{"id":37047,"date":"2016-08-12T12:10:44","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T19:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37047"},"modified":"2021-02-05T20:33:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T03:33:52","slug":"to-have-and-have-not-1944","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37047","title":{"rendered":"To Have and Have Not (1944)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You save France; I&#8217;m going to save my boat.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Poster-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-37048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Poster-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Poster.jpg 254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter the untimely death of his highest-paying customer (Walter Sande), a charter boat owner (Humphrey Bogart) in WWII-era <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mmayartinique\">Martinique<\/a> agrees to help the patriotic owner of a hotel-cafe (Marcel Dalio) by transporting a resistance fighter (Walter Szurovy) and his wife (Dolores Moran) to safety; meanwhile, Bogart&#8217;s alcoholic shipmate (Walter Brennan) remains a liability, but a sexy young singer (Lauren Bacall) promises romantic adventure.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Howard Hawks Films<\/li>\n<li>Humphrey Bogart Films<\/li>\n<li>Lauren Bacall Films<\/li>\n<li>Resistance Fighters<\/li>\n<li>Romance<\/li>\n<li>Walter Brennan Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary suggests that viewers &#8220;forget <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/To_Have_and_Have_Not\">the Hemingway novel<\/a> on which William Faulkner and Jules Furthman supposedly based their script&#8221; for Howard Hawks&#8217; &#8220;reworking of <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5660\"><em>Casablanca<\/em><\/a>,&#8221; and points out the many parallels between the two films, noting that once again &#8220;Bogart&#8217;s an American expatriate&#8230; who&#8217;s trying to ignore the political situation&#8221; but &#8220;eventually&#8230; becomes inspired by [some resistance fighters] and intolerant of the fascists in power and joins their cause&#8221;. In this flick, however, Bogart is less enamored with the beautiful wife (Dolores Moran) of the resistance fighter (Walter Molnar) &#8212; i.e., Ingrid Bergman&#8217;s role in <em>Casablanca<\/em> &#8212; and is instead smitten by Lauren Bacall&#8217;s &#8216;Slim&#8217;, &#8220;the husky-voiced singer [who] has no part in the political-action story&#8221; but &#8220;makes the most of&#8230; [her] limited screen time in her movie debut&#8221;, &#8220;slinking around a room, in control of her sexual impulses but making it obvious what&#8217;s on her mind&#8221;. Peary argues that while &#8220;the film itself becomes confusing and klutzy, the ending is weak, and the secondary characters are poor substitutes for <em>Casablanca<\/em>&#8216;s memorable cast of heroes and villains&#8221;, &#8220;every time Bogie and Bacall have a scene together, we feel the romance that was building on and off camera&#8221;.  <\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Bogart and Bacall&#8217;s romantic tension drives the film: it&#8217;s impossible to imagine this movie being nearly so memorable without Bacall in her breakthrough role, or the genuine sparks that went flying between the two. With her peekaboo hair and sultry voice, Bacall is simply dynamite. (Click <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OWoIyQoEttE\">here<\/a> to see an edited section from the animated &#8220;Merrie Melodies&#8221; spoof &#8220;Bacall to Arms&#8221;, re-enacting some of Bogie and Bacall&#8217;s most memorable onscreen moments.) Walter Brennan turns in yet another solid supporting performance as Bogie&#8217;s &#8220;rummy&#8221; shipmate, whose extreme drinking problem is played for laughs at times, but also acknowledged for the deadly serious gamble is presents (what will or won&#8217;t Brennan do or say for another drink?). Also notable is Hoagy Carmichael&#8217;s presence as &#8220;Cricket&#8221;, a piano-songwriter who accompanies Bacall on several memorable ditties. Thankfully, the film&#8217;s more-faithful-to-the-novel remake <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37033\"><em>The Breaking Point<\/em> (1950)<\/a> &#8212; co-starring John Garfield and Patricia Neal &#8212; is differently excellent, and also well worth a look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcm.com\/this-month\/article\/89314%7C0\/To-Have-and-Have-Not.html\">this TCM article<\/a> for fascinating insights into how and why the locale was shifted from the original Cuban setting in Hemingway&#8217;s novel. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lauren Bacall as &#8220;Slim&#8221; (nominated as one of the Best Actresses of the Year in Peary&#8217;s <em>Alternate Oscars<\/em>)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Bacall.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Bacall.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Bacall.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Bacall-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Bacall-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Humphrey Bogart as Harry Morgan (nominated as one of the Best Actors of the Year in <em>Alternate Oscars<\/em>)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Bogart.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Bogart.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Bogart.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Bogart-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Bogart-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Walter Brennan as Eddie<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Brennan.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Brennan.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Brennan.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Brennan-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Brennan-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hoagy Carmichael&#8217;s songs<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Carmichael.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Carmichael.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Carmichael.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Carmichael-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Carmichael-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sidney Hickox&#8217;s atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Cinematography1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Cinematography1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Cinematography1.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Cinematography1-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Cinematography1-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Cinematography3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Cinematography3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Cinematography3.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Cinematography3-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/To-Have-and-Have-Not-Cinematography3-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A sassy, hard-boiled script: &#8220;I&#8217;m hard to get, Steve. All you have to do is ask me.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as an enduring classic. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Genuine Classic<\/li>\n<li>Noteworthy Performance(s)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0037382\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1950\/10\/07\/archives\/the-screen-in-review-breaking-point-adapted-from-hemingway-story.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=8988&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1014have.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/3190\/to-have-and-have-not#articles-reviews\">TCM Articles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmsite.org\/toha.html\">The Greatest Films Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You save France; I&#8217;m going to save my boat.&#8221; Synopsis: After the untimely death of his highest-paying customer (Walter Sande), a charter boat owner (Humphrey Bogart) in WWII-era Martinique agrees to help the patriotic owner of a hotel-cafe (Marcel Dalio) by transporting a resistance fighter (Walter Szurovy) and his wife (Dolores Moran) to safety; meanwhile, Bogart&#8217;s alcoholic shipmate (Walter Brennan) remains a liability, but a sexy young singer (Lauren Bacall) promises romantic adventure. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Howard Hawks&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37047\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37047"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37047\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69124,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37047\/revisions\/69124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}