To Have and Have Not is based on Ernest Hemingway’s
novel and directed by Howard Hawks and tells the story of Harry Morgan
(Humphrey Bogart) and his alcoholic sidekick, Eddie (Walter Brennan), who
operate a boat for hire based on the island of Martinique During World War II.
However, because the war is going on all around
them business is not what it could be and after a customer who owes them a
large sum of money fails to pay up they are forced against their better
judgment to violate their preferred neutrality and to take a job transporting a
French Resistance leader, Paul de Bursac (Walter Szurovy) a fugitive on the run
from the Nazis to Martinique along with his wife Hellene (Dolores Moran).
His life is further complicated by the presence of
Marie “Slim” Browning (Lauren Bacall), a sassy singer in the club where Morgan
spends most of his days where pianist Cricket (Hoagy Carmichael) normally
provides the entertainment.
The enjoyable screen adaption of Hemingway's Novel
is a classic stands the test of time in its own right but it also enjoys its
place in cinematic history because it is the first screen teaming of Humphrey
Bogart and Lauren Bacall.
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