[…] a short time later when producers were casting The Maltese Falcon, Geraldine Fitzgerald turned down the role of Brigid O’Shaughnessy, in part because Bogart […]
[…] was given his big break in John Huston’s directorial debut, The Maltese Falcon, and this film proved to further his career in yet another fashion with its grisly reality and […]
[…] Before Mitchum was cast in the lead, the part allegedly was offered to Humphrey Bogart, John Garfield and Dick Powell, three of the most popular actors of the time. It was said to first have been offered to Bogart because the story on which the film is based, Build the Gallows High, and the movie itself, both strongly echo elements of The Maltese Falcon. […]
[…] was Huston’s second movie as a director, the first being The Maltese Falcon. Based on the Pulitzer-Prize winning novel of the same name, it is entirely likely that this movie […]
[…] Olivia de Havilland alone make it worth watching, and it was John Huston’s second film (after The Maltese Falcon), but it just doesn’t quite reach its full potential. And, I’d suggest they change the […]
Oh, this is a good one, Belinda. I did not know the back story of some many refusals for the various roles. Glad Bogey got it! Mary Astor is very good, too.
I think it’s interesting how things have changed. Today so many actresses would clamor for that kind of “bad girl” role, and not think twice about their reputation. From what I’ve read about Mary Astor, she wasn’t at all concerned about what people thought of her (and had a number of scandals to prove it).
[…] a short time later when producers were casting The Maltese Falcon, Geraldine Fitzgerald turned down the role of Brigid O’Shaughnessy, in part because Bogart […]
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[…] was given his big break in John Huston’s directorial debut, The Maltese Falcon, and this film proved to further his career in yet another fashion with its grisly reality and […]
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[…] Before Mitchum was cast in the lead, the part allegedly was offered to Humphrey Bogart, John Garfield and Dick Powell, three of the most popular actors of the time. It was said to first have been offered to Bogart because the story on which the film is based, Build the Gallows High, and the movie itself, both strongly echo elements of The Maltese Falcon. […]
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[…] was Huston’s second movie as a director, the first being The Maltese Falcon. Based on the Pulitzer-Prize winning novel of the same name, it is entirely likely that this movie […]
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[…] Olivia de Havilland alone make it worth watching, and it was John Huston’s second film (after The Maltese Falcon), but it just doesn’t quite reach its full potential. And, I’d suggest they change the […]
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Oh, this is a good one, Belinda. I did not know the back story of some many refusals for the various roles. Glad Bogey got it! Mary Astor is very good, too.
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I think it’s interesting how things have changed. Today so many actresses would clamor for that kind of “bad girl” role, and not think twice about their reputation. From what I’ve read about Mary Astor, she wasn’t at all concerned about what people thought of her (and had a number of scandals to prove it).
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She did! She looks kind of prim to me, so I was surprised on her story!
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[…] his voice and presence lend themselves as well to this light comedy as they did to dramas such as The Maltese Falcon and […]
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