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lemonade kid
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 Posted - 06/06/2013 : 17:17:39
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Humphrey DeForest Bogart (December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957)
Bogie almost completely fills my Top Ten Favorite Movies List, ever!
...was an American actor and is widely regarded as an American cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Bogart as the greatest male star in the history of American cinema.
After trying various jobs, Bogart began acting in 1921 and became a regular in Broadway productions in the 1920s and 1930s. When the stock market crash of 1929 reduced the demand for plays, Bogart turned to film. His first great success was as Duke Mantee in The Petrified Forest (1936), and this led to a period of typecasting as a gangster with films such as Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) and B-movies like The Return of Doctor X (1939).
Bogart's breakthrough as a leading man came in 1941, with High Sierra and The Maltese Falcon. The next year, his performance in Casablanca raised him to the peak of his profession and, at the same time, cemented his trademark film persona, that of the hard-boiled cynic who ultimately shows his noble side. Other successes followed, including To Have and Have Not (1944); The Big Sleep (1946); Dark Passage (1947) and Key Largo (1948), with his wife Lauren Bacall; The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948); In a Lonely Place (1950); The African Queen (1951), for which he won his only Academy Award; Sabrina (1954); and The Caine Mutiny (1954). His last movie was The Harder They Fall (1956). During a film career of almost 30 years, he appeared in 75 feature films.
The Petrified Forest...one we never tire of....
Bogart in the 1934 original theatrical
Bogart starred in the Broadway play Invitation to a Murder at the Theatre Masque, now the John Golden Theatre, in 1934. The producer Arthur Hopkins heard the play from off-stage and sent for Bogart to play escaped murderer Duke Mantee in Robert E. Sherwood's new play, The Petrified Forest. Hopkins recalled:
When I saw the actor I was somewhat taken aback, for he was the one I never much admired. He was an antiquated juvenile who spent most of his stage life in white pants swinging a tennis racquet. He seemed as far from a cold-blooded killer as one could get, but the voice (dry and tired) persisted, and the voice was Mantee's.
The play had 197 performances at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York in 1935. Leslie Howard though, was the star. New York Times critic Brooks Atkinson said of the play, "a peach... a roaring Western melodrama... Humphrey Bogart does the best work of his career as an actor." Bogart said the play "marked my deliverance from the ranks of the sleek, sybaritic, stiff-shirted, swallow-tailed 'smoothies' to which I seemed condemned to life." However, he was still feeling insecure.
Warner Bros. bought the screen rights to The Petrified Forest. The studio was famous for its socially realistic, urban, low-budget action pictures; the play seemed like the perfect property for it, especially since the public was entranced by real-life criminals like John Dillinger (whom Bogart resembled) and Dutch Schultz. Bette Davis and Leslie Howard were cast. Howard, who held production rights, made it clear he wanted Bogart to star with him. The studio tested several Hollywood veterans for the Duke Mantee role, and chose Edward G. Robinson, who had first-rank star appeal and was due to make a film to fulfill his expensive contract. Bogart cabled news of this to Howard, who was in Scotland. Howard's cabled reply was, "Att: Jack Warner Insist Bogart Play Mantee No Bogart No Deal L.H.". When Warner Bros. saw that Howard would not budge, they gave in and cast Bogart. Jack Warner, famous for butting heads with his stars, tried to get Bogart to adopt a stage name, but Bogart stubbornly refused. Bogart never forgot Howard's favor, and in 1952 he named his only daughter "Leslie Howard" after Howard, who had died in World War II under mysterious circumstances. Robert E. Sherwood remained a close friend of Bogart's.
