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“The reminder that there are people who have worse troubles than you is not an effective pain-killer.” — Mary Astor

From the calculating dangerous Brigid O’Shaughnessy in The Maltese Falcon … … to the tender warm matriarch of Meet Me in St. Louis… … this was Mary Astor’s flexible range. To those who “knew her when”, Astor’s transformation into playing … Continue reading

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Top 5 lines Said By Humphrey Bogart

1. “I don’t mind if you don’t like my manners. I don’t like them myself. They’re pretty bad. I grieve over them long winter evenings.” – The Big Sleep (another good one from The Big Sleep is: “She tried to … Continue reading

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Bogart’s First Screen Kiss

Bogart, after doing film after film after film where he played a villain in the early 30s, where he always seemed to get shot by Edward G. Robinson, finally got a chance to show another side to his character in … Continue reading

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George Raft’s Shortsightedness

Letter to Jack Warner, from George Raft turning down the role in The Maltese Falcon: “As you know, I strongly feel that The Maltese Falcon is not an important picture.”

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