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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. (10[2])In this (10[1])film’s (10[2])climax, (10[1])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[2])The pianist Sam (10[1])is told to play “As Time Goes By” in this film, in which a crowd sings “La Marsellaise” to drown out a battalion of Nazis. For 10 points, what 1942 film stars Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine, who owns a bar in its title Moroccan city? ■END■ (10[1])

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