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An Umberto Eco essay argues that this film’s casting of Conrad (10[1])Veidt (“fight”) and Peter Lorre (“LOHR-uh”) in supporting roles makes it an “anthology” of character archetypes. A declaration in this film by a policeman played by Claude Rains (10[1]-5[1])gave (10[2])its title to (10[1])the movie (10[1])The Usual Suspects. (10[8])In this (10[1])film’s (10[2])climax, (10[3])a man tells his (10[1])former (10[1])lover (10[3])that (-5[1])their problems (10[2])“don’t (10[1])amount to a hill of beans” (10[2])before (10[2])convincing (10[1])her to (-5[1])board a plane (10[2])to (10[1])Lisbon (10[13]-5[1])with (10[2])Victor (10[5])Laszlo. (10[12])The pianist (10[2])Sam (10[1])is told to (10[1])play (10[3])“As (10[1])Time (10[1])Goes (10[1])By” (10[6])in this film, in which a crowd sings “La (10[1])Marsellaise” (10[5])to drown out (10[2])a battalion of (10[1])Nazis. (10[1])For 10 points, what 1942 film stars (10[1])Humphrey Bogart (10[2])as Rick (10[1])Blaine, who owns a bar in its title (10[1])Moroccan city? (10[1])■END■ (10[6])

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