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Humphrey Bogart plays Harry Morgan, owner-operator of charter boat in wartime Martinique. Morgan's right-hand man is Eddie (Walter Brennan), a garrulous alky whose pet question to anyone and everyone ... read more read more...is "Ever get stung by a dead bee?" While in port, Harry is approached by Free French activist Gerard (Marcel Dalio), who wants to charter Harry's boat to smuggle in an important underground leader. Adopting his usual I-stick-my-neck-out-for-no-one stance, Morgan refuses. Later on, he starts up a dalliance with Marie Browning (screen newcomer Lauren Bacall), an attractive pickpocket. In order to help Marie return to America, Harry agrees to Gerard's smuggling terms. He uses his boat to bring resistance fighter De Bursac (Walter Molnar) and De Bursac's wife Helene (Dolores Moran) into Martinique. The Vichy police, suspecting that something's amiss, hold Morgan's pal Eddie hostage, tormenting the poor rummy by denying him liquor. Predictably, Morgan comes to Eddie's rescue and manages to escape Martinique, with the delectable Marie as cozy company. In the hands of director Howard Hawks and screenwriters Jules Furthman and William Faulkner, the end result bore only a passing relation to the original story by Ernest Hemingway: instead, it was a virtual rehash (but a good one!) of the recently released Casablanca, replete with several of that film's cast members. The film's enduring popularity is primarily -- if not solely -- due to the sexy chemistry between Bogart and Bacall, especially in the legendary "You know how to whistle, don't you?" scene. The most salutary result of To Have & Have Not was the subsequent Bogart-Bacall marriage, which endured until his death in 1957. It's widely believed that Lauren Bacall's singing voice was dubbed in by a pre-puberty Andy Williams; this is not true. For the record, a more faithful-to-the-source cinemadaptation of the Hemingway original was filmed in 1950 as The Breaking Point. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Howard Hawks

Release Date: October 11, 1944

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  • fb1664868775
    November 14, 2011
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    The first of two classic films Howard Hawks did with Bogart and Bacall contains great dialogue and great performances.
  • ajv2688
    October 13, 2010
    ajv2688
    Okay, it's true that this movie is reminiscent of Casablanca because Bogart starts out neutral towards WWII and ends up helping the resistance, but this movie is great too. I loved it and I recommend it.
  • rubystevens
    August 25, 2010
    rubystevens
    it's not casablanca or even my fave bogie-bacall film but it is their first and has plenty going for it: the terrific chemistry of the leads, the input of faulkner, hemingway and hawks and walter brennan as bogie's drunken first mate, eddie. and it makes me wanna sing with hoag... read morey carmichael and pick pockets at the bar du zombie :D
  • ythelastman89
    July 11, 2010
    ythelastman89
    I think everyone is strangely reminded of Casablanca while watching this, but I actually think they're two very different movies. Aside from Humphrey Bogart's Harry Morgan being in a foreign land, this is a lot different in terms of style and direction. I feel that this is a way ... read morebetter movie if I had to compare them though, Howard Hawks just does so much more with characterization and showing off the talents of Humphrey Bogart. Add that to the flawless chemistry between him and Lauren Bacall and this becomes a movie you fall in love with rather than admire. I always feel I need to mention Walter Brennan when he shows up in Howard Hawks' movies, he's just so funny and brings all the charm in the world along with his performance. The look of this movie is just too cool, while i'd definitely consider it a film noir it goes in and out depending on the place in the story. It crosses multiple genres and doesn't just stay in one place, I really admire it for doing that.
  • smith44
    March 2, 2010
    smith44
    Yet another classic from Warner Brothers, adapted from an Ernest Hemingway novel, flawessly acted with a great story. By far this is Lauren Bacall's best film, she simply sizzles in her role as slim, no wonder Bogart fell in love with. Their chemistry together is unrivaled. Almos... read moret like Casablanca meets A Star Is Born, the star being Bacall and the blanca being Boggie. "You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow."
  • bottcorecords1
    January 29, 2010
    bottcorecords1
    To Have and Have Not is based on a story by Ernest Hemingway (it's said Hemingway considered it his worst) and features the big screen debut of Lauren Becall. It might be impossible for a film with names like Howard Hawks, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway and Humphrey Bogart i... read morenvolved in it to be terrible, but at the same time this film rarely rises above average. Bogart stars as captain Morgan, a seaman who rents his boat out for deep sea fishing expeditions for wealthy playboys. He bases his operations out of a french port in the Caribbean, which is controlled by the Vichy regime at the time (WWII). When members of the French resistance approach him about smuggling some people onto the island, he at first refuses, but soon is sucked into a conflict he has no interest in. At his side are alcholic pal, Eddie (Walter Brennan) and the sexy "slim" (Becall). While there are some great individual scenes, there's not alot of intrigue or suspense (or even romance for that matter) here, and Brennan's character, supposedly the comic relief, is just absolutely grating. Bogart and Becall are great as always, but I'm afraid the material is just too sparse, they just weren't given enough to work with.
  • flixsterman
    December 13, 2009
    flixsterman
    It's the playful chemistry between Bogart and Bacall that makes this film stand out amongst other pictures of this era. There is warmth and humor here that seems oh so genuine. A true Hollywood classic.
  • bbcfloridabound
    April 30, 2009
    bbcfloridabound
    A 5 Star performance by Bogart, Bacall, and Walter Brennan who played Eddie, How could one give the romantic pair anything less. Bacall was a living doll in her day unmatched by any modern day star, all want to bee?s. Bogart plays a small boat captain who gets caught up in the Fr... read moreench-German thing. Bacall's final few seconds when she walks away from the piano is Breathtaking now, can't imagine what it did in 1944. Still plenty of after WWII influence. A must see must add movie Like I said 5 Star performance.
  • pier007
    February 28, 2009
    pier007
    Who could ask for a better cinematic couple than Bogie and Bacall when their chemistry is so obvious that sparks off the screen. great direction, songs, performances, and snappy dialogues.
  • kiriyamakazou
    January 2, 2009
    kiriyamakazou
    Too similar to the superior Casablanca for me. Bogart is back and once again he's stone cold, yet charming. The main reason to watch this is for the chemistry between Bacall and Bogart. Bacall burns up the screen every time she's on it. Pure sex, from the way she moves to the thi... read morengs she says and how she says them. A great set of supporting characters also help proceedings. It's well shot and has some excellent musical moments, but the end felt a bit empty, as though there was one more act to go.

