High Sierra (1941) | |
| Director(s) | Raoul Walsh |
| Producer(s) | Mark Hellinger (associate), Hal B. Wallis (executive) |
| Top Genres | Crime, Drama, Film Noir, Mystery, Romance, Thriller/Suspense |
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High Sierra Overview:
High Sierra (1941) was a Crime - Drama Film directed by Raoul Walsh and produced by Hal B. Wallis and Mark Hellinger.
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“High Sierra” to screen at PianoForte March 11
By Stephen Reginald on Mar 3, 2020 From Classic Movie Man“High Sierra” to screen at PianoForte March 11 High Sierra (1941) starring Ida Lupino and Humphrey Bogart will screen March 11, 6:45 p.m. at PianoForte, 1335 S. Michigan Ave., 2nd Floor. Admission is $5 for all admissions. Ida Lupino and Humphrey Bogart After the success of They... Read full article
Colorado Territory (1949): High Sierra on Horseback
By 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 16, 2019 From 4 Star FilmsFor me, it’s fascinating to consider directors who did not simply direct remakes but they actually reworked their earlier films. Prominent examples are, of course, Alfred Hitchcock, Yasujiro Ozu, Cecil B. DeMille, and Frank Capra, just to name a few. The reasons could range from any number of ... Read full article
High Sierra (1941)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 2, 2017 From 4 Star FilmsThey Drive by Night is a surprisingly engrossing picture and I only mention it for its obvious relation to High Sierra. It came out a year earlier, helmed?by Raoul Walsh starring George Raft, Ann Sheridan, Ida Lupino and, of course, Humphrey Bogart. The important fact is that if Walsh had gotten his... Read full article
High Sierra (1941)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 2, 2017 From 4 Star FilmsThey Drive by Night is a surprisingly engrossing picture and I only mention it for its obvious relation to High Sierra. It came out a year earlier, helmed?by Raoul Walsh starring George Raft, Ann Sheridan, Ida Lupino and, of course, Humphrey Bogart. The important fact is that if Walsh had gotten his... Read full article
High Sierra
By Amanda Garrett on Dec 23, 2016 From Old Hollywood FilmsToday, I'm reviewing the gangster film, High Sierra (1941), starring Humphrey Bogart. This article is part of The Humphrey Bogart 117th Birthday Blogathon hosted by Sleepwalking in Hollywood and Musings of a Classic Film Addict. Humphrey Bogart was a Christmas-Day baby, and a great way to cel... Read full article
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Quotes from
Roy Earle: Of all the 14 karat saps... starting out on a caper with a woman and a dog.
Marie Garson: Yeah, I get it, 'ya always sorta hope 'ya can get out, it keeps 'ya going.
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Facts about
Humphrey Bogart's part in this movie was originally intended for Paul Muni. Muni did not like the first draft of the screenplay which was authored solely by John Huston and given to him by Hal B. Wallis, so Wallis got the book's author, W.R. Burnett, to assist Huston in a second rewrite. This was presented to Muni who still disliked it and turned the movie and the role down completely. In the meantime, On May 4th, 1940, Bogart sent a telegram to Wallis reiterating his continuing desire, which he had mentioned several months earlier, to play the part of Roy Earle. After Muni turned down the script the next person on the list for Warner Brothers was George Raft. Bogart, knowing that Raft was trying to change his image and move away from gangster roles, found out about this and mentioned to Raft when he saw him next that the studio was trying to get him do another gangster movie where the gangster gets shot at the end. Raft marched into Wallis' office and flatly refused to do the movie. Bogart finally ended up with the role he wanted all along by default.
The rights to W.R. Burnett's novel were snapped up within two weeks of its publication.
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