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High Sierra is a 1941 American film noir directed by Raoul Walsh, written by William R. Burnett and John Huston from the novel by Burnett, and starring Ida Lupino and Humphrey Bogart. Its plot follows a career criminal who becomes involved in a jewel heist in a resort town in California's Sierra Nevada , along with a young former taxi dancer ...
Joan Leslie (born Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel; January 26, 1925 – October 12, 2015) was an American actress and vaudevillian, who during the Hollywood Golden Age, appeared in such films as High Sierra (1941), Sergeant York (1941), and Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942).
As an actress, Lupino's best known films are The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) with Basil Rathbone; They Drive by Night (1940) with George Raft and Humphrey Bogart; High Sierra (1941) with Bogart; The Sea Wolf (1941) with Edward G. Robinson and John Garfield; Ladies in Retirement (1941) with Louis Hayward; Moontide (1942) with Jean Gabin ...
I Died a Thousand Times is a scene-by-scene remake of High Sierra (1941), which was based upon a novel by W.R. Burnett and starred Humphrey Bogart as Earle. The same story had also been transformed into the Western Colorado Territory (1949), with Joel McCrea.
Wilde had an uncredited bit part in Lady with Red Hair (1940), then got a small part in High Sierra (1941), which included a scene with Humphrey Bogart. He also had small roles in Knockout (1941) and Kisses for Breakfast (1941). [14] Wilde was then signed by 20th Century Fox who gave him a good role in a B picture The Perfect Snob (1941).
From 1931, after the introduction of sound films, he was "in constant demand" for character roles by the film studios. [8] Some of his best known film roles were Waxey Armitage in Special Agent (1935), Dr. Hubert Foote in The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939), Art in High Sierra (1941) and John Malcolm in Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941).
Raft was borrowed by Walter Wanger to play a gangster in The House Across the Bay (1940), which was a flop. He was cast in City for Conquest (1940), but declined the role and was replaced by Anthony Quinn. [76] Raft was scheduled to appear in Star of Africa [77] and declined a role in The Dealer's Name Was George, but neither film was made. [78]
1940 Brother Rat and a Baby: Sterling Randolph High School: James Wallace Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet: Defense Attorney (uncredited) The Marines Fly High: Col. Hill Typhoon: Dea's father Sailor's Lady: Captain Maryland: Buckman Manhattan Heartbeat: Dr. Bentley Arizona: Solomon Warner Behind the News: Dist. Atty. Hardin S. Kelly 1941 High Sierra ...