High Sierra
Starring: Ida Lupino, Humphrey Bogart, Alan Curtis
Director: Raoul Walsh
Writer: John Huston, W. R. Burnett
Producer: Mark Hellinger
High Sierra is a 1941 American film noir directed by Raoul Walsh, written by William R. Burnett and John Huston from the novel by Burnett, and starring Ida Lupino and Humphrey Bogart. Its plot follows career criminal Roy Earle who becomes involved in a jewel heist in a resort town in California's Sierra Nevada, along with young former taxi dancer Marie Garson (Lupino).
Trivia
- Selected for the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films.
- George Raft was intended to play Roy Earle, but Humphrey Bogart, who took a great interest in playing the role, managed to talk Raft out of accepting it.
- Raoul Walsh tried to persuade Raft otherwise but Raft did not want his character to die at the end of the film.
- Bogart's portrayal of Roy Earle in High Sierra made him a star, and changed the way Warner Bros. saw him.
Filming Locations
- California
- Many key shots of the movie were filmed on location in the Sierra Nevada, including Big Bear Lake and Lake Arrowhead in California.
Previous Showings
6 Runs • 3 Festivals
7,121 tickets sold
Original Billings: 1 run (February 27, 1941)
Original Run: February 27, 1941 (Thursday - Saturday)
All runs on record (6):
- February 27, 1941 (Thursday - Saturday)Humphrey Bogart, Ida Lupino
- January 4 - 10, 1992 · 2,397 ticketsw/ The Maltese Falcon
- December 19 - 21, 1997 · 1,338 ticketsw/ They Drive by Night
- December 5 - 11, 2008 · 1,520 ticketsHumphrey Bogart Also, Holiday Favoritesw/ Treasure of the Sierra Madre
- August 26 - 28, 2017 · 917 ticketsWarner Brosw/ They Drive by Night
- October 12 - 13, 2024 · 949 ticketsFilm Noir plus Val Lewtonw/ This Gun for Hire