Marc Strauss, Ph.D.Professor Emeritus, Theatre & Dance
SE Missouri State University
Four Classes (ZOOM ONLY!)
1:30 – 4:00
April 4, 11, 18, 25
4/4: The Petrified Forest (1936)
4/11: Dead End (1937)
4/18: In a Lonely Place (1950)
4/25: The Desperate Hours (1955)
Each film is introduced, then viewed and discussed.
Humphrey Bogart (1899 – 1957) played the definitive bad guy in both his early and late screenwork, often depicting gangsters, villains, and unstable, unsettled characters in his many screen roles. By the 1940s, Bogie’s hard-edged persona had evolved into anti-hero detectives (Maltese Falcon, The Big Sleep) and saloon owners (Casablanca) who, while still morally challenged, became matinee idols on the strength of his multidimensional and charismatic acting skills. Marc presents two thirties and two fifties films that reflect Bogart’s tough but appealing screen presence at the beginning and end of his Hollywood career.
