Simmons writes:
> Bogart must preferred younger women.
Bogart was married four times. If I recall correctly, his first two wives were significantly older than him. His third wife was somewhat younger, and his fourth wife (Bacall) was significantly younger.
Humphrey Bogart was born in 1899.
1st wife, Helen Menken, was born in 1901.
2nd wife, Mary Philips, was born in 1901.
3rd wife, Mayo Methot, was born in 1904.
4th wife, Lauren Bacall, was born in 1924.
You’re probably thinking of Clark Gable, whose first two wives were 14 and 17 years older than him.
It took me a week to wonder why the third Google link under Casablanca is the US White House page. I’m still kicking myself.
So is Hitler (Okay, not really, but it’s a good story).