Classic film noir: sharp, stylish and as beautiful as a split lip. Not a plot line to fall asleep to, but with dialogue this cracking, who could. Famously, Bacall became Mrs Bogart between re-takes.
Wednesday, 28 September 2005
The Big Sleep
Classic film noir: sharp, stylish and as beautiful as a split lip. Not a plot line to fall asleep to, but with dialogue this cracking, who could. Famously, Bacall became Mrs Bogart between re-takes.
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Hey, I watched that last weekend. But it was Robert Mitchum, Jimmy Steward and unimpresive.
ReplyDeleteI confess I too found the later version with Mitchum unimpressive, so for once we agree, Rick. ;^)
ReplyDeleteI do heartily recommend Raymond Chandler's hard-edged books, from which this and other films came. But as Chandler's Philip Marlowe, Bogart is superb.
Ve shall see about dat.
ReplyDeleteI just got the 15 DVD episodes of The Prisoner I haven't seen yet so Cresswell Credibility is on the line.