"High Sierra," "In a Lonely Place," "African Queen:" I realize it's

fashionable to damn the great but Bogart was versatile, playing villains, heroes, and lovers all with nonpareil skill. I think you're forgetting that for many years, Warner Bros. cast him in dozens of gangster films and he had a hell of a time breaking out of that stereotype.
Anyhow, Bogey is Bogey: the list of his great films is surpassed by none.
One hears your same hooey about many great actors, including Olivier: one critic said that Sir Lawrence seemed to think that every film line was written by Shakespeare.
I think what happens is that actors with extremely powerful personalities and that have long careers make it difficult for some viewers to see them as other characters.
I mean, can you forget that Alec Guiness was the Colonel in Kwai while watching him in Star Wars? I guess you could say he's playing the same guy?
How about Brando?
Wayne?
Cooper?
Mitchum?
Grant?
Davis?

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Topic - Tin and other film Noir fans: Bogarts "In a Lonely Place" - grinagog 03:12:07 03/19/08 (11)

RE: Placing It On My Netflex List . - Vinylly 16:13:26 03/19/08 (0)

Bogey and Gloria Grahame: what a duo! His character is one of - tinear 05:32:06 03/19/08 (9)

Bogart was a personality...NOT an actor of great skill.... - TWB 11:12:48 03/19/08 (4)

"High Sierra," "In a Lonely Place," "African Queen:" I realize it's - tinear 06:16:01 03/20/08 (3)

The Treasure of Sierra Madre and his descent into - Wendell Narrod 09:21:28 03/20/08 (2)

Daniel Day-Lewis has not the intense personality, the - tinear 10:48:10 03/20/08 (1)

I thought I was the only one who felt this way. I've hated - Wendell Narrod 10:54:16 03/20/08 (0)

Ditto (nt) - Rod H. 07:59:43 03/19/08 (3)

RE: Disagree: Bogart is often the only one on screen acting - grinagog 19:14:26 03/19/08 (2)

Yup. And then along came Mitchum and he added - tinear 06:45:31 03/20/08 (0)

Uh....I think you're responding to me...not Rod... - TWB 00:02:39 03/20/08 (0)

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"High Sierra," "In a Lonely Place," "African Queen:" I realize it's - tinear 06:16:01 03/20/08 (3)

The Treasure of Sierra Madre and his descent into - Wendell Narrod 09:21:28 03/20/08 (2)

Daniel Day-Lewis has not the intense personality, the - tinear 10:48:10 03/20/08 (1)

I thought I was the only one who felt this way. I've hated - Wendell Narrod 10:54:16 03/20/08 (0)

"High Sierra," "In a Lonely Place," "African Queen:" I realize it's

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