Bogie Summary
Director: Vincent Sherman
Genres: Drama
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Vincent_Sherman, who back in Hollywood's heyday directed Humphrey_Bogart in The Return of Dr. X and All Through the Night, helmed the TV biopic Bogie. Unfortunately, Sherman was unable to overcome a cliched, bowdlerized screenplay, nor could he cover up the fact that star Kevin O'Connor had none of Humphrey_Bogart's movie-star charisma. The film sketchily covers Bogart's life between 1899 and 1944, then zeroes in on the romance between Bogie and his To Have and Have Not leading lady Lauren_Bacall, phlegmatically portrayed by Kathryn_Harrold (the real Bacall reportedly refuses to see this film). Ann_Wedgeworth makes a meal of her portrayal of Bogart's third wife Mayo "Sluggsy" Methot, while Bogie's close pals Patrick O'Moore and "Prince" Michael Romanoff are played, respectively, by Donald_May and Alfred_Ryder. Other Bogart intimates impersonated in this film include Peter_Lorre (played by Herb Braham), Jack_Warner (Richard_Dysart), Leslie_Howard (Stephen_Keep), Howard_Hawks (Ross_Elliot), and wife 2 Mary_Phillips (Carol Vogel). The script was by Daniel Tadarash, who wrote the 1949 Bogart film Knock on Any Door; it was based on Joe_Hyams' affectionate (and far superior) biography of the star. Bogie was first telecast March 4, 1980. Hal Erickson, Rovi
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