My promo about these movies in yesterday’s news thread had the reviewer assignments reversed, but never mind. 1944 has been a slower year for movies than I had hoped but it makes up ground with “To Have and Have Not” and “Laura.” I hadn’t thought of the former as “Casablanca” with minor variations, as does Crowther, but it is something to think about. Favorite line from “Laura”: (Detective played by Dana Andrews, asked about his love life.) “A dame in Washington Heights got a fox fur off me once.”
Netflix has “To Have and Have Not” on DVD. They don’t have the other two.
“To Have and Have Not” original trailer
“Laura” reissue trailer