The Maltese Falcon
My all-time favorite bogey movie
From the trailer, Bogart as Sam Spade in Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon
Raft turned down the lead in John Huston's directorial debut The Maltese Falcon (1941), due to its being a cleaned up version of the pre-Production Code The Maltese Falcon (1931), his contract stipulating that he did not have to appear in remakes. The original novel, written by Dashiell Hammett, was first published in the pulp magazine Black Mask in 1929. It was also the basis for another movie version, Satan Met a Lady (1936) starring Bette Davis. Complementing Bogart were co-stars Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Elisha Cook, Jr., and Mary Astor as the treacherous female foil. Bogart's sharp timing and facial expressions as private detective Sam Spade were praised by the cast and director as vital to the quick action and rapid-fire dialogue. The film was a huge hit and for Huston, a triumphant directorial debut. Bogart was unusually happy with it, remarking, "it is practically a masterpiece. I don't have many things I'm proud of... but that's one".
Of course Bogie went on to win 1 Academy Award (nominated 2 more times) and star in more great films than I can name
On Bogie's passing
By the mid-1950s, Bogart's health was failing. Once, after signing a long-term deal with Warner Bros., Bogart predicted with glee that his teeth and hair would fall out before the contract ended. Bogart had formed a new production company and had plans for a new film Melville Goodwin, U.S.A., in which he would play a general and Bacall a press magnate. His persistent cough and difficulty eating became too serious to ignore and he dropped the project. The film was renamed Top Secret Affair and made with Kirk Douglas and Susan Hayward.
Bogart, a heavy smoker and drinker, developed cancer of the esophagus. He almost never spoke of his failing health and refused to see a doctor until January 1956. A diagnosis was made several weeks later and by then removal of his esophagus, two lymph nodes, and a rib on March 1, 1956, was too late to halt the disease, even with chemotherapy. He underwent corrective surgery in November 1956 after the cancer had spread. Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy visited him at this time. Frank Sinatra was also a frequent visitor. With time, Bogart grew too weak to walk up and down stairs. He valiantly fought the pain and joked about his immobility: "Put me in the dumbwaiter and I'll ride down to the first floor in style." The dumbwaiter was then altered to accommodate his wheelchair. In an interview, Hepburn described the last time she and Spencer Tracy saw Bogart (the night before he died):
Spence patted him on the shoulder and said, "Goodnight, Bogie." Bogie turned his eyes to Spence very quietly and with a sweet smile covered Spence's hand with his own and said, "Goodbye, Spence." Spence's heart stood still. He understood.
Bogart had just turned 57 and weighed 80 pounds (36 kg) when he died on January 14, 1957, after falling into a coma. He died at his home at 232 South Mapleton Drive in Holmby Hills, California. His simple funeral was held at All Saints Episcopal Church with musical selections from Bogart's favorite composers, Johann Sebastian Bach and Claude Debussy. The ceremony was attended by some of Hollywood's biggest stars, including Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Judy Garland, David Niven, Ronald Reagan, James Mason, Bette Davis, Danny Kaye, Joan Fontaine, Marlene Dietrich, James Cagney, Errol Flynn, Gregory Peck and Gary Cooper, as well as Billy Wilder and Jack Warner. Bacall had asked Tracy to give the eulogy, but Tracy was too upset, so John Huston spoke instead and reminded the gathered mourners that while Bogart's life had ended far too soon, it had been a rich one.
Himself, he never took too seriously—his work most seriously. He regarded the somewhat gaudy figure of Bogart, the star, with an amused cynicism; Bogart, the actor, he held in deep respect...In each of the fountains at Versailles there is a pike which keeps all the carp active; otherwise they would grow overfat and die. Bogie took rare delight in performing a similar duty in the fountains of Hollywood. Yet his victims seldom bore him any malice, and when they did, not for long. His shafts were fashioned only to stick into the outer layer of complacency, and not to penetrate through to the regions of the spirit where real injuries are done...He is quite irreplaceable. There will never be another like him.
Bogart's cremated remains were interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, California. He was buried with a small, gold whistle once part of a charm bracelet he had given to Lauren Bacall before they married. It was inscribed with a quote from their first movie together: "If you want anything, just whistle."
