Casablanca (film) misquotation. One of the lines most closely associated with the film—"Play it again, Sam"—is inaccurate. When Ilsa first enters the Café Americain, she spots Sam and asks him to "Play it once, Sam, for old times' sake." After he feigns ignorance, she responds, "Play it, Sam. Play 'As Time Goes By'." Later that night, alone with Sam, Rick says, "You played it for her, you can play it for me," and "If she can stand it, I can! Play it!" Rick's toast to Ilsa, "Here's looking at you, kid", used four times, was not written into the draft screenplays, but
Too Marvelous for Words Too Marvelous for Words "Too Marvelous for Words" is a popular song written in 1937. Johnny Mercer wrote the lyrics for music composed by Richard Whiting. It was featured in the 1937 Warner Brothers film "Ready, Willing and Able", as well as a production number in a musical revue on Broadway. The song has become a pop standard and has been recorded by many artists. The song was used as the love theme for the characters played by Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in the 1947 film noir "Dark Passage", directed by Delmer Daves. It was introduced in a version