tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post4412484436776198779..comments2024-03-28T06:41:02.100-07:00Comments on The Rap Sheet: “I Won’t Play the Sap for You”J. Kingston Piercehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17073921191624535912noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-3681920809457384332011-10-04T11:50:49.194-07:002011-10-04T11:50:49.194-07:00This has always been one of my favorites. What an ...This has always been one of my favorites. What an amazing cast - Bogart, Astor (who, I would argue, WAS right for the part), Greenstreet, Lorre, Elisha Cook...amazing. And the dialogue, as I recall, was virtually straight from the book. Great show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-71254728157973002822011-10-04T11:28:14.872-07:002011-10-04T11:28:14.872-07:00Granted, she's outside the archetype of the ty...Granted, she's outside the archetype of the typical femme fatale, but I think her persona is faithful to the role, and specifically to the character in print. Her strength isn't in being dominant, but in using her seeming weakness to play on Spade's emotions and instincts, all in the interest of the game she's playing under the table.R Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16103211315269500779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-77659359197199510452011-10-04T09:58:09.914-07:002011-10-04T09:58:09.914-07:00I agree and her perm was terrible!
Have to say I ...I agree and her perm was terrible!<br /><br />Have to say I always remember Peter Lorre's performance in this film, just great!<br /><br />Interesting quote "...such stuff<br />as dreams are made on" Borrowed from Shakespeare's The Tempest and used again by Howard Rodman in one of the Harry O pilots. <br /><br />You reminded me I need to read this book, just ordered it from the local library. Thanks for the reminder.Winifredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12415302188575538163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-29348385528589323012011-10-03T16:57:32.257-07:002011-10-03T16:57:32.257-07:00Much as I love this movie (and the book, of course...Much as I love this movie (and the book, of course) I have to say that Mary Astor always seemed horribly miscast as the femme fatale. She's more like a frightened schoolmarm than, say, Barbara Stanwyck or Rita Hayworth.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831156659319997331noreply@blogger.com