Ed Lynskey's Blog: Cracked Rearview Mirror - Posts Tagged "bogart"

Bogie, what can I say? He was the stone-cold epitome of style. As PI Sam Spade recovering the "dingus," he defined the private eye, so there's a connection right there for me. If you like watching old movies, he's probably going to be in one of them. I heard somebody make the point that Bogie had a distinctiveness to his acting that male leads no longer possess. Maybe that's because he toiled in a slew of B-movies before his break out came. Anyway, here are my faves:

#1. The Maltese Falcon

#2. High Sierra

#3. Dark Passage

#4. Casablanca

#5. African Queen

#6. The Harder They Fall (last movie)

#7. Key Largo

#8. The Caine Mutiny

#9. They Drive by Night

#10. The Big Sleep

By Ed Lynskey
@edlynskey
Author of Lake Charles
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