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| Humphrey Bogart | ... | Samuel Spade | |
| Mary Astor | ... | Brigid O'Shaughnessy | |
| Gladys George | ... | Iva Archer | |
| Peter Lorre | ... | Joel Cairo | |
| Barton MacLane | ... | Lt. of Detectives Dundy | |
| Lee Patrick | ... | Effie Perine | |
| Sydney Greenstreet | ... | Kasper Gutman | |
| Ward Bond | ... | Detective Tom Polhaus | |
| Jerome Cowan | ... | Miles Archer | |
| Elisha Cook Jr. | ... | Wilmer Cook | |
| James Burke | ... | Luke | |
| Murray Alper | ... | Frank Richman | |
| John Hamilton | ... | Bryan | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Charles Drake | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Chester Gan | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) | |
| Creighton Hale | ... | Stenographer (uncredited) | |
| Robert Homans | ... | Policeman (uncredited) | |
| William Hopper | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Walter Huston | ... | Captain Jacoby (uncredited) | |
| Hank Mann | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Jack Mower | ... | Announcer (uncredited) | |
| Emory Parnell | ... | Ship's Mate (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| John Huston | |||
Writing credits | ||
| John Huston | (screenplay) | |
| Dashiell Hammett | (based upon the novel by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Henry Blanke | .... | associate producer | |
| Hal B. Wallis | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Adolph Deutsch | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Arthur Edeson | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Thomas Richards | (film editor) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Robert M. Haas | (as Robert Haas) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Orry-Kelly | (gowns) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Perc Westmore | .... | makeup artist | |
| Frank McCoy | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Jean Udko | .... | hair (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Al Alleborn | .... | unit manager (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Claude Archer | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
| John Prettyman | .... | second assistant director (uncredited) | |
| Jack Sullivan | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| John Gilbert Kissel | .... | props (uncredited) | |
| Keefe Maley | .... | assistant props (uncredited) | |
| William McConnell | .... | scenic artist (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Oliver S. Garretson | .... | sound | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| William Conger | .... | gaffer (uncredited) | |
| E.F. Dexter | .... | grip (uncredited) | |
| Mack Elliott | .... | stills (uncredited) | |
| Mike Joyce | .... | second assistant camera (uncredited) | |
| Wally Meinardus | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
| William Steudeman | .... | best boy (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Burrell Kring | .... | wardrobe man (uncredited) | |
| Cora Lobb | .... | wardrobe woman (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Leo F. Forbstein | .... | musical director | |
| Arthur Lange | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Robert Foulk | .... | dialogue director | |
| Meta Carpenter | .... | script clerk (uncredited) | |
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I love this movie. I didn't love it until I'd watched it a couple of times.
And I didn't love it quite so much until I'd read Harvey Greenberg's "Movies on Your Mind."
But I now think that, within the strictures of its budget, it's about as good as it can get. Sam Spade is a marvelous character in this film. He gives practically nothing away, while gathering information from others simply by letting them talk, kind of like a shrink.
And it's hard to believe that they could have found a cast that fit the templates of the novel so perfectly. Sidney Greenstreet IS the "fat man." Peter Lorre IS the queer. My nomination for best scene: When Greenstreet attempts to peel off the black enamel from the captured bird and finds that it's nothing but lead and begins to hack away at it, as if it were alive and he were trying to kill it. Nothing is more amusing than a fat man lipid with rage.
If you see this one, and I hope you do, make note of the phenomenal black and white photography. (I hope you have a good connection.) Watch, for instance, the glissade of the camera when Bogart says, "You have brains. Yes, you do."
In case you're worried about this being too sophisticated for enjoyment by an ordinary audience, I should mention that I showed this (in one connection or another, I forget) to a class of Marines at Camp Lejeune. They enjoyed the hell out of it, especially the scene in which Mary Astor kicks Peter Lorre in the shins.
Don't miss it.