Top 5 Underrated HUMPHREY BOGART Films
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- A discussion and analysis of five of my favorite underrated Humphrey Bogart films and performances.
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You selected great films .
I would also throw in his performance in the war movie , Sahara , an overlooked gem .
Thanks !
One of the all-time great World War II films!
@@jamesmarshall8836 Agreed
I also love Sahara. Great movie!
Attention Trivia Experts ! What was the name of Bogart's tank. (Answer in the form of a question)
@@theseeingeye454 I can't recall .
Dark Passage! Not only Bogie+BcCall, but an Oscar-worthy performance by Agnes Morehead.
Could not agree more with these selections, all great films with incredible performances by Bogey. But I'd like to add a 6th and this one's different being it's a comedy. "We're No Angels" shows Bogey at his comedic drollest. The line where he claims he and his cohorts will kill the family right after they wash the dishes is comedy gold.
Bogart the GOAT
Too bad he left out "The Enforcer"(1951). Great movie ❤
A great list, but I am aghast at how you describe Bogart's character in "The Caine Mutiny." Complete miss that overlooks his acting range. Queeg was a flawed, bordering on pathetic character. An incompetent martinet who clearly was having a nervous breakdown. A role that Bogart pulled off remarkably well. Played against type, a lot like his role in "The African Queen." Nothing hard about him.
You run with the wrong crowd. "Petrified Forest" is a major classic.
I guess this is a generational thing.
Peace❤
Tense, dramatic set piece of outstanding acting and cynically witty social commentary. Love the moment when Duke looks at collegiate football player and asks where he went and responds, "Nevah hoid of it"
Across the Pacific is my favourite for the comedic scenes with Mary Astor.
I usually try to cater these videos to people who really only know the major films of these stars (Casablanca, Treasure of Sierra, etc), but as I’m slowly learning there’s a lot of film buffs like myself on RUclips lol, thanks for watching!
RE Lonely Place. Finally, someone recognizes the importance of Grahame to not only the movie at large, but to the performance by Bogart. Finally!!!
Smoldering, dangerous and feminine... She knocked it OUT.
My favorite Bogart film and I think his most nuanced performance. Grahame was his best female lead. Even better then Bacall. Rare case where the movie is better than the novel.
Not a bad looking broad.
@@hugh-johnfleming289 Gloria didn't get a big enough role in "It's A Wonderful Life." She's electric in everything she's in.
Gloria is always impressive. Also great in The Big Heat and The Bad and The Beautiful and others, esp noirs. And, easy on the eyes! 👍❤
"Across The Pacific" Bogart, Mary Astor and Sydney Greenstreet. Suspense, action and some clever humor thrown in.
And directed by John Huston.
One of my favorites.
Easy breezy fun! One of my favorites!
High Sierra was his breakout role which led to the Malteses falcon
Bogie went out with a class act. THE HARDER THEY FALL, his last film, is a brutal expose of the fight business, with an excellent side performance by Rod Steiger. Don't forget BLACK LEGION either.
I love THTF, I remember first seeing it as a kid, it made quite an impression on me. Written by the great Budd Shulberg. I recently heard about the real life story of Tim Anderson/Mark Gastineau. You should google it. When I heard about the Anderson/Gastineau saga, I immediately thought of this movie.
Thanks. Youngsters don't t know them
Bogart was someone special on the big screen. Always engaging filled with drama and pathos. Loves watching him act.
Yes both are outstanding films and always a must watch when televised!
TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE certainly isn't underrated but the fact that Bogie wasn't nominated for possibly his greatest performance is a crime.
Great movie! 😎
You could have mentioned,”We’re no Angels” or “Sahara” both are great Bogart films.
I actually haven't seen those two yet, but I'll remedy that right away!
@@madnickmedia Also check Knock On Any Door.
just saw sahara, great movie!
How about THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT?
yes!
I actually watched this recently and he is fantastic in it!
H.B. played second fiddle in that one, opposite George Raft. Fantastic film, with Ann Sheridan and " the doors made me do it " - Ida Lupino.
There were two other Movies, " They Drive By Night," and "Key Largo." This was a very good Video. Thank You for presenting it.
They Drive By Night is such a great pot boiler.
