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To Have And Have Not (1944)

Director Howard Hawks transposed Ernest Hemingway’s 1937 novel set in North America to wartime France for this classic adventure-romance. Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall (in her film debut) redefined screen chemistry as boat captain Harry Morgan and American wanderer Marie Browning, respectively, who cross paths in Martinique and get involved in the French Resistance. Walter Brennan, Hoagy Carmichael, Dolores Moran, Hoagy Carmichael co-star; co-scripted by William Faulkner. 100 min. BW/Rtg: NR

The Big Sleep (1946)

Raymond Chandler's witty and convoluted whodunit comes to life under director Howard Hawks. Humphrey Bogart is private eye Philip Marlowe, investigating a wealthy family's dark secrets, and Lauren Bacall is the sharp-tongued rich girl ensnared with him in a murderous web of deceit, blackmail, and murder. With Martha Vickers, John Ridgely, Elisha Cook, Jr., Dorothy Malone. 1946 theatrical version; 114 min./1945 pre-release version; 116 min. BW/Rtg:

Dark Passage (1947)

Escaping from San Quentin after being framed for his wife's murder, Vincent Parry (Humphrey Bogart) hides out in the San Francisco apartment of a sympathetic artist (Lauren Bacall) and undergoes plastic surgery in an attempt to find the real killer. Offbeat mystery, fueled by the Bogey/Bacall magic, also stars Agnes Moorehead, Tom D'Andrea; based on the novel by David Goodis. 106 min. BW/Rtg: NR

Key Largo (1948)

A World War II vet (Humphrey Bogart) ventured to the Florida Keys so he could pay his respects to a lost comrade's widow (Lauren Bacall) and hotelier father (Lionel Barrymore). Unfortunately, his hosts' latest check-ins are a fugitive racketeer (Edward G. Robinson) and his cronies, and a torrential storm sets up a riveting battle of wills. John Huston's take on the Maxwell Anderson play co-stars Thomas Gomez, Dan Seymour, and Best Supporting Actress Oscar-winner Claire Trevor. 101 min. BW/Rtg: NR

Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.