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To Have and Have Not
To Have and Have Not

7.5

To Have and Have Not

NR·1945·100m

Summary

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

Crew

Director

Howard Hawks

Dialogue

Frederick de Cordova

Novel

Ernest Hemingway

Screenplay

Jules Furthman

Screenplay

William Faulkner

Screenplay

Whitman Chambers

Reviews

barrymost

barrymost

March 30, 2020

7

"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)

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$3,650,000.00

Keywords

island
based on novel or book
nazi
fishing
singer
film noir
french resistance
alcoholic
hemingway
expatriate
martinique
sidekick