It was the first instance of the romantic, sympathetic criminal. High sierra 1941 is an entertaining movie which stars humphrey bogart as a gangster who executes one last, big robbery. I swear the camera has a way of looking into a person and. Her costar humphrey bogart, a veteran of stage and film, was in his 41st feature.
High sierra 1941 humphrey bogart ida lupino its a deal. High sierra, starring bogart, is a noir as shakespearean. Guys like you and johnny dillinger, goes the famous line from raoul walshs exhilarating gangster classic high sierra raoul walsh, 1941, are just rushing toward death. Of course bogart is playing a gangster, but this one is a three dimensional character and a fine piece of work. High sierra was a seminal film in the career of humphrey bogart. Allmovie allocine csfd filmaffinity internet movie database rotten tomatoes afi. Working my way through bogies back catalogue, this crime drama in the mountains of the sierra nevada looked a real winner. High sierra 1941 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Burnett wrote the screenplay, adapted from burnetts novel of the same name bogart stars as robber roy earle, pardoned six years into a life sentence through the machinations of ailing crime lord big mac. It was the bridge between 1930s gangster movies and 1940s film noir. His stunt double, wiles, bounced a few times going down the mountain and wanted another take to do better. What was humphrey bogart to do with this camera hogging pooch zero, well he had to up his game and show his four legged friend who the boss was. One of humphrey bogart s breakout roles that made him a star along with the maltese falcon, this 1941 heist film was directed by raoul walsh. The film features ida lupino and humphrey bogart and was directed by raoul walsh on location at whitney portal, halfway up mount whitney in the sierra nevada of california.
The film noir era would begin with the shadowy high sierra. The movie is very good, beautifully performed by bogart and ida lupino. High sierra what is the make and model of the car bogart drives in the movie high. Humphrey bogart was a christmasday baby, and a great way to celebrate his birthday is to watch the gangster film high sierra 1941, which placed the. The camera sweeps the sierra peaks and pans down to earles car as he pauses at the junction of the dirt road leading to his destination. High sierra what is the make and model of the car bogart. High sierra 1941 official trailer ida lupino, humphrey. Special features include an original trailer for high sierra and an interesting documentary about bogart s career and the making of this film. John huston scripted this story of a pardoned indiana bank robber who goes west to pull off a jewel heist at a mountain resort. He helps a poor family and takes an interest in their crippled daughter, but at the same time, he has a girlfriend from the wrong side of the tracks who is determined to win him. Burnett little caesar, scarface and john huston the maltese falcon, key largo adapting burnetts novel, and directed by raoul walsh the roaring twenties, white heat. High sierra 1941 is an early heist film and film noir written by w. The words refer to humphrey bogart s bandit roy mad dog earle, but they could just as easily be hinting at a disappearing america in the grip of change. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Many key shots of the movie were filmed on location in the sierra nevada. High sierra 1941 official trailer ida lupino, humphrey bogart movie hd. High sierra 1941 official trailer ida lupino, humphrey bogart movie hd after being released from prison, notorious thief roy earle is hired by his old boss to help a group of inexperienced. High sierra is a 1941 heist film and early film noir written by w. Staged carefully in this film, the event recurs often throughout his oeuvre in the cockeyed world, they drive by night, colorado territory, a western remake of high sierra, pursued, white heat, and so on, but in high sierra it is turned toward broad questions entailing the ideology of hollywood cinema. Even aside from its impact on humphrey bogarts career and on the noir genre, high sierra is an entertaining and interesting movie that is worth seeing in its. With huston supporting his candidacy, bogart got the role. Though high sierra is more famous and features noir icon humphrey bogart, i died a thousand times, with jack palance and shelley winters and directed by the less wellknown stuart heisler, is the better film.
