Film Forum

(1947, Delmer Daves) After breaking out of San Quentin, wrongly-convicted-for-murder Bogart hitches a ride into town, slugs the snoopy driver, and gets picked up again by a sympathetic passerby… Lauren Bacall! Textbook Noir based on the David Goodis novel, told in the first hour from the POV of pre-plastic surgery Bogie. “Brilliantly atmospheric San Francisco settings, memorably bizarre supporting performances, [and] a superb use of subjective camera.” – Time Out. DCP. Approx. 106 min.