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High Sierra

  • 1940
  • Approved
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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Humphrey Bogart and Ida Lupino in High Sierra (1940)
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Film NoirTragedyActionAdventureDramaThriller

After being released from prison, notorious thief Roy Earle is hired by his old boss to help a group of inexperienced criminals plan and carry out the robbery of a California resort.After being released from prison, notorious thief Roy Earle is hired by his old boss to help a group of inexperienced criminals plan and carry out the robbery of a California resort.After being released from prison, notorious thief Roy Earle is hired by his old boss to help a group of inexperienced criminals plan and carry out the robbery of a California resort.

  • Director
    • Raoul Walsh
  • Writers
    • John Huston
    • W.R. Burnett
  • Stars
    • Ida Lupino
    • Humphrey Bogart
    • Alan Curtis
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    20K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Raoul Walsh
    • Writers
      • John Huston
      • W.R. Burnett
    • Stars
      • Ida Lupino
      • Humphrey Bogart
      • Alan Curtis
    • 129User reviews
    • 53Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins

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    Ida Lupino
    Ida Lupino
    • Marie Garson
    Humphrey Bogart
    Humphrey Bogart
    • Roy Earle
    Alan Curtis
    Alan Curtis
    • 'Babe' Kozak
    Arthur Kennedy
    Arthur Kennedy
    • 'Red' Hattery
    Joan Leslie
    Joan Leslie
    • Velma
    Henry Hull
    Henry Hull
    • 'Doc' Banton
    Henry Travers
    Henry Travers
    • Pa
    Jerome Cowan
    Jerome Cowan
    • Healy
    Minna Gombell
    Minna Gombell
    • Mrs. Baughmam
    Barton MacLane
    Barton MacLane
    • Jake Kranmer
    Elisabeth Risdon
    Elisabeth Risdon
    • Ma
    • (as Elizabeth Risdon)
    Cornel Wilde
    Cornel Wilde
    • Louis Mendoza
    Donald MacBride
    Donald MacBride
    • Big Mac
    Paul Harvey
    Paul Harvey
    • Mr. Baughmam
    Isabel Jewell
    Isabel Jewell
    • Blonde
    Willie Best
    Willie Best
    • Algernon
    Spencer Charters
    Spencer Charters
    • Ed
    George Meeker
    George Meeker
    • Pfiffer
    • Director
      • Raoul Walsh
    • Writers
      • John Huston
      • W.R. Burnett
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      This was the last movie Humphrey Bogart made where he did not receive top billing. The studio thought that Ida Lupino should have top billing because she had been such a big hit in Duistere wegen (1940) (which also featured Bogart), and so her name ended above Bogart's on the title card. Bogart was reportedly unhappy about receiving second billing.
    • Goofs
      When Roy Earle, traveling under an alias, first meets Pa Goodhue at the gas station in the desert, he introduces himself only as "Collins". However, when they meet for the second time after the car accident in Tropic Springs, Pa immediately greets him as "Roy," even though Earle had never offered a first name.
    • Quotes

      Roy Earle: Of all the 14 karat saps... starting out on a caper with a woman and a dog.

    • Crazy credits
      "Pard" as Portrayed By "Zero"
    • Alternate versions
      Because this movie made Humphrey Bogart a major star, re-releases billed him ahead of Ida Lupino.
    • Connections
      Edited into Roadblock (1951)
    • Soundtracks
      I Get a Kick out of You (1934)
      (uncredited)

      Written by Cole Porter

      Played on a record at Velma's Home

      Danced to by Joan Leslie and John Eldredge

    User reviews129

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    7/10

    Reach for the Stars...

    For reasons unexplained you have been pardoned, after eight years behind bars you're still quite hardened, but there's a soft side you present, there's a kindness with intent, but there are times, when anger rages, and you're darkened. Old habits can be difficult to break, and so an offer of a caper you do take, driving down to California, meeting up with guys quite amateur, plus a lass who's called Marie, who's hard to shake. Naturally things don't go quite as you had hoped, as a gun is drawn and you feel your provoked, triggers pulled and bullets fly, public enemy, the bad guy, as you head into mountains, with quite steep slopes.
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    • Aug 8, 2023
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 25, 1941 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Warner Bros.
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Su último refugio
    • Filming locations
      • Mount Whitney, California, USA(finale - chase)
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $455,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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