Lauren Bacall in the script was originally much smaller, but during filming, her part was revised multiple times to extend it into the lead part that it became in the released film. Once released, "To Have and Have Not" catapulted Bacall into instant stardom, and her performance became the cornerstone of her star image, the impact of which extended into popular culture at large, even influencing fashion, as well as film-makers and other actors. Warner Bros. launched an extensive marketing campaign to promote the picture and to establish Bacall as a movie star. As part of the public relations push, Bacall made
Lauren Bacall Woman" to solid reviews. The musical comedy was her second feature with director Vincente Minnelli and was released in New York on May 16, 1957, four months after Bogart's death on January 14. Bacall appeared in two more films in the 1950s: the Jean Negulesco-directed melodrama "The Gift of Love" (1958), which co-starred Robert Stack; and the adventure film "North West Frontier" (1959), which was a box office hit. Bacall was seen in only a handful of films in the 1960s. She starred on Broadway in "Goodbye, Charlie" in 1959, and went on to have a successful on-stage career in