Last night, I watched the Humphrey Bogart classic The Maltese Falcon. The film is exemplary of early, American cinema and demonstrates why that era, to this day, remains so lauded. My favorite scene in the movie occurs at the 1:53 mark in this video. Unfortunately, the uploader disabled the embed function, so you'll have to click through. Pay attention to the cigarette in Bogart's mouth as he goes fist-to-cuffs with an effete Peter Lorre. Brilliant. If you don't find this funny, you are not human.
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I have seen this film. It’s no Cassavetes directed feature, but I recall enjoying it.
ReplyDeleteI always mix up Bogart and Spencer Tracy.
That guy fell to the couch like Jerf on a Friday night! Zing!
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