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To Have and Have Not

	To Have and Have Not
	by Warner Home Video (M Sales Rank: 26012 Price: $19.99

Yes, it's true: you can virtually see Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall falling for each other in this Howard Hawks variation on <I>Casablanca</I> but adapted from--as legend has it--Ernest Hemingway's self-declared "worst novel." (The story goes that Hawks told Hemingway he could make a movie of the author's least work, and Hemingway gave him the rights to this story.) The script by William Faulkner and Jules Furthman actually makes this one of Hawks's and Bogart's most interesting and often exciting films. Bogart plays a boat captain who reluctantly agrees to help the French Resistance while wooing chanteuse Bacall. Hoagy Carmichael, wry at the piano, adds a delicious accent to an already wonderful mood. <I>--Tom Keogh</I> *Viewer Reviews* Howard Hawks' adaptation of Hemingway's TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT is, despite its popularity, a flawed work. For one, teenaged fashion model Lauren Bacall had NO training to be an actress. She's called upon in her screen debut to sing a few times and does so in a weak, wavery low alto. And the woman had an odd face. If she was a bit younger, Bogie might've gotten arrested for pedophilia-- which is another problem the film has: their disparity in age. The SLOW-moving story is interrupted for songs by Hoagy Carmichael; a talented composer who is ALSO unable to sing. His bar room piano player scenes seem a desperate attempt to recapture the magic of CASABLANCA-- but here, the rabbit died in the magician's hat. Walter Brennan's drunken sidekick role is unpleasant to watch; he takes Bogie's abuse and comes back for more, like a desperate dog. Sheldon Leonard as the evil police lieutenant is uninteresting without his famous "racetrack tout" voice ("Hey!... c'mereeee..."). I love Bogart-- own 25 of his best films. This is my least favorite of all, however. The picture's one saving grace is Dolores Moran, who is a true beauty in every sense of the word: great legs, a perfect face, and excellent screen presence. If I ever watch this one again, it will only be to see her. A real disappointment overall! Bogart does a delightful comic turn in ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT (1941), his follow-up to "The Maltese Falcon." Also in the cast are Jackie Gleason, Phil Silvers, Peter Lorre, Conrad Veidt, Judith Anderson, Bill Demerest and Barton MacLane. Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 viewer poll rating found at a film resource website. (8.1) To Have and Have Not (1944) - Humphrey Bogart/Lauren Bacall/Dolores Moran/Walter Brennan/Hoagy Carmichael/Sheldon Leonard Back To Top
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