The question is, what constitutes an underrated film? I'll go along with _The Harder They Fall_ . A very good and also underrated film. _Petrified Forest_ ? Is that underrated? Same with _The Caine Mutiny_ . I'll throw in one that in my opinion is both good and underrated, _Dead End_ . Here's one more that is sort of on the cusp, _We're No Angels_ .
Not sure that I agree that The Caine Mutiny is underrated. So many great Bogart performances, that it's hard to decide which of them is "underrated." Otherwise, an excellent list.
I think they're all rated just right.
The Caine Mutiny is one of his most famous roles. Definitely not underrated.
Thanks so much! And ya at the end of the day I try to cater these videos to people who only know the super famous films/roles of these stars so I try to highlight my personal favorites that they may not be aware of.
His early movies. Dead End 1937. Black Legion 1937. Three on a Match 1932 a small early part as a gangster.
I have all 3 of those movies on VHS. Great movies
I like his 30's period the most.
@@WINGGULLSEAGULL I do too.
Every time I watch a Bogart film I know I'm in for a cinematic treat.
I always loved " Dead Reckoning", "Dark Passage", and also "Passage to Marseille". Thanks for high-lighting Bogie.
The Caine Mutiny isn't an underrated Bogart film.
His role in" Angels with dirty faces" was classic - the addition of the great James Cagney and Pat O'Brien make this film a classic. I once watched this film three times in a row because it was the best use of my time!
Angels with dirty faces" is one of my favorite movies, but I barely remember Bogart.
I wuld have said this one rather tha The Cane Mutiny.
One of my all time films, Angels With Dirty Faces is a great film.
I don't really look at any of these as underrated, some of these are all time great films like In A Lonely Place , The Petrified Forest and The Caine Mutiny. If you really want to go underrated I would go the Black Legion, Action in the North Atlantic, and Chain Lightening.
Action in the North Atlantic from 1943, was a typical war movie to show life of our sailors, who risked their lives while fighting Nazis on the Atlantic Ocean.
No recitation of Bogie's most underrated films is complete without We're No Angels, with Peter Ustinov and Aldo Ray. A delightfully quirky dark comedy that entertains at every turn.
While others have mentioned many Bogart classics I Personally I’m rather fond of the forgotten movie “Deadline USA” 1952, a gritty stand out role!
My favorite is Dark Passage--just a great noir with Lauren Bacall.
Yes!
After rewatching this a few times, I started researching (and enjoying) Endor - er, Agnes Moorehead completely. Her JOHNNY BELINDA is a favorite along with DARK's performance. And her fantastic 1961 Twilight Zone episode THE INVADERS.
@@Cbcw76 I've seen her as the giant alien in Twilight Zone. A very good episode. I have not seen Johnny Belinda, though. She is such a horrible villain in Dark Passage!
@@steveneardley7541 You've heard the joke, "He may be an SOB, but he's OUR SOB" before. Well, in JOHNNY BELINDA, hard-faced (and seemingly -hearted) Agnes is dirt-farmer's wife, as hard as they come but a deaf-mute young lady is sent to stay with she and hubby where she suffers the attentions of males and a rapist, which Agnes discovers to her horror. She brings wrath down on the male and any lying cover-up'ers nearby. Agnes is not the main character but she is one that remains in mind. Powerful film.
I am partial to "All Through the Night," where gangster Bogart leads the Warners stock company against a ring of Nazi spies. It's a solid comedy-thriller with a great supporting cast, a beautiful female co-star and a good mystery.
watched" All through the night" many many years ago on television in united kingdom whatever memories i have all can sa that i enjoyed every minute of the movie it was very fast with actions,hrills, humour and romance plus Bogart was at his best as wisecracking gangster with touch of humour,
I know the plot is hard to follow (although the "Director's Cut" is easier to understand), but one of my favorites is "The Big Sleep". The dialog, along with Lauren Bacall, make this a really fun movie to watch -- even if you can't follow everything going on.
Isn't it strange about BIG SLEEP? It's always had 'confusion' for me but I've never really cared. Not a bit. It's like watching some Hitchcock films - "Why he is using such old-tech projection backdrops. In his last film, FAMILY PLOT. Why?" Because it just doesn't matter - it's a Hitch film. Or it's a Bogart film. It's got Bacall. I just don't care about mere details like "fitting all together."
