High Sierra
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A gangster, Big Mac, is planning a robbery at a resort casino in California, so he arranges to spring the experienced Roy Earle from prison back East to take charge of the operation. Roy drives across the country to a camp in the mountains to meet up with the two men who'll be working for him. It turns out that one of them has also brought along a runaway young woman, Marie. Roy wants to send Marie back to L.A., but after a few false starts she convinces him to let her stay. He comes to see that she's got more sense and guts than either of the two men, a pair of kids.
Marie is in love with Roy, but her love is not returned. Roy has met a crippled girl, Velma, and her family. It gets under his skin that such a likable girl should be a cripple. He's also in love with her. He pays for an operation to repair her leg, knowing he has no chance with her, and yet hoping.
Featured cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Humphrey Bogart | Roy Earle |
| Ida Lupino | Marie Garson |
| Arthur Kennedy | Red Hattery |
| Donald McBride | Big Mac |
| Cornel Wilde | Louis Mendoza |
Actor George Raft was originally intended to play the Bogart part, but like Casablanca, Raft turned down the role. Bogart's then pet, Zero appears in the movie as Bogart's character's dog, Pard.
Remakes
The film was remade twice:- Once, as the 1949 western Colorado Territory also directed by Raoul Walsh.
- The story was remade again in 1955 as I Died a Thousand Times starring Jack Palance and Shelley Winters.
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