Top 5 Underrated HUMPHREY BOGART Films
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 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 .
"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!
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 TH-cam lol, thanks for watching!
Dark Passage! Not only Bogie+BcCall, but an Oscar-worthy performance by Agnes Morehead.
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.
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 "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
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! 👍❤
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.
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..
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.
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.
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,
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.
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.
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.
Great inclusion of The Harder They Fall. Such a great Bogart classic.
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!
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.
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.
✨️Humphrey Bogart ✨️ indubitably a unique actor one of the Greatest Troubadours of Life Ever 🎭
"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.
Key Largo is one of my Bogart favs.
"The Petrified Forest" is a major classic & the role of Duke Mantee established Bogart's
movie career as a screen tough guy in 1936. It was also his first successful stage role in 1935. He revived the role 20 years later in a TV version of The Petrified Forest.
"In a Lonely Place" in 1950 & "The Caine Mutiny" in 1954 are also great Bogart classics showing his acting range that often get mentioned.
Agree "The Desperate Hours" in 1955 & "The Harder They Fall" in 1956 are two great underrated Bogart movies that don't get enough attention.
He was amazing! I'm so glad he met Betty on set and he finally had true love
Zeigler's performance as the heavy in The Harder They Fall absolutely makes the movie. Great conclusion to Bogart's remarkable career.
I finally watched IN A LONELY PLACE a few months ago, i could not believe how funny it was and how good he was in it. Watched it a few times in the same week.
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.
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.
Just got thru watching "the harder they fall" (again) it's always great seeing veteran bogart going head to head with up and coming great steiger. Not the best fight film in fighting sense but definitely the most memorable to show the dark noir business of the sport. Good picks and nicely done homage to a great legend on an actor.
I suppose MR TIBBS made you say that?
The Caine Mutiny is a great film. A wonderful morality tale that applies today, and in environments you wouldn't predict.
I agree 100 %. Love Bogart. Please do a set on Kirk Douglas, easily as iconic as Bogart. He made a few more enemies, so he doesn't get the credit.
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.
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?"
Thanks for this- seen Caine Mutiny and Desperate Hours but not the other three. A film with HB in it is a film worth watching (I can't think he made a bad picture in his career). I will track down the other three pictures you mentioned if possible. Also glad that Leslie Howard valued HB's acting skills.
Some of Bogart's early films never made it to home-video in the '80s and '90s. I've never liked his westerns (THE OKLA KID and VIRGINIA CITY) but I don't care for most westerns anyway, so...). Give us a synopsis or a remembered-scene from that Bogart film you couldn't name originally. Those are fun games amont comments.
Great video. I've seen most of these films but not all. I'll remedy that. Thx!
I'd have listed 1937's STAND-IN because Bogart plays a character we've never seen before or after. It's a breath of fresh air although Bogart had not cemented his Tuff-Guy image yet. But after seeing this film, I never forgot THAT was a wonderfully 'real' Bogart personality. It's rightfully considered a Leslie Howard film - but so's THE PETRIFIED FOREST. I wish Bogart had done another film or two or six like this.
Do not forget John Ford 's Up the Rover and Raoul Walsh's They Drive By Night, The Roaring Twenties and High Sierra!
I've collected almost all the movies released on DVD by Humphrey Bogart. I've never seen him do a bad performance.
The Petrified Forest is hands down my favorite movie.
DEAD RECKONING is an underrated film noir classic.
The Caine Mutiny isn't an underrated Bogart film.
Caine Mutiny and Petrified Forest are included in virtually all of his top ten movie lists.
Bogart and Gary Oldman are my two favorite actors. "All Through the Night" is also under-rated.
The ball bearings captain Queeg fidgets with during his testimony was Humphrey Bogart's idea. He thought it showed the captains paranoia.
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.
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.
If you're into WW2 movies I would recommend Sahara. The Maltese Falcon is also one of my favorites.
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.
Bogart in "The Caine Mutiny" One of the best performances of any actor. His character is mesmerising. Bogart was a genius.
Excellent selection. Maybe The Cain Mutiny is the best, The Desperate Hours too... All of these movies are great, with great cast. PS, I love film noir, and hence....Mr Bogart. "Subscribed"
Thank you for this great list though I would hardly call The Caine Mutiny an "underrated" Bogart Film. It is one of his most iconic performances and is referenced to this day. I would replace this well-known classic with "Deadline U. S. A." from 1952. This is a great performance by Bogart and his character mirrors the realities of the changing entertainment world.
All five are great choices. The Desperate Hours a perfect mix of everything that makes a film work. Frederick March is an all time favorite of mine. But no one ever had the screen presence of Bogart. He was a full blown star, and he had the acting chops to back it up.
