To Have and Have Not (film) between Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall on screen. Bogart and Bacall began an off-screen relationship during production and married in 1945, after the film's release. "To Have and Have Not" was one of the top thirty grossing films in 1944 and it received an award from the National Board of Review. In the summer of 1940, world-weary Harry Morgan (Humphrey Bogart) operates a small fishing-boat, the "Queen Conch", in Fort-de-France, on the French colony of Martinique. It is not long since the fall of France and the island is controlled by pro-German Vichy France. Harry makes a modest living chartering
To Have and Have Not (film) they have Eddie in custody. Exploiting his problems with alcohol, they plan to withhold liquor until he reveals the details of the smuggling plot. His friend in custody and his back against the wall, Harry decides to act. With Slim's help, Harry turns the tables on the police. He holds Vichyite Police Captain Renard (Dan Seymour) at gunpoint and forces him to order Eddie's release and sign harbor passes. When Eddie returns, he Harry, Slim and the de Bursacs escape on the "Queen Conch", Harry having agreed to help the de Bursacs with their mission. On a ten-day fishing trip,