To Have and Have Not (film) Hawks would add sexual dialogue and innuendo between Bacall and Bogart. After Hawks and Bogart felt the changes were adequate, Hawks would add one light on the set and they would go through the scene. Hawks would encourage them to move freely and do what felt comfortable for them. After going through the scenes a few times, cinematographer Sidney Hickox would discuss camera set ups with Hawks. According to biographer Todd McCarthy, "To Have and Have Not" is a quintessential Hawks film. It contains classic Hawksian characters such as the strong male and his female counterpart. He also states that
To Have and Have Not Sloane in Walter Brennan's part as the alcoholic sidekick, although Sloane's interpretation was less overtly comedic than Brennan's. The movie features a bravura performance by Eddie Albert as a charismatic villain. Pauline Kael and Bosley Crowther have claimed that the ending was used for John Huston's film "Key Largo" (1948); Kael also said that "One Trip Across" was made into "The Gun Runners" (1958). The 1977 film The Deep reused characters and plot elements, setting the tale in Bermuda with the villain a Haitian drug lord. The alcoholic sidekick to the boat skipper was played by Eli Wallach. In 1987