The written book was just as confusing. The author got lost in the plot and admitted he could piece back together which character committed one of the murders. But it's a great bit of fun.
Action in the North Atlantic. Excellent portrayal of the Merchant Marine during WW2. Bogart was in the Navy in WW1 and the Coast Guard Reserve in WW2.
Raymond Massey too.
We don't need no stinking badges
Then the hat gets blown off is all you need to know
Bogart is so good in the Caine Mutiny, I have a hard time watching the movie. I could also say the same about Treasure of Sierra Madre.
How about "Beat the Devil"? No one ever talks about it, but Bogart's performance there is a standout. The mixture of attitudes he displays toward the criminals he has been forced to associate with -- loathing of their character, contempt for their intelligence, incredulity at their incompetence, and bewilderment that they have gotten away with it all so far -- is a superbly subtle cocktail.
Or maybe it wasn't it a performance. Reportedly those reactions I described -- loathing, contempt, incredulity, and bewilderment -- were how he felt toward the production the entire time it was filming.
Beat the Devil is a great one .
Yes! One of my faves!
John Huston is one of my favorite directors, I watched this one a while ago but need to rewatch!
@@madnickmedia Beat The Devil flopped but I still love ❤️ it!
Wonderful performances
Desperate Hours!!!! One of his best!!!!!! CLICKETY CLICKETY CLICK (smack,smack!!)👋😂
To Have or Have Not is my fave. Besides the behind the scenes drama, Bogey gives my favorite tough guy line ever when he has two creeps tied up and and holding out on information of what happened to his friend.
"One of you is gonna' tell me what I wanna know...that means the other one's gonna get a beatin' for nuthin'"
Plus... ANY film with Hoagy playing or Bacall singing wins my vote for 'favorite' status. Bogart doesn't even need to guess weights on the babes, either.
Besides Casablanca, I agree with you. The scenes where he discovers that his fisherman client is going to run out on him without paying are great. And of course the love interest. You have good taste.
@@paulreilly3904 I've always enjoyd the smirks on the cast in the "Guessing her weight?" scene. Something tells me that wasn't in the First Script but later, a Bacall original as she was more comfortable with her character.
@@Cbcw76 I've always thought Bacall in this movie was one of the coolest characters ever...the "guessing her weight" line is one of the funniest and best line-reads ever. And that little shimmy she does at the end of the picture! Also, she taught me how to whistle..
"We don't need no stinking badges!"
✨️Humphrey Bogart ✨️ indubitably a unique actor one of the Greatest Troubadours of Life Ever 🎭
Though I also feel there are a couple of wrong choices, I must mention that "Petrified" only helped him with an initial breakthrough, but also typed him to toil for years at Warners as either the bad guy support, or sadly miscast in featured roles, like the Irish Horse Trainer in "Dark Victory" (1939) or much worse, as the Mexican bandito in "Virginia City" (1940), before he finally became a star late in 1941 with "High Sierra" & "The Maltese Falcon".
SAHARA bogart an his m3 le/grant tank wint the battle of el alemain ACTION IN THE ORTH ATANTIC.......PASSAGE TO MARSELLE
Nice list. Stumbled upon it while looking for Bogart's very early films from 1930. Seems some are not to be found. Love watching the early years of classic Hollywood, the golden age of cinema. Sadly I think we have lost something in modern film. Thankfully with streaming the golden age will live on for those of us with a love of this great art form. Thanks again and will check out more of your videos.
DEAD RECKONING is an underrated film noir classic.
The Caine Mutiny underrated? Bogart got a Best Actor nominee. He could've won for Best Supporting Actor for that role.
I'm disappointed "Beat the Devil" didn't make this list.
One you might add is "Action in the North Atlantic" co-starrng with Raymond Massey
Always liked "The Enforcer". Terrible title for the film (at least for what the film was about). The French title for Belgium "Dernier Temoin" was much better, "Last Witness". Which works brilliantly on a couple levels for the story.
In a Lonely Place is my favorite Bogart movie. I think it was some of his best acting. And Gloria Grahame was great as well.
