Actually, Bogie got to show off a lot of chemistry in that movie - he had that great scene in the bookstore when he lets the (really cute) clerk in on what he's doing vis-a-vis the bookstore across the street.

That was Dorothy Malone, I think. So they picked the most va-va-va-voom girl they could get, dyed her hair brown, put glasses on and let Bogie set her aflame.

I'm afraid to see that movie, because I love the book so much, and Bogie looks so wrong -- even though he's great in the part, he does not look like a blond devil. Does not.

It's a great movie, Jesse. Just a little incoherent, but all kinds of great dialogue and chemistry and atmosphere.

Dorothy Malone

So they picked the most va-va-va-voom girl they could get, dyed her hair brown, put glasses on and let Bogie set her aflame.

The implications of how they passed the time are almost at the level of "Kirk pulls on his boots while sitting on the bed".

Chemistry

Heh. The world's first (and I suspect only) Dorothy Malone Opera Glove Gallery.

Actually, Bogie got to show off a lot of chemistry in that movie - he had that great scene in the bookstore when he lets the (really cute) clerk in on what he's doing vis-a-vis the bookstore across the street.

Yes! The first I saw the movie I went, "Wait a minute! I thought he was after Bacall? Who's she now?"

I believe ita, at least, will enjoy today's IMDb poll:

It looks as if Tom Hanks is going to star in the Holy Grail mystery thriller The DaVinci Code. What should they do to the adaptation of the runaway bestseller to make it more "Hanksian"?

• Add a small mouse who leads him to the clues about the Holy Grail
• Team him up with an American astronaut, played by Tim Allen
• Turn it into a computer-animated extravaganza where he plays all the characters
• Bring in Wilson the Volleyball as a sidekick
• Introduce historical figure Mary "The Mermaid" Magdalene
• Put one of the clues inside a box of chocolates
• Add dancing keyboard sequence in the Louvre
• Set it in outer space, call it The Apollo Code 13
• Have him accidentally "out" DaVinci during an acceptance speech
• Go for broke -- cast Meg Ryan and turn it into a romantic comedy caper

Results here, until tomorrow.

Meg Ryan! Better call than Julia Roberts.

Oh yeah! Plus, there's a chance that the combined saccharine levels could put whoever greenlighted this turkey into a diabetic coma when he watches the dailies.