To Have and Have Not (film) in "Casablanca"), Dan Seymour (Abdul in "Casablanca") plays Captain Renard, whose name and position parallel Captain Renault in "Casablanca". As in "Casablanca", Bogart's initially reluctant character assists husband-and-wife Resistance members. "To Have and Have Not" was adapted as an hour-long radio play for "Lux Radio Theater", with Bogart and Bacall reprising their screen roles. It was broadcast on October 14, 1946. Warner Brothers adapted the novel a second time with the film "The Breaking Point" (1950) directed by Michael Curtiz, who was also so credited for "Casablanca". This screenplay stayed closer to the novel; it bore little resemblance to the
To Be and to Have commercial venture...We had no idea that it would be in cinemas all over the country, released on DVD or distributed abroad. The court ruled that Lopez's attendance at the Cannes film festival, which he attended with some of the students,and his repeated public expressions of satisfaction at its success, constituted his tacit acceptance of the use of his image. The French media had been critical of Lopez, with one newspaper carrying the headline: "To be and to have: the teacher would rather have." However Lopez said money was never his motivation: "I'm simply trying to make the film company recognise