The Enforcer (1951) Is one of my Bogart fav's. I never even heard of it until I came across it while surfing RUclips.
I first saw that one back in the 1980's and yes it is THE most underrated Bogart film.
Wow, I've seen most of Bogart's movies but had never heard of The Enforcer. I will be searching for it. Thanks.
Barefoot Contessa is one of my favorites. Ava Gardner can be a bit over the top in some scenes but Bogart is just great and shows Hollywood for the sewage it has always been.
You're good, awful good.
Maltese Falcon, "Especially that throb in your voice."
As a huge Bogart fan, l can't believe SAHARA isn't on the list! Not only is it one of the great action films of all time, but a terrific story about brotherhood and compassion. An amazing supporting cast, beautiful photography and a sad, almost surreal ending make this a timeless classic! But a nice job on your list!
"Dark Passage". You don't see his face for the first part of the movie, you see things through his eyes. With Lauren Bacall. And the actress that played Samantha's mother in Bewitched.
Agnes Moorehead, another great and under rated actress.
I've seen all of these. In fact, I first became a Bogart fan as a teenager seeing The Barefoot Contessa, In a Lonely Place, and The Caine Mutiny in close proximity to each other. They made me realize he played more than gangsters.
Key Largo is one of my Bogart favs.
My favorite underrated Bogie film is "All Through the Night."
I love "All Through the Night." I've seen it six or eight times.
The one Bogart film I'm going to mention here is "The Return of Doctor X" where Bogart played a mad scientist. It is something I'm sure most Bogart fans might dismiss, it sure isn't a great film, but he still gives a solid performance playing a character that might usually be played by Peter Lorre or Boris Karloff. Yet Bogart still gives his best in this film, looking sicky and looking sinister. I say when it comes to great actors don't just watch their best films but also watch their worst, you see something interesting about them.
It's a good example of how an actor under contract to a studio in the 1930s had to be versatile. You could be assigned to do a gangster picture, a Circus picture, a Western or a horror thriller, and you had to give it your best effort if you wanted to keep working. It's to Bogie's credit that he gives a solid performance as Dr. X, like a true professional.
@@davidsigalow7349 I've always wanted to know "Who thought of using Bogart in that role?"
Great inclusion of The Harder They Fall. Such a great Bogart classic.
Well-done video, good list! “The Caine Mutiny” has always been a favourite of mine. Frankly I feel that this, rather than “The African Queen,” should have been Bogart’s Oscar winner.
I’m glad you included “The Harder They Fall” as one of Bogart’s underrated films. The director, Mark Robson, was also underrated throughout his career. (“Nine Hours To Rama” is also on my favourites list.) It was a first-class ending to Bogart’s career. Unfortunately, he was already showing signs of the esophageal cancer that would take him away the following year. Supposedly some of his lines had to be re-dubbed by a vocal impersonator. Regardless, this is one of Bogart’s best performances; his final confrontation with Rod Steiger and his gang is tough and powerful. The supporting cast is so good, you’d like to take that gang out with another St Valentine’s Day Massacre! Steiger’s performance is a bit over-the-top; in fact Bogart dismissed “The Method” as “the scratch-and-mumble school of acting.”
Thank you for NOT including “Virginia City” (Bogart as a Mexican bandit), “The Oklahoma Kid” (Cagney and Bogart as cowboys), and “The Two Mrs Carrolls.”
One of my favorite actors of all time! I love every single movie you listed and performance of Bogart in them. It's actually so difficult for me to choose which Bogie performance I think is the best, and that just proves how talented he was. Somedays it's In A Lonely Place, other days, The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre, another day, The Harder They Fall, etc. The fact that so many film fans talk about his performances nearly 90 years after he first caught audiences attention as Duke Mantee says it all.
This was a fantastic tribute. Thanks.
Ah "The treasure of the Sierra Madre" a classic but even more so because of the line -"badges? badges? We don't need no stinking badges!" I have used this line in many social situations to create consternation!
@@JeffDavies-i8q It is an iconic line, I was aware of it long before I even started watching classic cinema! Very memorable line for a legendary movie, no doubt.
Really? Exactly is it who underrates them?
