To Have and Have Not (film) James Agee liked the film but felt "Going My Way" was better, because "To Have and Have Not" focused too much on "character and atmosphere" rather than on plot. Agee was far more interested in Bacall's performance than the anti-Fascist themes in the film. The film was one of the top thirty grossing pictures of 1944. According to Warner Bros records the film earned $3,652,000 domestically and $1,605,000 foreign, coming close to the high earnings of "Casablanca". "To Have and Have Not" received an award from the National Board of Review. Screenwriter and film critic Paul Schrader classified the film
Joan Evans (actress) The Weatherlys had a daughter on August 16, 1955. In 1984, Joan Evans and her husband signed a tribute to Crawford in "Daily Variety". Joan Evans (actress) Joan Evans (born Joan Eunson, July 18, 1934) is an American film actress. Evans's parents were Hollywood writers Dale Eunson and Katherine Albert. Her father wrote the book "The Day They Gave Babies Away," which was made into the movie "All Mine to Give" (1957). She was named after actress Joan Crawford, her godmother. Evans appeared in three movies with actor Farley Granger. Her first film with him was as the title role