Review of High Sierra (1941) by Randal G — 20 Apr 2010
Bogart got his first real lead role in a film with his Dillinger-like criminal Roy Earle and he aced it. This is a late period gangster pic in the Warner's cycle where the protagonist is heavily romanticized as a man who's time has passed (much like Cagney in the last act of "The Roaring 20's"; both films directed, not-coincidentally by Raoul Walsh) trying to cope with the modern world closing in on him.
The great Ida Lupino is the taxi girl who get's involved with Earle and the rest of the cast equally excellent. Raoul Walsh films are seldom dull and this one moves at a quick but sure pace through to the tragic ending.
The film was co-written by John Huston, who a short time later would make his directorial debut with a little thing entitled "The Maltese Falcon." Walsh later directed, among many other films the decidedly not so sentimental gangster-noir "White Heat.
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This review of High Sierra (1941) was written by Randal G on 20 Apr 2010.
High Sierra has generally received positive reviews.
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