To Have & Have Not

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To Have & Have Not ★★★½ 1944

Martinique charter boat operator gets mixed up with beautiful woman and French resistance fighters during WWII. Topnotch production in every respect. Classic dialogue and fiery romantic bouts between Bogart and Bacall. Bacall's first film. Based on a story by Ernest Hemingway. Remade in 1950 as “The Breaking Point” and in 1958 as “The Gun Runners.” 100m/B VHS, DVD . Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Walter Brennan, Hoagy Carmichael, Marcel Dalio, Dolores Moran, Sheldon Leonard, Dan Seymour; D: Howard Hawks; W: Jules Furthman, William Faulkner.

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