Tribute-The Legend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CxpVID2h10
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John9
Old Love
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Posted - 07/06/2013 : 16:31:01
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One of the very best ever, LK. I especially treasure the memory of Dark Passage with Lauran Bacall. |
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rocker
Old Love
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Posted - 07/06/2013 : 20:31:19
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| You know I have most of his movies and rotate'em through the months. hehe time for Casa into the player. I want to be transported to another time and place and to hear Bogie tell some bad guys in uniforms there are places they might not want to go to if they're in New Yawk!..;-)... |
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lemonade kid
Old Love
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Posted - 07/06/2013 : 21:26:46
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Originally posted by rocker
You know I have most of his movies and rotate'em through the months. hehe time for Casa into the player. I want to be transported to another time and place and to hear Bogie tell some bad guys in uniforms there are places they might not want to go to if they're in New Yawk!..;-)...
Maltese Falcon is on TCM tonight (Friday June 7, 2013--8PM eastern time)
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rocker
Old Love
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Posted - 10/06/2013 : 15:41:52
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| What a pic, eh? Maybe the heyday of moviemaking?? Film noir like the MF really gets you into the that time in the US during and after the War giving an insightful look at American society. What a place we had here then. The quest for 'treasure', the buck, for love whatever. They did it in style, eh??...;-)...What shall I watch this weekend lk?????? (I put in 'Daisy Kenyon' the other night) |
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lemonade kid
Old Love
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Posted - 10/06/2013 : 21:01:43
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Jumping to another favorite actor...HARVEY with Jimmie Stewart.
BTW, The Maltese Falcon that aired Friday was actually the first version ever filmed from pre-code 1930; good, but NOT like the Bogart version. It was interesting to see a very good original, but even more interesting to realize how much Bogie owned the role of Sam Spade like no one ever could or would.
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underture
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Posted - 11/06/2013 : 16:09:23
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Amazing that some stand the test of time like Bogart, Stewart, Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburne,... They are the greats. However, I tried to watch The Green Berets again on TCM recently (I like David Janssen), but John Wayne is just awful, a walking caricature. Bad then, bad now. I couldn't finish it. 
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rocker
Old Love
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Posted - 11/06/2013 : 19:13:46
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| Underture..did you ever see him in "The Searchers?" Apparently the film gets raves as well as Wayne the actor. Looks like he stretched himself in that film. And re Stewart I watched "Call Northside 777". I thought it was a keeper. A real good film noir. |
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SignedRW
Fifth Love
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Posted - 11/06/2013 : 20:43:40
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| As classic a film and storyline as "The Searchers" is (and I've watched it many times over the years), for me, it hasn't really aged especially well, in that much of the dialogue (and many of the performances) now just seem more than a little "hammy." There are still elements of the film (scene framing in particular) that remain pure cinematic art, but if I find myself recommending a John Wayne film to someone who doesn't get him, (or perhaps couldn't stand his politics), I tend to go with his much later in life work, like "The Shootist" or "The Cowboys." |
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lemonade kid
Old Love
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Posted - 11/06/2013 : 21:06:21
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Originally posted by Signed RW
As classic a film and storyline as "The Searchers" is (and I've watched it many times over the years), for me, it hasn't really aged especially well, in that much of the dialogue (and many of the performances) now just seem more than a little "hammy." There are still elements of the film (scene framing in particular) that remain pure cinematic art, but if I find myself recommending a John Wayne film to someone who doesn't get him, (or perhaps couldn't stand his politics), I tend to go with his much later in life work, like "The Shootist" or "The Cowboys."
For sure....The SHOOTIST is excellent, a touching acting job, and his last...his pain from his too real cancer is evident. A brave performance.
His early work such as Stagecoach (1939), Angel & The Bad Man (1947), 3 Godfathers (1948), The Quiet Man (1952) are my faves and transcend politics.
But back to Bogie...an all time fave is We're No Angels
The first of Bogie's last four movies before his passing in 1957.
