

In 1947, Bogart as a Catholic priest makes his way to a remote church mission in China to replace a priest who was killed there. The ending is so convoluted It probably wouldn’t have worked on Hawaii but in Panama it was a lock (sorry!)ĩ) Left Hand of God (1955) – Father O’Shea/Jim Carmody. It looked good when filming began with Huston and stars Bogie and Maltese Falcon cohorts Mary Astor as the love interest and always reliable evil foil Sydney Greenstreet who is aligned with some caricature Japanese bad guys including Joe Totsuiko (Victor Sen Yung) who would go on to TV fame as Hop Sing the Cartwright’s cook on Bonanza. When the December 7th real-life attack on Pearl Harbor occurred, production was shut down for three months, resuming on March 2, 1942, with a revised script changing the target to Panama. The original script was a view into the future, portending an attempt to avert a Japanese plan to invade Pearl Harbor.

Second despite the title, the action never progresses anywhere near the Pacific going from Halifax, Canada to New York City and concluding in Panama. The film has two strikes as John Huston started as the director but then joined the U.S. This American spy film is set on the eve of the entry of the United States into World War II. With a career spanning almost three decades, Bogie starred in over 70 movies and in 1999, the American Film Institute named Bogart the greatest male star in the history of American cinema.ġ0) Across the Pacific (1942) – Rick LeLand. Humphrey Bogart - Screen legend & undeniable Hollywood heavyweight thanks to his history-defining roles in classic movies such as Casablanca, The African Queen, The Caine Mutiny and The Maltese Falcon, Bogart came to embody the Hollywood ideal of tough guy with a heart. MHT Counts down the Top 10 Actors to our favorite and his Top 10 WWII Movies.ġ.

Blog - Humphrey Bogart's Top 10 WWII Movies
