USA,
1941, 100 min
Directed by:
Raoul WalshCinematography:
Tony GaudioComposer:
Adolph DeutschCast:
Ida Lupino, Humphrey Bogart, Alan Curtis, Arthur Kennedy, Joan Leslie, Henry Hull, Henry Travers, Jerome Cowan, Minna Gombell, Barton MacLane, Cornel Wilde (more)Plots(1)
Gangster Roy Earle is paroled after a lengthy prison term. However, Earle has no intention of giving up his criminal life. In fact, his parole has been arranged by Big Mac, so that Earle can mastermind a big-time heist at a California resort hotel. (official distributor synopsis)
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A good actor sometimes grabs attention just by being in a film, and sometimes by their excellent performance. Humphrey Bogart delivers such a performance in the film High Sierra, where you believe him both as the gangster and as the man who could theoretically have a heart. He's not a classic torn hero, but he's not far from it either. Sometimes it's just circumstances that force us into something we don't want. ()