High Sierra

The movie that showed that Humphrey Bogart could star in a movie. Black cinema of the good directed Raoul Walsh and co-written by John Huston. Need we say anything else?

Bogie coming into his own here, but doing so in an otherwise bland crime-doesn't-pay, not-quite-noir picture. Takes a long time to get to where it's going, especially in some odd scenes involving a romantic interest's club foot? Ultimately forgettable, despite some fun location shooting and the inclusion of the dog Pard, the third main character.