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 (10[1])the movie The Usual Suspects. (10[3])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 (-5[1])board a plane to Lisbon (10[2])with (10[1])Victor Laszlo. The pianist (10[1])Sam is told to play “As Time Goes By” (10[1])in this film, in which a crowd sings “La Marsellaise” to drown out (10[1])a battalion of Nazis. (10[1])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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