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High Sierra (1941)

Director(s) Raoul Walsh
Producer(s) Hal B. Wallis, Mark Hellinger
Top Genres Crime, Drama, Film Noir, Mystery, Romance, Thriller/Suspense
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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 Films

For 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 Films

They 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 hi... Read full article

High Sierra (1941)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 2, 2017 From 4 Star Films

They 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 hi... Read full article

Lady Esther Presents – High Sierra – 1946

By Bogart Fan on Sep 7, 2014 From The Bogie Film Blog

My Review —Surprisingly Well Done—  Honorary Radio Bogie Fix: The Lowdown You can read my original synopsis of the film here, but this adaption has been edited down so drastically that many of the supporting characters have been axed in order to focus almost solely on the relationship ... Read full article

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High Sierra Quotes:

Roy Earle: $500's okay with me. When I need help, I need it bad, and I'm willing to pay for it.
Big Mac: Times have sure changed.
Roy Earle: Yeah, ain't they? You know, Mac, sometimes I feel like I don't know what it's all about anymore.
Roy Earle: I wouldn't give you two cents for a dame without a temper.
Marie Garson: Yeah, I get it, 'ya always sorta hope 'ya can get out, it keeps 'ya going.
Roy Earle: Of all the 14 karat saps... starting out on a caper with a woman and a dog.
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High Sierra Facts
When Ida Lupino found herself unable to cry during the film's final scene, co-star Humphrey Bogart coaxed her into it by telling her, "Listen, doll, if you can't cry, I'm going to take the picture away from you." Despite this, Lupino disliked Bogart's verbal treatment of her, and refused to accept another co-starring role with him in Out of the Fog. He was replaced by John Garfield.
In the climactic scene, Humphrey Bogart's character slides 90 feet down a mountainside to his death. His stunt double, Buster Wiles, bounced a few times going down the mountain and wanted another take to do better. "Forget it," said Raoul Walsh. "It's good enough for the 25-cent customers."
This was the last movie Humphrey Bogart made where he did not receive top billing. The studio thought that Ida Lupino should have top billing given the fact that she had been such a big hit in They Drive by Night and so her name ended up above Bogart's on the title card. Bogart was reportedly unhappy about receiving second billing but never complained.
The rights to W.R. Burnett's novel were snapped up within two weeks of its publication.
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.
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