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Thursday, January 24, 2019

The Turning Point in "Casablanca"

There's a story about Humphrey Bogart. Might be apocryphal but I hope it's true.

So he finishes early, he walks across the street to a bar still wearing his costume and his makeup. Couple hours later the director realizes he needs Bogie for one more shot, so he sends a production assistant, sends a kid, to drag Bogie back onto the cafe set.

The Director somehow gets him to the top of the stairs and says, “All I need you to do is look over here and nod.” Bogie nods, in one take, he's done. It's in the movie. When Victor Laslo wants the bandleader to play "La Marseillaise", he looks to Rick for the okay. It's only the turning point for the entire character, where he actually makes a commitment, he joins the cause. And that started everything.

(From NCIS, "Rule 51")

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