The Black & White Blog: High Sierra
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Tieman
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other
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03/06/2008 19:27:51
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My wife & I have been watching a lot of old black and white movies
through Netflix, so I'm going to try and do a small write-up on each of
them. Let me know what you think. High Sierra (1941) I confess, I haven't seen a lot of Humphrey Bogart films aside from Casablanca. I'm trying to rectify this, beginning with this great piece of crime drama (half mobster movie, half film noir) starring Bogart (I believe this is his first starring role) as Roy "Mad Dog" Earle. Earle is released from prison by the corrupt governor who has been paid off by a mobster looking to enlist Earle for his latest heist. the robbery of a casino on the Nevada border. Bogart is incredible in this and I can see why he started getting top billing after this movie. On one hand, he is the typical soulless gangster who doesn't even look back when people are killed. However, you still root for him because of the soft side he shows: he rescues a poor, hungry dog and he pays for a local girl to get the surgery she needs to walk again. If you haven't checked this one out yet, I can't recommend it enough. It has so much packed into its running time, including the casino hold-up, a tense, high-speed car chase, and the classic shoot-out between the criminal and the cops. It's just great fun.
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