Top 5 Underrated HUMPHREY BOGART Films 

You selected great films . I would also throw in his performance in the war movie , Sahara , an overlooked gem . Thanks !

RE Lonely Place. Finally, someone recognizes the importance of Grahame to not only the movie at large, but to the performance by Bogart. Finally!!!

You run with the wrong crowd. "Petrified Forest" is a major classic. I guess this is a generational thing. Peace❤

"Across The Pacific" Bogart, Mary Astor and Sydney Greenstreet. Suspense, action and some clever humor thrown in. And directed by John Huston.

Bogie went out with a class act. THE HARDER THEY FALL, his last film, is a brutal expose of the fight business, with an excellent side performance by Rod Steiger. Don't forget BLACK LEGION either.

High Sierra was his breakout role which led to the Malteses falcon

Dark Passage! Not only Bogie+BcCall, but an Oscar-worthy performance by Agnes Morehead.

Every time I watch a Bogart film I know I'm in for a cinematic treat.

His role in" Angels with dirty faces" was classic - the addition of the great James Cagney and Pat O'Brien make this film a classic. I once watched this film three times in a row because it was the best use of my time!

TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE certainly isn't underrated but the fact that Bogie wasn't nominated for possibly his greatest performance is a crime.

There were two other Movies, " They Drive By Night," and "Key Largo." This was a very good Video. Thank You for presenting it.

You could have mentioned,”We’re no Angels” or “Sahara” both are great Bogart films.

His early movies. Dead End 1937. Black Legion 1937. Three on a Match 1932 a small early part as a gangster.

I always loved " Dead Reckoning", "Dark Passage", and also "Passage to Marseille". Thanks for high-lighting Bogie.

Not sure that I agree that The Caine Mutiny is underrated. So many great Bogart performances, that it's hard to decide which of them is "underrated." Otherwise, an excellent list.

No recitation of Bogie's most underrated films is complete without We're No Angels, with Peter Ustinov and Aldo Ray. A delightfully quirky dark comedy that entertains at every turn.

The question is, what constitutes an underrated film? I'll go along with _The Harder They Fall_ . A very good and also underrated film. _Petrified Forest_ ? Is that underrated? Same with _The Caine Mutiny_ . I'll throw in one that in my opinion is both good and underrated, _Dead End_ . Here's one more that is sort of on the cusp, _We're No Angels_ .

My favorite is Dark Passage--just a great noir with Lauren Bacall.

How about "Beat the Devil"? No one ever talks about it, but Bogart's performance there is a standout. The mixture of attitudes he displays toward the criminals he has been forced to associate with -- loathing of their character, contempt for their intelligence, incredulity at their incompetence, and bewilderment that they have gotten away with it all so far -- is a superbly subtle cocktail. Or maybe it wasn't it a performance. Reportedly those reactions I described -- loathing, contempt, incredulity, and bewilderment -- were how he felt toward the production the entire time it was filming.

I know the plot is hard to follow (although the "Director's Cut" is easier to understand), but one of my favorites is "The Big Sleep". The dialog, along with Lauren Bacall, make this a really fun movie to watch -- even if you can't follow everything going on.

How about THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT?

While others have mentioned many Bogart classics I Personally I’m rather fond of the forgotten movie “Deadline USA” 1952, a gritty stand out role!

The Enforcer (1951) Is one of my Bogart fav's. I never even heard of it until I came across it while surfing RU-vid.

To Have or Have Not is my fave. Besides the behind the scenes drama, Bogey gives my favorite tough guy line ever when he has two creeps tied up and and holding out on information of what happened to his friend. "One of you is gonna' tell me what I wanna know...that means the other one's gonna get a beatin' for nuthin'"

In a Lonely Place is my favorite Bogart movie. I think it was some of his best acting. And Gloria Grahame was great as well.

Action in the North Atlantic. Excellent portrayal of the Merchant Marine during WW2. Bogart was in the Navy in WW1 and the Coast Guard Reserve in WW2.

I've seen all of these. In fact, I first became a Bogart fan as a teenager seeing The Barefoot Contessa, In a Lonely Place, and The Caine Mutiny in close proximity to each other. They made me realize he played more than gangsters.

I don't really look at any of these as underrated, some of these are all time great films like In A Lonely Place , The Petrified Forest and The Caine Mutiny. If you really want to go underrated I would go the Black Legion, Action in the North Atlantic, and Chain Lightening.

Great inclusion of The Harder They Fall. Such a great Bogart classic.

Key Largo and The Big Sleep should not be forgotten, Key Largo is one of my favorite films of all time.

I am partial to "All Through the Night," where gangster Bogart leads the Warners stock company against a ring of Nazi spies. It's a solid comedy-thriller with a great supporting cast, a beautiful female co-star and a good mystery.

Key Largo is one of my Bogart favs.

"We don't need no stinking badges!"