Click bait headline.
What about 'DARK PASSAGE'??
1' black legion ,
2' dr x ,
3' sirroco
4' the Oklahoma kid
5' the left hand of god
The left hand of God, was an odd one. Good to watch but it seemed restrained either in scope or direction. I felt it was trying be an epic but fell short- just my opinion and as I said it was worth seeing.
Bogart was in The Return of Dr. X, not Dr. X.
Great video. I've seen most of these films but not all. I'll remedy that. Thx!
IN A LONELY PLACE may even be, IMO, among his 3 best performances. A remarkably complex characterization & also one of Grahame‘s best pieces of work. An unsettling but consistently absorbing film.
Key Largo and The Big Sleep should not be forgotten, Key Largo is one of my favorite films of all time.
What about maltese or treasure as his greatest performances?
I tried to highlight lesser known films of his, but yes those two are phenomenal.
Treasure was one of his greatest performances. You see his true nature towards the end when he's prepared to kill his friend out of pure greed.Phenomenal acting.
One of my favourites is We're No Angels (1955), also starring Peter Ustinov and Aldo Ray.
Too bad Bogart never made a film with Hitchcock. In A Lonely Place would have been my candidate for that collaboration.
Re the Thumbnail: Didn't know Bogie played Fonzie several decades before Henry Winkler.... 😉
How about reviewing, THE BIG SLEEP, JUST WAIT UNTIL DARK, RIO BRAVO, RIO LOBO, SILENT RUNNING, ALIEN 1979.
My top.5 that aren't in most peoples 'Best Of' list:
1.We're No Angels - my gosh, Bogie, Ray, & Ustinov have such easy chemistry! And Adolf, oc..
22. All Through The Night- it is CRAZY this soundstage B reel came out he same year as Casablanca! But fun as all get out - Bogie vs Nazis...what's not to love?
3 Thanks for bringing up The Desperate Hours!
Bogies arc of Duke, Earle, & Griffin is a great gangster trifecta!
4. Black Legion - A remarkable social commentary and, like Cary Grant in 'None But The Lonely Heart' A tough role to see .
Z5. Ill give you In A Lonely Place, although it seems like this has jumper WAY up in renown over the last few years.
Honorable mention- Swing Your Lady
Just kidding...!
Action In The North Atlantic - Bogie counted it as one of his very favorites ,so shout out!
How about “The Left Hand of God” Made in 1955, it was directed by Edward Dmytryk and produced by Buddy Adler, from a screenplay by Alfred Hayes, based on the novel The Left Hand of God, by William Edmund Barrett.
Set in a small American mission in China in 1947, at a time of civil war, it stars Humphrey Bogart as a hunted man masquerading as a Catholic priest and Gene Tierney in the role of a nurse, with a supporting cast including Lee J. Cobb, Agnes Moorehead, E. G. Marshall, and Carl Benton Reid.
In 1947 Catholic priest Father O'Shea makes his way to a remote mission in China to replace a priest who had been killed there. He meets Dr David Sigman, Sigman's wife Beryl, and nurse Anne Scott, the only other Western residents. They run a hospital for the surrounding villagers, at a time when competing warlords and communists are engaged in civil war.
O'Shea delivers his debut Sunday sermon, in both English and Chinese for appreciative parishioners. His work among them, and his observance of local customs, soon earn him their respect.
Anne becomes uncomfortable as she is romantically attracted to him. Beryl suggests to her husband that Anne be sent back to the United States, but he refuses to consider it, needing her at the hospital. Beryl suggests that O'Shea consult with Reverend Martin, a Protestant minister at another American mission, for advice. He agrees.
When O'Shea meets Martin, he makes a startling, unsolicited confession. He says he is not a Catholic priest, but Jim Carmody, an American pilot who had flown supplies over The Hump during World War II. He crashed during the war and was rescued by a local warlord, General Yang, becoming his trusted second-in-command ... and his prisoner. When one of Yang's soldiers killed Father O'Shea, Carmody deserted and decided to masquerade as the replacement priest.
After recounting his story to Martin, Carmody writes a full account to the Catholic bishop.
