Shandor reacts to THE BIG SLEEP (1946) - FIRST TIME WATCHING!!!

[@user-sy5vv4ze3h]

Bogart and Bacall did have great chemistry in their first film together (and Bacall’s screen premiere), To Have and Have Not, a fine movie that has been likened to Casablanca. They were also excellent together in Dark Passage and in Key Largo. Fun Fact: Co-screenwriter for this was Leigh Brackett, one of the few female science-fiction writers in the early days of the genre. She finished her career by co writing the screenplay for the second Star Wars movie, The Empire Strike Back. In the 1950s and 60s, she was very active writing teleplays for many top shows.

[@randywhite3947]

Bogart and Bacall definitely had amazing chemistry

[@airman9820]

I think you would love To Have and have not. Another great Bogart/Bacall film set during WWII. You are by far one of the best classic film reactors.

[@shandoratthecinema4098]

Thanks a lot!

[@wfoster-graham6363]

Indeed. Bogart and Bacall met during the shooting of "To Have and Have Not" and they fell in love, so it was a real kick to know that a real-life romance was fueling the movie romance and chemistry between them. He was the love of her life, and she was his.

[@williamphelps3915]

Bogart was used to performing on stage in New York long before he went to Hollywood.

[@joeellis3281]

Great reaction. I've seen this movie ten times and I still can't unravel all the plot twists, but the film noir atmosphere is amazing. I can tell you are obsessed with this genre. You'd love Double Indemnity, In a Lonely Place (Bogart) and Sunset Boulevard. Keep up the good work.

[@shandoratthecinema4098]

Thanks!

[@LaurelT1948]

LOVE Double Indemnity and In a Lonely Place, particularly. Both suspenseful, and In a Lonely Place is very dark indeed. Bogart is brilliant.

[@LaurelT1948]

You should see Dick Powell as Phillip Marlowe in Murder, My Sweet, 1944, another classic film noir. Powell was great in films noir, even though his earlier film career was as a tenor in 1930s musical comedies! He had a good TV drama show in the 1950s, too.

[@thomastimlin1724]

Elisha Cook Jr [1903-1995] is a well known and fine character actor who was in dozens of movies and TV shows for decades. He was in high demand.

[@Divamarja_CA]

I would recommend Dark Passage, another B&B collab. Has interesting POV shots, especially for the times. I also like it because it’s got some authentic shots of San Francisco (hometown).

[@shandoratthecinema4098]

It's on my list now!

[@ednicolle2456]

Shandor with the best videos again, hope you get all the followers you deserve soon :)

[@shandoratthecinema4098]

Thanks you!

[@user-DrJoe-Future]

One of Bogart's, age 44, more popular movies is "To Have and Have Not." In this famous movie, once again helping the anti-Nazi underground, he meets his very young 19-year-old future wife -- Lauren Bacall. Talk about some hot sexy action. Sparks were starting to fly in that movie -- and he eventually married her. Great couple.

[@snootybaronet]

My favorite film noir is Out of the Past with Robert Mitchum, Kirk Douglas and Jane Greer. It's worth a watch...

[@LaurelT1948]

Another vote for Out of the Past! And a vote for Murder My Sweet, with Dick Powell, 1944.

[@randywhite3947]

@@LaurelT1948did you like the long goodbye?

[@LaurelT1948]

@@randywhite3947 I saw it when it first came out, but did not care for it. It seemed like a parody to me. But that was a long time ago, and I should give it another try.

[@RootinrPootine]

Out of the past is flawless. But almost too flawless. Slightly edged by Big sleep for me personally mainly cause it’s funnier and Bacall is just…the goat. Murder my sweet and those are the holy trinity. Also flawless. Hard to pick between them

[@stephenblair3845]

Thanks for doing this as a reaction and really glad you enjoyed this.

[@robertjewell9727]

Bogart only played Marlowe in this film. There is an excellent film noir Marlowe film called Murder, My Sweet based on Raymond Chandler's Farewell, My Lovely with Dick Powell as Marlowe. Like you, I much prefer this film to The Maltese Falcon which for me is a bit overwrought. But watching this along with you did make me think of Alfred Hitchcock's film NOTORIOUS which isn't really a film noir, but I think you'd love it. Have you seen it? Also my friend Candy was in the 1978 version of. Chandler's novel with Robert Mitchum as Marlowe. She played Carmen. It's updated to present day 1978 and takes place in England rather than Los Angeles. It's not as good as this film , but I kind of have a soft spot for it.

[@shandoratthecinema4098]

I haven't seen Notorius yet, but I'm amazed by Hitchcock's work, so I will definitely watch it!

[@randywhite3947]

The Maltese Falcon was never overwrought

[@glennwisniewski9536]

At 6:46 we get an early appearance by future Hollywood A-lister Dorothy Malone.

[@kengruz669]

Based on your reaction to 'The Big Sleep" and what appealed to you about it, check out another noir classic: "Double Indemnity" (1944). Novel: James Cain. Director: Billy Wilder. Screenplay: Billy Wilder & Raymond Chandler!

[@Pomeray8]

If anyone has questions regarding the plot, Hawks outlined it all in that massive biography.

