To Have and Have Not (film) in "Casablanca"), Dan Seymour (Abdul in "Casablanca") plays Captain Renard, whose name and position parallel Captain Renault in "Casablanca". As in "Casablanca", Bogart's initially reluctant character assists husband-and-wife Resistance members. "To Have and Have Not" was adapted as an hour-long radio play for "Lux Radio Theater", with Bogart and Bacall reprising their screen roles. It was broadcast on October 14, 1946. Warner Brothers adapted the novel a second time with the film "The Breaking Point" (1950) directed by Michael Curtiz, who was also so credited for "Casablanca". This screenplay stayed closer to the novel; it bore little resemblance to the
Joan Leslie as Betsy Phillips. She was chosen for the part because the director was searching for an actress with a southern accent. She was billed as "Joan Brodel". Later that year, she co-starred with Jimmy Lydon in "Two Thoroughbreds", in which she played the daughter of a horse owner. At age 15, Leslie was selected by a group of Hollywood directors as one of 13 "baby stars of 1940." Her big break came when she signed a contract with Warner Bros. in 1941. At the time, actress Joan Blondell's name was considered too similar, and so Brodel's acting name was changed