The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on November 7, 2013

Birth Name: Joseph Sauers Birthdate: August 29, 1906 Number of Films that Joe Sawyer Made with Humphrey Bogart: 6 The Lowdown There were two actors that inspired me to start ‘The Usual Suspects’ portion of this blog. The first was a character actor named Ben Weldon. The second was Joe...   read more

The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on November 3, 2013

My Review —Worth a Watch— Your Bogie Film Fix: out of 5 Bogies! Director: Anatole Litvak The Lowdown A wealthy physician (Edward G. Robinson) moonlights as a gangster to do research on the criminal mind. What I Thought Go ahead and get all the giggles out over the name of...   read more

The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on October 31, 2013

Name: Francis Curray McHugh Birthdate: May 23, 1898 Number of Films Frank McHugh made with Humphrey Bogart: 5 The Lowdown I have yet to talk to anyone that doesn’t love Frank McHugh. Every time he pops up in a film, no matter how large or how small the role, McHugh...   read more

The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on October 27, 2013

My Review —Lots of Fun, If a Bit Overindulgent— Your Bogie Film Fix: out of 5 Bogies! Director: Michael Curtiz The Lowdown Union officer Kerry Bradford (Errol Flynn) escapes from a confederate prison with two friends (Alan Hale and Guinn Williams) only to later bump into his old Conf   read more

The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on October 24, 2013

Name: James Francis Cagney, Jr. Birthdate: July 17, 1899 Number of Films James Cagney made with Humphrey Bogart: 3 The Lowdown Although I’ve always enjoyed James Cagney, it wasn’t until I began to write for this blog that I discovered my true love for the man. Rivaled only by Bogart...   read more

The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on October 20, 2013

My Review —A Must See Cagney Film— Your Bogie Film Fix: out of 5 bogies! Director: Michael Curtiz The Lowdown Two childhood friends (James Cagney and Pat O’Brien) grow up and go down very different paths after a run-in with the police. One becomes a gangster, and the other a...   read more

The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on October 17, 2013

One of the great things about participating in the classic film blog community is that I get to meet and chat with so many great folks who are passionately writing about their favorite film topics. This week I was lucky enough to talk with Ginevra Di Verduno (a pen name),...   read more

The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on October 13, 2013

My Review —A Good Film with a Few Hiccups— Your Bogie Film Fix: out of 5 Bogies! Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz The Lowdown A millionaire playboy (Warren Stevens) hires a has-been film director (Bogart) to find a fresh new face from Spain (Ava Gardner) and put her in a film....   read more

The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on October 10, 2013

My Review —Hilarious Show / Depressing Sponsor—  Your Bogie Film Fix:  out of 5 Bogies! Director:  Ralph Levy The Lowdown In a sketch on The Jack Benny Show, notorious gangster ‘Babyface’ Bogart (Humphrey Bogart) is arrested and interrogated by Det. Lt. Benny (Jack Benny). What I Though   read more

The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on October 6, 2013

My Review    —A Great Addition to Any Bogart Library—  Your Bogie Film Fix:  out of 5 Bogies! Director:  Thornton Freeland The Lowdown Carol Owen (Dorothy Mackaill) is a wealthy young socialite who falls for a local flight instructor (Humphrey Bogart), while at the same time keeping a r   read more

The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on October 2, 2013

Birth Name: Eliza Susan Pitts Birthdate: January 3, 1894 Number of films Zasu Pitts made with Humphrey Bogart: 2 The Lowdown: Named after her father’s two sisters, Eliza Susan Pitts would later legally adopt the stage name “Zasu” (pronounced SAY-ZOO by the actress). Cutting her teeth in the th   read more

The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on September 29, 2013

My Review —Well, I did promise to watch them all…— Your Bogie Film Fix: out of 5 bogies! Director: Frank McDonald The Lowdown A newly married pearl trader (Humphrey Bogart) in the South Pacific becomes fond of a man (Donald Woods) that he saves from a shipwreck, only to find   read more

The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on September 26, 2013

Name: Leslie Howard (Steiner) Birthdate: April 3, 1893 Number of Films Made With Humphrey Bogart:  2 The Lowdown: If you were going to make a “Top 3” list of actors that deserve to be listed under “The Usual Suspects” portion of this blog, first on the list would probably have...   read more

The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on September 22, 2013

My Review —Great Hitchcock-like Thriller— Your Bogie Film Fix: out of 5 Bogies! Director: Curtis Bernhardt The Lowdown A wealthy engineer (Humphrey Bogart) murders his wife (Rose Hobart) hoping that he can then move on to her younger sister (Alexis Smith). The only problem? The suppos   read more

The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on September 19, 2013

My Review —Great for Robinson Fans—  Producer:  Cecil B. DeMille  Honorary Bogie Fix:  out of 5 Radio Bogies! The Lowdown A cop (Edward G. Robinson) goes undercover to bust up the organization of a big time racketeer (Otto Kruger).  All the while, he has to keep his numbers running gal   read more

The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on September 15, 2013

My Review —A Mixed Bag—  Your Bogie Film Fix:  out of 5 Bogies! Director:  Lewis Seiler The Lowdown A gang of inner city youths (The “Dead End” Kids) are sent to a reformatory school that’s in the process of its own reformation when the new Deputy Commissioner of Corrections (Humphrey...   read more

The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on September 12, 2013

My Review —Recaptures a Lot of the Fun—  Producer:  William Keighley  Honorary Bogie Fix:  out of 5 Honorary Bogies! The Lowdown Charter boat captain Harry Morgan (Humphrey Bogart) works as a fishing guide for tourists in Fort de France, Martinique during World War II and does his best   read more

The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on September 8, 2013

My Review —Deserves a Better Reputation—  Your Bogie Film Fix:  out of 5 Bogies! Director:  Stuart Heisler The Lowdown Veteran war pilot Matt Brennan (Humphrey Bogart) returns home to take a job as a test pilot and ends up working with/for an old friend (Richard Whorf) who happens to be   read more

The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on September 5, 2013

A review and interview with The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre‘s author Stephen D. Youngkin, and researcher/web guru Cheryl Morris. In my experience, there are two kinds of celebrity biographies – the ones that stay close to the surface and are meant for a quick and enjoyable read,...   read more

The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on September 1, 2013

My Review —A Solid War Dramedy— Your Bogie Film Fix: out of 5 Bogies! Director: Richard Brooks The Lowdown Major Jed Webbe (Humphrey Bogart) deals with the stress of being a surgeon during the Korean war by drinking heavily and bedding nurses. When Lieutenant Ruth McGara (June Allys   read more