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James Berardinelli
January 29, 2004
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

The movie is entertaining in its own right, and representative of the era in which it was produced, but, aside from the legendary interaction between Bogart and Lauren Bacall, there are only moderate ... Full Review

Douglas Pratt
January 10, 2004
Douglas Pratt, Hollywood Reporter

The scenes between Bogart and Bacall are so dazzlingly about attraction and sex that they encapsulate the whole magic of movies.

Bosley Crowther
May 20, 2003
Bosley Crowther, New York Times

As the hard-boiled professional fisherman who gives his ample ingenuity to a cause, Mr. Bogart is almost as impressive as he was as Rick, the Casablanca host. Full Review

Emanuel Levy
July 13, 2008
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

"You know how to whistle, don't you? You just put your lips together and blow," said Lauren Bacall to Bogey in this entertaining follow-up to Casablanca, thus launching the onscreen (and offscreen) ro... Full Review

Dennis Schwartz
July 10, 2008
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

It owes more to Casablanca than it does to Hemingway. Full Review

Walter Chaw
July 9, 2007
Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central

Has a slick of bestial sweat to it that promises that the explosion of really naughty stuff is looming. Full Review

Steven D. Greydanus
February 17, 2005
Steven D. Greydanus, Decent Films Guide

[Bogey & Bacall's] onscreen chemistry is palpable, all but overshadowing the fictional back story that made Rick and Ilsa's dance in Casablanca so memorable. Full Review

Pablo Villaca
January 28, 2005
Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

A química entre Bogart e Bacall (numa estréia impressionante) é motivo suficiente para que este filme se mantenha vivo na memória dos amantes do Cinema.

Mark Robison
January 5, 2004
Mark Robison, Reno Gazette-Journal

The movie is basically a rip-off of "Casablanca," but it's got some marvelous dialogue and great intrigue.

John J. Puccio
November 4, 2003
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

...an intriguing, romantic, sometimes exciting, predictable but entertaining motion picture. Full Review

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    • Harry Morgan: [slim kisses Steve] What did you do that for?
    • Marie Browning (Slim): I've been wondering if I'd like it.
    • Harry Morgan: What's the decision?
    • Marie Browning (Slim): I don't know yet. [they kiss again] It's even better when you help.
    • Eddie: Can a dead bee sting you?
    • Marie Browning (Slim): You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow!
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