General Yang tracks down Carmody, bringing an army and insisting that Carmody resume serving him. Carmody proposes they settle the matter with their customary game of dice, wagering five years' loyal service against his freedom and the safety of the local villagers. After Yang loses, he coerces Carmody into playing again, this time for the future of the Protestant mission. When he loses again, Yang resigns himself to perpetuating the myth of Father O'Shea, who is saintly enough to turn aside a powerful warlord.
Before Carmody leaves the mission, to the regret of all the villagers, he tells Anne the truth.
I was surprised by HB’s performance in Conflict. He was working on this film with Sydney Greenstreet and he played the bad guy.
Chain Lightning was a cool movie about the jet age.
Sirocco. An interesting film that I immediately thought was a sequel to Casablanca. But it was a completely different story.
All Through The Night. A noirish propaganda comedy that had among its cast members, Jackie Gleason, Phil Silvers and William Demarest.
Action In The North Atlantic. To me, one of the most thrilling war films HB ever made.
The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre. An adventure story about the corrosive effect of greed.
The Big Sleep. Bogie and Bacall. Enough said.
The Maltese Falcon. “It’s the stuff dreams are made of.”- Sam Spade
Key Largo. Claire Trevor won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her portrayal of Edward G. Robinson’s alcoholic gun moll.
Drop In a Lonely Place...it's not underrated by anyone. Replace it with The Enforcer, a 1951 film starring Bogie, Everett Sloane, and the perennial bad guy Ted de Corsia. A great noir hardly anyone ever talks about.
Caine Mutney was the best, where he had all his superior officers convinced about mutineers and were at fault, and were likely to be hanged. THEN HIS CHARACTER CHANGED, when he started to TALK about the STRAWBERRY INCIDENT true terrific acting and the court knew that the Captain was under a lot of mental stress. A lot of humain feeling in that movie. Something you do not get anymore?
Sahara
Dark Passage
Also
Black Legion
The Left Hand of God
Deadline--U.S.A.
Across The Pacific
All Through The Night
They Drive By Night
The Big Shot
Second-rank Bogie is still better than a lot of other stars' best stuff.
You nailed it!
These aren’t actually “underrated” films but instead highly-respected films that aren’t remarked upon anymore. I would also throw in as less known today Dead End, Key Largo, They Drive By Night, and Angels with Dirty Faces.
Sadly you missed out his finest comedic performance, the 1955 movie, "We're No Angels". Not known for many comedic roles, Bogart plays a French escapee from Devil’s island, alongside two fellow escapees (played by Peter Ustinov and Aldo Ray). It’s a very dark comedy involving a couple of good natured? murders. Nevertheless the three convicts prove to be enchanting and fun company. The plot centres around the escapees, on the lam, spending Christmas with a family struggling with their finances. The 3 escapees end up bewitched by the mother and daughter of the family, and it being a Christmas movie, they strive to make a better future for the family. No more or I will spoil people’s enjoyment. Truly a classic movie. It ranks alongside “Harvey” as one of my all time favourite comedies.
I have seen both "The Caine Mutiny" and "The Desperate Hours." While Humphrey Bogart was good in "The Petrified Forest" the movie is not very good. I haven't seen the other two mentioned, but if one wants to watch great film noir, starring Humphrey Bogart, I would recommend "The Big Sleep" and "The Maltese Falcon" two of his greatest films and greatest roles.🤔😊👍👍
One Bogart film that may be considered underrated is “All Through the Night”. I’ve only seen it once, but I enjoyed it. It features Peter Lorre, William Demerest, Jackie Gleason, and Phil Silvers.
There's a law, you know. If you mention Bogart, you have to mention the Maltese Falcon at some point.
That's my favorite and I think its greatly underappreciated as Bogart's best villain role. "But he's Sam Spade, he's the hero!"
Yeah, Sam knew what he was doing with Archer. "I'm the detective and I'm shocked that my partner was killed by his wife with whom I was having an affair. Shocked, I say!"
I love the fact it has no bearing on the story other than be a red herring and it's really just there to color in Sam's character... he doesn't have any....