[@deckofcards87]

Brilliant film. Yes, Bogart always went for the best dialogue heavy scripts. I mean..."Casablanca"... arguably the most quotable movie of all time of course, but also "Treasure of The Sierra Madre" by John Houston..."In A Lonely Place," "Sabrina", and "To Have And Have Not" are all musical on the ears. For your noir journey: "Double Indemnity" with Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck is also a must-see, as well as "The Third Man" with Orson Welles and Joseph Cotton. It's debatable, but Fritz Lang's M (1931) is usually considered the first true crime noir.👍A moody classic about a serial killer.

[@shandoratthecinema4098]

Thanks for all the recommendations!

[@thomastimlin1724]

Originally Bogart was a stage actor and that is probably why he would go for the best dialogue heavy scripts, and especially after spending almost a decade in the 1930's films playing bad guys. In the few comedies he did, he handled that very well too.

[@leftcoaster67]

The Novel is amazing. Raymond Chandler is one hell of a great writer.

[@MrRondonmon]

My Fav. Bogie movie, the reason their love interest probably seemed off was this movie was actually made a couple of years before it was released, maybe even before "To Have and Have Not" (not 100% sure) but the studios wanted to get all of their War Pictures out first, as the War was ending, so they put this on the shelf for a couple of years, but "To Have and Have Not" came out and made Bacall a star, so the studio ordered NEW SHOTS between her and Bogie, she didn't originally have as big a part in this film, by the time they reshot some scenes and cut others Martha Vickers role was undone, originally they say she stole the film. So, that is why their love interest seems forced. Many of the new scenes between her and Bogie was shot like over a year later and inserted into the film. Watch "To Have and Have Not" its really good also. P.S. This was Bogies only Marlow movie, but watch "Murder My Sweet" it was made before this and is top a notch Marlow film noir.

[@shandoratthecinema4098]

Thanks for the insight, it makes so much sense! Also, I put both of your recommendations on my list!

[@lcassamas]

Directed by Howard Hawks, by the way, one of the masters of the studio system Hollywood. He made loads of movie in a variety of genres and created a number of great films. Try His Girl Friday, one of the greatest comedies of all time.

[@raymeedc]

Check out Bogart & the under rated Gloria Graham in the singular film noir “In A Lonely Place” 👌

[@shandoratthecinema4098]

Will do!

[@thomastimlin1724]

Shandor as long as you deep dive into classic movies rather than what everybody else does, these films will never die. from Charlie Chaplin silent movies1916 on, to Catch 22 . the older classic movies offer great scripts and stories often not seen today. And tones of musicals like Singing in the Rain. There is a forgotten classic comedy of the 1960's [1966] called "The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming." During the cold war days Russian submarine accidently gets stuck on a sandbar near an Island in the USA Atlantic Ocean side. the little island thinks the whole country is invading them. Both Russians and Americans are absolutely crazy people in this movie lol.

[@raymeedc]

Another iconic classic you might like, the film that made Marlon Brando a star while introducing a new at the time realistically gritty, no holds barred style of acting through him, “A Streetcar Named Desire” 😎

[@shandoratthecinema4098]

Sounds pretty good!

[@lcassamas]

You should try a noir made by Orson Welles called Touch of Evil. Although it was made in 1958, the best version is a 1998 edit that was based on a 58-page memo that Welles had written after the studio took the film away from him in post. And if you haven’t watched Citizen Kane, do. All the lighting and camera angles and long takes one associates with noir are present in Kane in 1940. And it’s a mystery, of sorts.

[@Hayseo]

The end of the book is different. The younger daughter is more involved. I’ll leave it at that.

[@billolsen4360]

I love Chandler's writing and a lot of the dialog in this movie is exactly as he wrote it. His narration is even better. "From 30 feet away she looked like a lot of class. From 10 feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from 30 feet away." 23:15 The marriage of Vivien to Rutledge "didn't take."

[@shandoratthecinema4098]

Yeah, I realized it while editing the video. I'm an idiot.

[@raymeedc]

Check out Woody Allen’s early film satire on Casablanca & Bogey, whom he held in high regard, “Play It Again, Sam” 👌

[@shandoratthecinema4098]

That sounda amazing! Will definitely check it out!

[@thomastimlin1724]

Of which the title Bogart NEVER uttered in Casablanca.

[@raymeedc]

Yes, like so many other famous movie “quotes” 😉

[@williamphelps3915]

Mrs. Rutledge was a widow.

[@leftcoaster67]

There's a lot of changes from the novel. A lot wouldn't have made it past the censors.

[@lukebarton5075]

Nice reaction. For a more modern take on the character of Philip Marlowe you should try “The Long Goodbye” (1973) directed by Robert Altman.

[@shandoratthecinema4098]

I'll put it on my list!

[@GarthKlein]

It may be that you missed and important plot point early on. Lauren Bacall's character was divorced.

[@shandoratthecinema4098]

You're right, I realized it when I was editing the video. My bad!

[@dawnstone610]

Bogart gave Becall a chance to act in his films, but she was a model and considered a bad actress.

[@scottshaw5271]

Wanna see you react to a Mae West film from the thirties!

[@cwdkidman2266]

Hawks' movies are jammed with double entendres. And usually they refer to anal sex. In fact, the spicy dialogue is the point of the picture. The plots are basic and the body counts are low. Hawks was the great optimist yet very unsentimental. Look at his 1951 The Thing. No one screams. And death, violent and grotesque, occurs offscreen. He was America's first auteur, according to Cahiers Du Cinema in 1954. He has more films in the National Film Registry than any other director, 11. John Ford has 10 and Hitchcock has 9.

[@RootinrPootine]

Why do you say they usually refer to anal sex?