On this day – November 26th 1942 – The first viewing of the movie Casablanca
Casablanca
is a romantic movie set in Casablanca during the Second World War. It had its
premier in New York on November 26th and was released nationally on
January 23, 1942. Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid play the
main characters in the movie. Apparently, Paul Henreid Laszlo never got along
well with his co-actors. The movie was based on an unproduced stage play with
the title “Everyone comes to Ricks”. The filming started in May and finished in
August, just a few months later. Most of the movie was shot at Warner Bros.
studio, although one scene was shot at Van Nuys Airport.
The
participants in the creation of the movie did not expect it to become anything spectacular,
it was seen as just another Hollywood movie at the time. It did however win
three Oscars (academy award) for best picture, director and adapted screenplay
at the time. The movie, the theme song and memorable lines have today become
iconic, and the movie have several times ranked high on all-time best movie
lists.
The
Song “As times goes by” was a part of the original stage play, and although the
composer for the movie, Max Steiner, wanted to compose his own theme song, was
this (luckily) not done. The reason was simply because Ingrid Bergman had cut
her hair short for her next role, and the scene could not be re-shot.
The
quote “Round up the usual suspects” inspired the title for the movie “The Usual
Suspects” from 1995.
Casablanca can be bought or viewed here
Of
all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine -Rick
(Humphrey Bogart)
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