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"All Through the Night"
Aug. 31st, 2011 07:28 amLast night I watched 1941's "All Through The Night". It's a seldom seen movie in which Bogart plays a gambler with a heart of gold and with a great love of cheesecake. Said love leads him to interfering with the plans of Fifth-Columnists Conrad Veidt and Judith Hamilton. Like I said, the movie is seldom seen, which is strange. It has snappy dialogue, double entendres, and exchanges like the following between Veidt and Bogart.
"It's a great pity, Mr. Donahue, that you and I should oppose each other. We have so much in common."
"Yeah? How's that?"
"You are a man of action. You take what you want, and so do we. You have no respect for democracy - neither do we. It's clear we should be allies."
"It's clear you are screwy. I've been a registered Democrat ever since I could vote. I may not be Model Citizen Number One, but I pay my taxes, wait for traffic lights, and buy 24 tickets to the Policeman's Ball."
"It's a great pity, Mr. Donahue, that you and I should oppose each other. We have so much in common."
"Yeah? How's that?"
"You are a man of action. You take what you want, and so do we. You have no respect for democracy - neither do we. It's clear we should be allies."
"It's clear you are screwy. I've been a registered Democrat ever since I could vote. I may not be Model Citizen Number One, but I pay my taxes, wait for traffic lights, and buy 24 tickets to the Policeman's Ball."