Looking it up, people tend to think Sam was genuine about his hunt for Archer's killer and he wasn't just using that as an excuse. Every detective's first suspect of a murder is the spouse. Why would Sam be surprised? Are people unwilling to think of Sam as something worse than an anti-hero? It's coded... literally, it's the Hayes Codes and Bad Guys can't get away with Crimes... but it's certainly there.
My favorite (of course there are many) is The African Queen. He and Katy Hepburn...priceless. John Houston masterpiece.
Fast forward to 1994 and i got a chance to drive the original boat from the movie(it wasn't destroyed) on Sandusky, Ohio. Owner of the boat toured around the country eith boat shows...had a 3 ring binder with lots of documentation. Piece or history/heaven!
The Desperate Hours is a masterpiece, but I wouldn't call it underrated, for it got references, hommages and remakes for decades. Sadly underrated, however, is what I'd call the first movie, Wyler and Bogart did together: Dead End (1937). I don't think, Bogart de-mystified the gangster stereotype any better than in this one,
Deadline USA!
I'll give you "In a Lonely Place" but anyone who knows anything about film knows "The Caine Mutiny" and anyone who anything about Bogart knows "Petrified Forest" made him a star--although as Bogie would later say he spent the next several years playing "Duke Mantee." A favorite of mine is "the Left Hand of God" which is understandably overlooked--the sight of Lee J Cobb in "yellowface" is beyond cringe. However given Gene Tierney's mental health struggles during the making of the film it's testament to Bogie that he's able to carry the film singlehandedly PLUS you get to see him in scenes interacting with cute Chinese kids! A challenge that a lesser actor would run from. Finally no one associates Bogart with comedy but he made two I love: "Beat the Devil" & "We're No Angels"
P S the first syllable of "Robson" is pronounced with a long "o" like "robe"
Could we add: "Key Largo", "To Have and Have Not", "Passage to Marseille" and "The Big Sleep"? Bogie was one of the all-time best in my book.
Thank you for this, i have had a passing admiration for Humphry Bogart for some years, but it was not till last year that i realised how good an actor he was. I have not seen " The Harder they Fall" or "Desperate Hours" but i will certainly take a look. May i recommend " Dark Passage" Across the Pacific " and " Black Legion" superb movies (:
BEAT THE DEVIL!
I don't think any of this is underrated. What about movies like "Dark Passage" or "Conflict"?
SMOKING KILLS. The Caine Mutiny is a great movie. I like it better, Casablanca.
Bogart said that "In a Lovely Place" was his best and favorite movie. And you forgot "Black Legion." Besides getting nominated for an Oscar for best original story, you could really see how Bogart had honed his acting skills since "The Petrified Forest" the year before.
One under-rated film is the comedy "We're No Angels".
All widely acclaimed Humphrey Bogart films. Not a one of those films is “underrated”. The Caine Mutiny is one of his most famous roles.
In A LOVELY Place??
Some may get annoyed that i.m a nit-picker, but hey -- at least i.m listening!
This retrospective proves one big fact. Some stars fizzle out. Bogart went out strong. In a Lonely Place's Gloria Grahame also turned up in the Outer Limits episode The Guests.
I think it's a tough thing to pick underrated Bogart films, because so many of them are absolute classics. I would not include The Caine Mutiny as underrated. As the video says, it was the second most popular film the year it was released, and Bogart's performance continues to influence actors to this day. That doesn't sound underrated.
A couple I would pick as underrated are the WWII film Sahara, and the film noir Dark Passage. Both are excellent, but not as well known as some of Bogarts other great movies.
All great films, and most are listed in the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (except The Harder They Fall). Lesley Howard died because the Nazis heard Winston Churchill was onboard the plane he was on (I believe they shot the plane down from Spain...maybe).
The narrator led you to believe that he was shot down flying, during WWII!
@@rongendron8705 Right. I believe Howard was flying to a USO or fundraising effort for the war. Of course, he was not flying the plane, and the Nazis heard a very important person was on that flight. They assumed it was Churchill.
Do not forget John Ford 's Up the Rover and Raoul Walsh's They Drive By Night, The Roaring Twenties and High Sierra!
The Enforcer (1951) has always been an obscure, strangely overlooked gem.
You forgot to mention with The Harder They Fall was orginally written by Boxing Hall of Famer and classic american author and screenwriter Budd Schulberg