I like this film because it's almost a perfect 'split' between two huge screen talents - Bogart vs. Fredric March - and they helped construct a fairly perfect film. The bad guy didn't like the hostage situation but felt he had no choice and was sufficiently threatening. But there was a worse villain as a cohort, too, and Bogart couldn't control him. Likewise, March had to be under Bogart's thumb but that never stopped him from thinking and acting. And then Gig Young comes in with smart behaviors... eventually. I thought Bogart's designed demise was pretty imaginative, too. We see a lot of "they'll never take me alive!" bravados in film history, but finally HE does it well. Years later, Mason Adams would even outdo Bogart in the wonderful 1986 F/X, which Bryan Brown demonstrates 1,001 uses for Crazy Glue.
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.
I'm disappointed "Beat the Devil" didn't make this list.
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
My fave under-rated Bogie film has to be "All Through the Night."
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.
His greatest action/military movie was “Sahara” in 1943.
I've seen all of these except 'Desperate Hours'.
I cannot really think of a bad Bogart film.
It's hard for me to relate to some of these being not well known. But I guess it's true.
THE LEFT HAND OF GOD
One of Bogart's truly forgotten gems.
There are five good movies. Based on three good novels and two plays. Leslie Howard requested him for Petrified Forest, for Wyler's film, Bogart wanted Spencer Tracy (March´s part) but they did not reach an agreement. The novel In a Lonely Place and the script for the film are very good but they only have the title in common.
An liat
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 would have been better with Robert Ryan instead of Bogie. I didn't believe for one minute the skinny, old looking Bogie could beat up a bigger guy. Robert Ryan excelled at playing characters who were wrapped too tight.
What about 'DARK PASSAGE'??
Was Dark Passage a big deal when released? I have always wondered how popular that was. It might be my fav. According to chatgpt, "The film grossed approximately $2.2 million at the box office, which was decent but not extraordinary for the time. "
during working yrs had access to round ball bearings; many of us gossiped while rolling them in palm as did Capt Queeg
"All Through The Night" (1942)
I loved Bogart in Sahara. Really good war film.
Anything with Bogard in is worth watching.
We need more films like these. The human experience is missing today. It is all super hero’s crap . No story. Guns and bombs and stupidity.
In A LOVELY Place??
Some may get annoyed that i.m a nit-picker, but hey -- at least i.m listening!
How about reviewing, THE BIG SLEEP, JUST WAIT UNTIL DARK, RIO BRAVO, RIO LOBO, SILENT RUNNING, ALIEN 1979.
Bogart the GOAT
I'd like to add "Deadline USA" , "The Enforcer" and "The Black Legion."
The "underrated" Bogart film I like and would recommend is "The Enforcer."
Thanks for this video
I remember this film.
Re the Thumbnail: Didn't know Bogie played Fonzie several decades before Henry Winkler.... 😉
The Caine Mutiny underrated? Bogart got a Best Actor nominee. He could've won for Best Supporting Actor for that role.
Love watching a Bogie film. Just wished they would've smoked a lot less back then.
One of his films i like was the Left hand of god
Too bad he left out "The Enforcer"(1951). Great movie ❤
I don't agree about the Caine Mutiny being underrated. I would definitely replace that choice with Sahara.
Two better films to have selected are
High Sierra and Key Largo.
Less well know, and both are great.
I've seen them all.
Desperate Hours!!!! One of his best!!!!!! CLICKETY CLICKETY CLICK (smack,smack!!)👋😂
We don't need no stinking badges
Then the hat gets blown off is all you need to know
We’re No Angels should be on this list.
One under-rated film is the comedy "We're No Angels".
I saw the Desperate Hours on the late show when I was a kid and it scared the heck out of me. Too bad you never see that one anymore. I wonder why. Sahara is another underrated one as is Passage to Mareille. The Caine Mutiny is more than slightly bogged down by that romantic subplot. Francis' acting is pedestrian a best and his character is a P. whipped momma's boy. It really ruins that movie.
SAHARA bogart an his m3 le/grant tank wint the battle of el alemain ACTION IN THE ORTH ATANTIC.......PASSAGE TO MARSELLE
I'm not sure how you can call The Petrified Forest or The Caine Mutiny as underrated when they're always singled out as some of his best films by critics and fans alike. What's underrated about them?
SMOKING KILLS. The Caine Mutiny is a great movie. I like it better, Casablanca.
HIS VERY BEST THE DESPERATE HOURS
Not one of his best but I enjoyed The Two Mrs. Carrolls.