WE'RE NO ANGELS (1955)..just pure fun with a wonderful cast
We're No Angels is a 1955 Christmas comedy picture starring Humphrey Bogart, Peter Ustinov, Aldo Ray, Joan Bennett, Basil Rathbone, and Leo G. Carroll. It was directed by Michael Curtiz, who had directed Bogart in Casablanca, when both were under contract to Warner Brothers. It is one of the rare comedies that Bogart made. Paramount filmed the production at its Hollywood studios in VistaVision and Technicolor.
It was based upon My Three Angels, written by Samuel and Bella Spewack, which itself was based upon the French play La Cuisine Des Anges by Albert Husson. The screenplay was written by Ranald MacDougall. Mary Grant designed the film's costumes.
watch some clips...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcCo38aP8qc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZIXChJcW7c
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underture
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Posted - 12/06/2013 : 20:28:18
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A Bogart thread and no one has singled out Key Largo? My favorite and the chemistry with Bacall was superb. Hey, someone even did a cheesy song about it in '82.
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lemonade kid
Old Love
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Posted - 12/06/2013 : 20:52:47
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A Bogart thread and no one has singled out Key Largo? My favorite and the chemistry with Bacall was superb. Hey, someone even did a cheesy song about it in '82.
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So many to name and yes...a great movie! Edward G is so good in it too. And Barrymore!
To Have And To Have Not...another great one.
Treasure Of Sierra Madre! too
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rocker
Old Love
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Posted - 13/06/2013 : 16:03:02
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Very good lk ..you appreciate qualaity! ..now I've been 'Bogieized lately... ...saw 'They Drive By Night' last nite...wonder who was more dangerous..Ida Lupino or Mary Astor!...those truck drivers then worked hard and got ripped off, eh???? Ida I think was a little unsung perhaps? Wonder if that has changed through the years. |
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underture
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lemonade kid
Old Love
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Posted - 13/06/2013 : 22:04:01
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Very good lk ..you appreciate qualaity! ..now I've been 'Bogieized lately......saw 'They Drive By Night' last nite...wonder who was more dangerous..Ida Lupino or Mary Astor!...those truck drivers then worked hard and got ripped off, eh???? Ida I think was a little unsung perhaps? Wonder if that has changed through the years.
Ida is definitely a cult hero to those who know her. She was actually British!
Ida Lupino (4 February 1918[2] – 3 August 1995) was an English-American film actress and director, and a pioneer among women filmmakers. In her forty-eight year career she appeared in fifty-nine films and directed seven others, mostly in the United States, where she became a citizen in 1948. She co-wrote and co-produced some of her own films as well. She appeared in serial television programmes fifty-eight times and directed fifty other episodes. Additionally, she contributed as a writer to five films and four TV episodes.
Lupino was born in Camberwell, London, to actress Connie O'Shea (Connie Emerald) and music hall entertainer Stanley Lupino, a member of the theatrical Lupino family. Lupino's birth year is 1918 and not 1914 as some biographies have claimed.[2][4]
Her sister Rita Lupino, born in 1920, became an actress and dancer. During World War II she served as a Lieutenant in the Women's Ambulance and Defense Corps.[5] After taking a hiatus from appearing in films, she composed music for a short time, even having her piece “Aladdin’s Lamp" performed by the L.A. Philharmonic in 1937. She also worked briefly in radio. As a girl, Ida Lupino was encouraged to enter show business by both her parents and her uncle, Lupino Lane, an acrobatic film and stage comic and director. At the age of seven Lupino wrote and starred in the play Mademoiselle for a school production.
...in the 1939 Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes...just a kid with top billing.
Watch the full movie here!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCGJHy5aG7U
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lemonade kid
Old Love
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Posted - 14/06/2013 : 16:11:18
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DARK PASSAGE tonight on TCM...8PM EDT
june 14, 2013
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BOGIE is still my fave-named #1 USA film actor
