Tag Archives: Humphrey Bogart

This week in the War, 23–29 November 1942: Casablanca—The Movie

With the Moroccan port of Casablanca in Allied hands following Operation Torch, American cinema audiences were treated to the first screening of the movie Casablanca. The film opened in New York City, this week in the war, on 26 November … Continue reading

Posted in Movie, World War II | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on This week in the War, 23–29 November 1942: Casablanca—The Movie

This week in the War, 29 Sept–5 Oct 1941: The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon was one of Dashiell Hammett’s most successful novels. According to the London Times Literary Supplement: “This is not only probably the best detective story we have ever read, it is an exceedingly well written novel.” How true. … Continue reading

Posted in World War II | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on This week in the War, 29 Sept–5 Oct 1941: The Maltese Falcon