A Martinique charter boat skipper gets mixed up with the underground French resistance operatives during WWII.
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Film Cast:
- Harry Morgan: Humphrey Bogart
- Eddie: Walter Brennan
- Marie Browning: Lauren Bacall
- Mme. Hellene de Bursac: Dolores Moran
- Cricket: Hoagy Carmichael
- Lt. Coyo: Sheldon Leonard
- Paul de Bursac: Walter Szurovy
- Gerard ‘Frenchy’: Marcel Dalio
- Fishing Customer Johnson: Walter Sande
- Capt. M. Renard: Dan Seymour
- Renard’s Bodyguard: Aldo Nadi
- Quartermaster (uncredited): Eugene Borden
- Bit Part (uncredited): Lance Fuller
- Gaulist (uncredited): Maurice Marsac
- Naval Ensign (uncredited): Ron Randell
- Guide (uncredited): Jack Chefe
- Cashier (uncredited): Adrienne D’Ambricourt
- Gendarme (uncredited): Jean De Briac
- Sailor (uncredited): Marcel De La Brosse
- Black Child (uncredited): Elzie Emanuel
- Black Child (uncredited): Harold Garrison
- Headwaiter (uncredited): Fred Farrell
- Waitress (uncredited): Suzette Harbin
- Horatio – Crewman (uncredited): Sir Lancelot
- Beauclere – Gaulist (uncredited): Paul Marion
- Gaulist (uncredited): Louis Mercier
- Gaulist (uncredited): George Suzanne
- Gaulist (uncredited): Crane Whitley
- Chef at Marquis Hotel (uncredited): Chef Milani
- Civilian (uncredited): Pedro Regas
- Mrs. Beauclere (uncredited): Patricia Shay
- Emil – Bartender (uncredited): Emmett Smith
- French Officer (uncredited): George Sorel
- Cashier (uncredited): Marguerita Sylva
- Bartender (uncredited): Pat West
Film Crew:
- Executive Producer: Jack L. Warner
- Original Music Composer: Franz Waxman
- Makeup Artist: Perc Westmore
- Stunts: Harvey Parry
- Screenplay: Jules Furthman
- Producer: Howard Hawks
- Sound: Oliver S. Garretson
- Orchestrator: Leonid Raab
- Stand In: Lance Fuller
- Screenplay: William Faulkner
- Director of Photography: Sidney Hickox
- Editor: Christian Nyby
- Assistant Director: Don Siegel
- Music Director: Leo F. Forbstein
- Additional Music: William Lava
- Costume Design: Milo Anderson
- Novel: Ernest Hemingway
- Dialogue: Frederick de Cordova
- Unit Manager: Eric Stacey
- Set Decoration: Casey Roberts
- Special Effects: Rex Wimpy
- Screenplay: Whitman Chambers
- Sound Mixer: Charles David Forrest
- Art Direction: Charles Novi
- Assistant Director: Robert Vreeland
- Assistant Director: Russell Llewellyn
- Stunts: George Suzanne
- Unit Manager: Chuck Hansen
- Makeup Artist: Joe Stinton
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Robert G. Wayne
- Assistant Director: Jack Sullivan
- Special Effects: Roy Davidson
- Sound Recordist: Edward Ullman
- Still Photographer: Mac Julian
- Grip: Dudie Maschmeyer
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Gerald W. Alexander
- Camera Operator: Mike Joyce
- Matte Painter: Paul Detlefsen
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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)