Director Howard Hawks To Have and Have Not marks the first screen appearance of Lauren Bacall; the first of 4 with her future husband, Humphrey Bogart. Bacall's smouldering "Look" was crafted here and the on screen chemistry with Bogie is palpable from their first encounter. The film features arguably Bacall's most famous line; "You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and... blow."

The best of all Bogart-Bacall movies, atmospheric and a script that make more sense than The Big Sleep, compelling with sharp dialogues. Walter Brennan is excellent and touching, and small parts like Dalio, Seymour and Carmichael are making wonders to bring the movie’s colors to a full spectrum.

Not a great movie, but good overall. Bogart as a charming lead character, and Bacall simply stunning in her first screen appearance.. She takes all the spotlight with her presence, her looks and the best lines in all the script

Easy to like a reluctant hero in Bogart. Bacall was something (not sure that something was a good singer, though). Eddie is the man.

A good war drama slash romance. Bogart is good. Bacall is a goddess. Teamed up, they are a force. B/w looks great. The story isn't very complex though. They could have explained more of the geopolitics and the political situation in Overseas France. I'm not sure I fully understood the political background. It's also disappointing that we don't get to see more of the exotic Caribbean, especially the life of both the francophone population and the "native" Creole islanders. I mean, most of the time, it's only English speaking white people. Anyway solid precursor of the quite similar but much better *Casablanca*. If you love the chemistry between the two, you shoukd also watch *The big Sleep*.