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Key Largo – 1948
The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on Apr 27, 2014
My Review —Fantastic— Your Bogie Film Fix: out of 5 Bogies! Director: John Huston The Lowdown A war vet (Humphrey Bogart) visits the Florida Keys to pay his respects to the wife (Lauren Bacall) and father (Lionel Barrymore) of a friend who died in combat, only to stumb read more
Yup
The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on Apr 13, 2014
It looks like another brief hiatus for The Bogie Blog. With two jobs taking their toll on my time, I’m a little sad to say I won’t get every Bogart film in before the 1 year anniversary of the blog. (A secret goal I had in the beginning.). But things should be back up in a week or so! read more
A Holy Terror – 1931
The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on Apr 6, 2014
My Review —Perhaps the Most Undeserved Film Title of All Time— Your Bogie Film Fix: out of 5 Bogies! Director: Irving Cummings The Lowdown The son (George O’Brien) of a murdered millionaire (Robert Warwick) heads to Texas to confront the supposed murderer (James Kirkwo read more
A Brief Hiatus!
The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on Mar 27, 2014
Two jobs and a blog has caught up with me again! Unfortunately, I have to take off today and Sunday from posting. Yes, I’m well aware that this probably only affects about 12 people in the world that are regular readers – but to them, I say, “Sorry! See you soon!” read more
Dead End – 1937
The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on Mar 23, 2014
My Review —A Strong Cast Makes This a Classic— Your Bogie Film Fix:
. out of 5 Bogies! Director: William Wyler The Lowdown A down on his luck architect (Joel McCrea) is pulled between two women (Sylvia Sidney and Wendy Barrie), a gangster on the run (Bogart) visits his old stomping g read more
Mary Astor
The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on Mar 20, 2014
Birth Name: Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke Birth: May 3, 1906 Death: September 25, 1987 Number of Films Mary Astor Made with Humphrey Bogart: 2 The Lowdown Born and raised in Quincy, Illinois, Mary Astor was groomed by her parents from a very early age to be a star. It only took a series of beauty read more
Sirocco – 1951
The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on Mar 16, 2014
My Review —Not as Casablanca-ish as You’ve Been Told— Your Bogie Film Fix: out of 5 Bogies! Director: Curtis Bernhardt The Lowdown A black market gun dealer (Bogart) sells weapons and ammo to the Syrians as they revolt against their French occupiers in 1925, only to fall in love with read more
Lady Esther and the Screen Guild Players – Across the Pacific – 1943
The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on Mar 13, 2014
My Review —Drastically Abridged, but It Works!— Honorary Bogie Fix: out of 5 Radio Bogies! The Lowdown For my synopsis of the storyline from Across the Pacific, you can read my original write up on the film here. What I Thought I know that I probably don’t need to say this, but you read more
Across the Pacific – 1942
The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on Mar 9, 2014
My Review —As Good as an Action Thriller Can Get— Your Bogie Film Fix: out of 5 Bogies! Director: John Huston (Vincent Sherman finished the film, uncredited, after Huston was called off to film war documentaries.) The Lowdown After being kicked out of the military for stealing funds, read more
Vincent Sherman
The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on Mar 6, 2014
Birth Name: Abraham Orovitz Birthdate: July 16, 1906 Number of Films that Vincent Sherman Made with Humphrey Bogart: 5 The Lowdown Born and raised in Georgia, Vincent Sherman started his show business career acting on Broadway before making the transition to small parts in Hollywood, and then ev read more
Tokyo Joe – 1949
The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on Mar 2, 2014
My Review —Believe the (Poor) Hype— Your Bogie Film Fix: out of 5 Bogies! Director: Stuart Heisler The Lowdown An American (Bogart) returns to Tokyo after World War II to pick up the pieces of his broken marriage and his former nightclub, the ‘Tokyo Joe.’ What I Thought Unfortunately read more
The Screen Guild Theater Presents: The Maltese Falcon – 1943
The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on Feb 27, 2014
My Review —A Poor Adaption Leads to a Decent Climax— out of 5 radio Bogies! The Lowdown For my Maltese Falcon synopsis, you can read my original write up on the film here. And if you really want to try and follow the plot in this heavily condensed radio version of the story, you̵ read more
The Orginal Pre-Release Edit of The Big Sleep – 1945
The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on Feb 23, 2014
My Review —Same Great Film with a New Flavor— Your Bogie Film Fix: out of 5 Bogies! Director: Howard Hawks The Lowdown It’s the same plot as the 1946 theatrical release, so if you need the lowdown, check out my original post here. What I Thought Revisiting this classic with new and read more
Academy Award Theater Radio: The Maltese Falcon – 1946
The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on Feb 20, 2014
My Review —A Fun/Flawed Abridged Version— Director: Dee Engelbach Honorary Bogie Fix: out of 5 Radio Bogies! The Lowdown For my Maltese Falcon synopsis, you can read my original write up on the film here. No major plot-altering details have been changed for the radio version, so it read more
The Maltese Falcon – 1941
The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on Feb 16, 2014
My Review —Bogart, Lorre, Greenstreet, Huston – ‘Nuff Said— Your Bogie Film Fix: out of 5 Bogies! Director: John Huston The Lowdown A private detective (Humphrey Bogart) tries to unravel the mystery behind a priceless statue after a beautiful woman (Mary Astor) hires him for a case read more
Raymond Massey
The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on Feb 13, 2014
Birth Name: Raymond Hart Massey Birthdate: August 30, 1896 Number of Films Raymond Massey Made with Humphrey Bogart: 2 The Lowdown A veteran of the Canadian Army from World War I and World War II, Massey had a long and distinguished career in film and television – and even achieved the honor of ha read more
Swingtime in the Movies – 1938
The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on Feb 9, 2014
My Review —Short, Harmless Fun— Bogie Film Fix: out of 5 Bogies! Director: Crane Wilbur The Lowdown A film director (Fritz Feld) finds the replacement for his leading lady in a new Western after visiting the studio commissary and stumbling across a waitress (Kathryn Kane) who’s perfe read more
Ida Lupino (2)
The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on Feb 6, 2014
Birth Name: Ida Lupino Birthdate: February 4, 1928 Number of Films Ida Lupino Made with Humphrey Bogart: 3 The Lowdown Ida Lupino was great at playing the bad girl that had the stamina to keep after any man she fancied. Whether it was Bogart in High Sierra or George Raft in They Drive by Night, read more
Tales from the Crypt S6 Ep15 – “You, Murderer” – 1995
The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on Feb 2, 2014
My Review —Much More Fun Than I Remember!— Bogie Film Fix: out of 5 Bogies! (Yup, here come the emails.) Director: Robert Zemeckis The Lowdown A criminal (Robert Sacchi’s voice, Bogart’s face from past films) undergoes plastic surgery to look like Humphrey Bogart in order to read more
Alan Hale
The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on Jan 30, 2014
. Birth Name: Rufus Edward MacKahan Birthdate: February 10, 1892 Number of Films Alan Hale Made with Humphrey Bogart: 4 The Lowdown Probably like most folks from my generation, I learned of Alan Hale’s son, Alan Jr., long before I knew of the talented and distinguished character actor himself. Hale read more