Humphrey bogart, american actor who was a preeminent movie tough guy and a top boxoffice draw during the 1940s and 50s. High sierra high sierra, american crime film, released in 1941, that is noted for humphrey bogart s sympathetic portrayal of an aging criminal. High sierra was elevated from the standard desperado bmovies by the stellar talent behind it. Bogart played roy mad dog earle, who is paroled from prison as part of a scheme to rob a hotel in california. Oscarwinner humphry bogart casablanca, the african queen plays roy mad dog earle, an escaped convict who is on the run. She would turn 23 a week after the film s premier in late january of 1941. The family with the girl who has a club foot, the ida lupino character, old mac, etc. John huston would later remark on humphrey bogart s unique appeal in the role of roy earle. High sierra is a 1941 heist film with impeccable crime story credits. Already somewhat familiar with bogart s biography the narrative didnt have any big surprises, but there are a couple of amazing photos of bogart in his early 20s. High sierra film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. In a climactic scene, bogart s character slid 90 feet 27 m down a mountainside to his just reward. The film features ida lupino and humphrey bogart and was directed by.
Few would go on to embody this better than bogart, and walshs film marks his fitting. The movie features ida lupino and humphrey bogart and was directed by raoul walsh on location at whitney portal, halfway up mount whitney. After high sierra, bogart was put into another stinker, the wagons roll at night a circus film for gods sake. Originally published in movietone news 45, november 1975 one of the most memorable scenes in high sierra takes place when roy earle humphrey bogart is driving towards camp shaw high in the mountains of california after being released from prison.
Those lights and shadows composed themselves into another, nobler personality. Bogart plays mad dog roy earle, a weary, aging gangster who tries to. High sierra 1941 official trailer ida lupino, humphrey bogart. Ida lupino and humphrey bogart in high sierra humphrey bogart and ida lupino in high sierra 1941, directed by raoul walsh. High sierra 1941 paramount pictures high sierra is a 1941 early heist film and film noir written by w. High sierra was the film that changed the course of bogart s career and lifted him up to stardom as earle, bogart was expanding on the criminal characterization he had already mastered in a dozen earlier films, giving it greater depth by adding contrasting elements of warmth and compassion to compensate the dominant violence bogart helps a clubfooted girl, velma joan leslie, who repays him. High sierra was one of three films that george raft turned down and were given to humphrey bogart that established him as a leading man. Bogart had owned a wide array over the years, including a vast newfoundland terrier called cappy, a couple of sealyhams and scottish terriers. In the 1941 film high sierra, zero, bogart s frizzy haired mutt of indeterminate breed, played the key role of pard with such aplomb that he was cast again the same year in law of the timber. What i really like about this film is the relationships. Walsh fought for and won the right to film on location at mount whitney. Bogart s gritty charisma and tensile authority have kept the film emotionally fresh.
After the petrified forest comes high sierra, then the maltese falcon and bogart was a star. Were used to location shooting now, but if you watch many films contemporary to high. Raoul walshs 1941 high sierra, a late entry in the warner bros gangster cycle, made humphrey bogart a star. Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 viewer poll rating found at a film resource website. And bogart himself encouraged george raft to turn down high sierra by telling him that roy earle would merely be one more tough guy biting the dust. A clip from the 1947 film the man i love dolores moran, ida lupino, robert alda, alan hale. Humphrey bogart stars in the film noir high sierra 1941. High sierra, american crime film, released in 1941, that is noted for humphrey bogarts sympathetic portrayal of an aging criminal. Ida lupino and humphrey bogart in raoul walshs high sierra 1941. Story and reality so often become mixed in high sierra that its hard to separate the. High sierra was the 27th featurelength film britishborn actress ida lupino had made in just under ten years, all but a handful of them in the u. A fatalistic character study of a dillingerlike bankrobber with a craving for domestic bliss, the film indicates that human striving is a fools errand. High sierra 1940 humphrey bogart vindobona awstriae. It was adapted by john huston from the novel by wr burnett, who was also the author of little caesar and one of scarfaces screenwriters.