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 1955-56 Aging was very gracious to Bogart's appearance. Still as handsome as ever he made three movies in 1955, and his last in 1956. His Filmography shows how active, and avid, an actor he was. 1955
 Humphrey Bogart (picture in left side bar), in one of his last films, stars as an American pilot in post-WWII China who masquerades as a priest and finds himself embroiled in conflict with renegade warlord Lee J. Cobb. Gene Tierney, Agnes Moorehead and Benson Fong co-star. Available in VHS video 87 min.
 Classic offbeat comedy focuses on three escaped convicts from Devil's Island--played by Humphrey Bogart, Aldo Ray and Peter Ustinov--who take to a French house for refuge. Lots of funny gags and performances here. Joan Bennett, Basil Rathbone; Michael Curtiz directs. If you haven't seen this one, you have missed an excellent comedy, and example of Bogie's versatile acting capabilities. Available in VHS video 106 min.
 A trio of escaped prisoners terrorize a suburban family while hiding out in their house in William Wyler's gripping drama. Humphrey Bogart plays the lead con, and Fredric March is the father trying to protect his family. Arthur Kennedy, Martha Scott co-star. This was Bogart's second last film in an illustrious career. Available in VHS video 112 min. 1956
 One of the most scathing indictments of professional boxing ever committed to film, THE HARDER THEY FALL presents Humphrey Bogart as Eddie Willis, a once-scrupulous sportswriter, now working for Nick Benko (Rod Steiger), a shady mob-connected promoter. Eddie is handling the publicity for Benko's new find, Toro Moreno (Mike Lane), a giant Argentine boxer with a powder-puff punch and a glass jaw. But Benko fixes one fight after another and soon the towering heavyweight, who thinks he's doing it on his own, faces Gus Dundee (Pat Comiskey), a top contender who was so battered by the current champ, Buddy Brannen (one-time heavyweight title holder Max Baer), that even Toro's feeble punches are enough to bring about a brain hemorrhage that kills him. This is the beginning of a moral crisis for Eddie. Scripted by producer Philip Yordan from the novel by Budd Schulberg, THE HARDER THEY FALL was similar enough to the real-life story of heavyweight Primo Carnera (who lost his title to Baer) that he sued Columbia. Nothing about it is pretty, with director Mark Robson (who'd already helmed the powerful CHAMPION) moving the story along at a frenetic pace and Burnett Guffey's stark black-and-white photography lending a grim feel to the movie. All of the performers are excellent, especially Bogart, in what would be his final screen appearance. reference: www.tvgen.com Available in VHS video 109 min. Humphrey Bogart passed away after a battle with cancer in 1957. On February 9, 1960, 3 years after his death, Bogie was honored with a star on Hollywood Boulevard. Want you own copy of these films? Click on the links above or below for information and secure online ordering. Most films are on VHS, some on DVD, and different Bogie posters are also available.
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