To Have and Have Not (film) earlier 1939 Hawks film "Only Angels Have Wings" in which Jean Arthur says to Cary Grant, "I'm hard to get, Geoff. All you have to do is ask me." Warner Bros. released "To Have and Have Not" in October 11, 1944. Aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports 97% approval of "To Have or Have Not", with the critical consensus stated as, "With Howard Hawks directing and Bogey and Bacall in front of the cameras, "To Have and Have Not" benefits from several levels of fine-tuned chemistry -- all of which ignite on screen." The critical reception of "To Have and Have Not"
To Have and Have Not (film) This quote is ranked at #34 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes list. "To Have and Have Not" is noted for its similarity to earlier films "Casablanca" (1942) and "Morocco" (1930) and "Across the Pacific" (1942). There are some similarities to the plot of the earlier "Casablanca" (1942). Other changes tended in the same direction, such as the introduction of a sympathetic piano player as an important supporting character. Carmichael's Cricket was not in the Hemingway book, and parallels Dooley Wilson's Sam in "Casablanca". Several cast members from "Casablanca" also appear in the film; apart from Bogart and Dalio (Emil