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* StarMakingRole: This was Creator/HumphreyBogart's breakout role. He'd made an earlier attempt at a film career but was forced back to Broadway making a better career in theater. When this play was picked to be filmed, Creator/LeslieHoward had to fight to keep Bogart for the film, which helped him make it back to Hollywood (typecast as gangsters until an even bigger break with ''Film/HighSierra'' and ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon|1941}'').

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* StarMakingRole: This was Creator/HumphreyBogart's breakout role. He'd made an earlier attempt at a film career but was forced back to Broadway making a better career in theater. When this play was picked to be filmed, Creator/LeslieHoward had to fight to keep Bogart for the film, which helped him make it back to Hollywood (typecast as gangsters until an even bigger break with ''Film/HighSierra'' and ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon|1941}'').Falcon|1941}}'').
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* StarMakingRole: This was Creator/HumphreyBogart's breakout role. He'd made an earlier attempt at a film career but was forced back to Broadway making a better career in theater. When this play was picked to be filmed, Creator/LeslieHoward had to fight to keep Bogart for the film, which helped him make it back to Hollywood (typecast as gangsters until an even bigger break with ''Film/HighSierra'' and ''Film/TheMalteseFalcon'').

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* StarMakingRole: This was Creator/HumphreyBogart's breakout role. He'd made an earlier attempt at a film career but was forced back to Broadway making a better career in theater. When this play was picked to be filmed, Creator/LeslieHoward had to fight to keep Bogart for the film, which helped him make it back to Hollywood (typecast as gangsters until an even bigger break with ''Film/HighSierra'' and ''Film/TheMalteseFalcon'').''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon|1941}'').

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* StarMakingRole: This was Creator/HumphreyBogart's breakout role.

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* StarMakingRole: This was Creator/HumphreyBogart's breakout role. He'd made an earlier attempt at a film career but was forced back to Broadway making a better career in theater. When this play was picked to be filmed, Creator/LeslieHoward had to fight to keep Bogart for the film, which helped him make it back to Hollywood (typecast as gangsters until an even bigger break with ''Film/HighSierra'' and ''Film/TheMalteseFalcon'').
** Bogart was forever grateful to Howard for this, and was devastated when his friend was killed during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. Bogart would name his daughter Leslie in his honor.
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* StarMakingRole: This was Creator/HumphreyBogart's breakout role.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/EdwardGRobinson was originally considered for Duke Mantee.
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* TheDanza: Slim is played in the film by Slim Thompson.
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