Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart was an actor. He was a 20th century (PROSE: The King of Terror) American (PROSE: The Shining Man) who was famous for his film noir roles. (PROSE: Of the City of the Saved...) Bogart often played private detectives (PROSE: Loving the Alien) who were prone to acting rashly without thinking through the consequences. (PROSE: Just War)
In 2017, Bill Potts called his movies old and remembered his phrase "Play it again, Sam." (PROSE: The Shining Man) Geoff Paynter considered Bogart films to be one of the greatest achievements of humanity. (PROSE: The King of Terror)
Famous phrases
Bogart's movies were so popular that many of his phrases gained a life of their own and were repeated or paraphrased at opportune occasions by
- the Third Doctor: "Here's lookin' at chairs, kid"; (PROSE: Legacy)
- Sam Jones: "this could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship!"; (PROSE: The Eight Doctors)
- Fitz Kreiner: "Bourbon for me, and the same again for my scaly friend". (PROSE: The Tomorrow Windows)
Legacy
Ace once tried to end a phone call by claiming that Mr Bogart was not there. (PROSE: Illegal Alien)
Chandlerville film noir theme park used remakes of Humphrey Bogart. (PROSE: Of the City of the Saved...)
Behind the scenes
- SS Humphrey Bogart is clearly named after Humphrey Bogart.
- The phrases "Play it again, Sam," "Here's lookin' at you, kid," and "This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship" are all from the movie Casablanca.
