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 to Hold editions of the novel: The book has been twice adapted to the screen. The first version was a silent film released in 1916 by Jesse L. Lasky’s Famous Players-Lasky company, was directed by George Melford and starred Wallace Reid and Mae Murray. The second version was released in 1922, also by Lasky, and starring Bert Lytell and Betty Compson. A third screen adaptation is in the works, scheduled to shoot in the fall of 2011. To Have and to Hold To Have and to Hold (1899) is a novel by American author Mary Johnston. Published by Houghton Mifflin, it was