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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 (-5[1])their problems “don’t amount to a hill of beans” before convincing her to board a plane to Lisbon with Victor (10[1])Laszlo. The pianist Sam is told to play “As Time Goes By” in this film, in which a crowd sings “La Marsellaise” to drown out (10[1])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■ (10[1])

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