Round 6: Tossup 13

An Umberto Eco essay argues that this film’s casting of Conrad 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 gave its title to the movie The Usual Suspects. In this film’s climax, a man tells his former lover that their problems “don’t amount to a hill of beans” before convincing her to board a plane to Lisbon with Victor Laszlo. (10[1])The pianist Sam is told to play (10[1])“As Time Goes By” in this film, in which a crowd sings “La Marsellaise” (10[1])to drown out a battalion of Nazis. For 10 points, what 1942 film stars Humphrey Bogart (10[1])as Rick Blaine, who owns a bar in its title Moroccan city? ■END■

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