One of my favorite actors of all time! I love every single movie you listed and performance of Bogart in them. It's actually so difficult for me to choose which Bogie performance I think is the best, and that just proves how talented he was. Somedays it's In A Lonely Place, other days, The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre, another day, The Harder They Fall, etc. The fact that so many film fans talk about his performances nearly 90 years after he first caught audiences attention as Duke Mantee says it all. This was a fantastic tribute. Thanks.

"Dark Passage". You don't see his face for the first part of the movie, you see things through his eyes. With Lauren Bacall. And the actress that played Samantha's mother in Bewitched.

Nice list. Stumbled upon it while looking for Bogart's very early films from 1930. Seems some are not to be found. Love watching the early years of classic Hollywood, the golden age of cinema. Sadly I think we have lost something in modern film. Thankfully with streaming the golden age will live on for those of us with a love of this great art form. Thanks again and will check out more of your videos.

I never could see the major appeal of Leslie Howard in that era. The fact that he championed and promoted Humphrey Bogart's early career has raised his esteem to me. There will never be another Bogart.

Well-done video, good list! “The Caine Mutiny” has always been a favourite of mine. Frankly I feel that this, rather than “The African Queen,” should have been Bogart’s Oscar winner. I’m glad you included “The Harder They Fall” as one of Bogart’s underrated films. The director, Mark Robson, was also underrated throughout his career. (“Nine Hours To Rama” is also on my favourites list.) It was a first-class ending to Bogart’s career. Unfortunately, he was already showing signs of the esophageal cancer that would take him away the following year. Supposedly some of his lines had to be re-dubbed by a vocal impersonator. Regardless, this is one of Bogart’s best performances; his final confrontation with Rod Steiger and his gang is tough and powerful. The supporting cast is so good, you’d like to take that gang out with another St Valentine’s Day Massacre! Steiger’s performance is a bit over-the-top; in fact Bogart dismissed “The Method” as “the scratch-and-mumble school of acting.” Thank you for NOT including “Virginia City” (Bogart as a Mexican bandit), “The Oklahoma Kid” (Cagney and Bogart as cowboys), and “The Two Mrs Carrolls.”

Though I also feel there are a couple of wrong choices, I must mention that "Petrified" only helped him with an initial breakthrough, but also typed him to toil for years at Warners as either the bad guy support, or sadly miscast in featured roles, like the Irish Horse Trainer in "Dark Victory" (1939) or much worse, as the Mexican bandito in "Virginia City" (1940), before he finally became a star late in 1941 with "High Sierra" & "The Maltese Falcon".

Barefoot Contessa is one of my favorites. Ava Gardner can be a bit over the top in some scenes but Bogart is just great and shows Hollywood for the sewage it has always been.

Zeigler's performance as the heavy in The Harder They Fall absolutely makes the movie. Great conclusion to Bogart's remarkable career.

The Enforcer (1951) has always been an obscure, strangely overlooked gem.

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I finally watched IN A LONELY PLACE a few months ago, i could not believe how funny it was and how good he was in it. Watched it a few times in the same week.

"The Petrified Forest" is a major classic & the role of Duke Mantee established Bogart's movie career as a screen tough guy in 1936. It was also his first successful stage role in 1935. He revived the role 20 years later in a TV version of The Petrified Forest. "In a Lonely Place" in 1950 & "The Caine Mutiny" in 1954 are also great Bogart classics showing his acting range that often get mentioned. Agree "The Desperate Hours" in 1955 & "The Harder They Fall" in 1956 are two great underrated Bogart movies that don't get enough attention.

Both Petrified Forest and Caine Mutiny are well recognized and lauded. They are neither forgotten or underrated. BTW - as good as Bogart is, Jose Ferrer's performance at the end as the attorney is amazing. But, then EVERY performance in it is spot on.

As a huge Bogart fan, l can't believe SAHARA isn't on the list! Not only is it one of the great action films of all time, but a terrific story about brotherhood and compassion. An amazing supporting cast, beautiful photography and a sad, almost surreal ending make this a timeless classic! But a nice job on your list!

One of my favourites is We're No Angels (1955), also starring Peter Ustinov and Aldo Ray.

As a retired U.S. Navy chief petty officer, I'm naturally partial to The Caine Mutiny. But I loved all your pics -- when I watched them and as you reviewed them! Thanks!

DEAD RECKONING is an underrated film noir classic.

Could not agree more with these selections, all great films with incredible performances by Bogey. But I'd like to add a 6th and this one's different being it's a comedy. "We're No Angels" shows Bogey at his comedic drollest. The line where he claims he and his cohorts will kill the family right after they wash the dishes is comedy gold.

The Bogart film I must recommend, very relevant these days, is the one that might be by far the truest rendition of a true story, "Black Legion." "Casablanca" and "The Caine Mutiny" were very loosely based on a real joint in Budapest and a real war in the Pacific, "Sahara" and "The African Queen" even more loosely on real wars in Africa, and "The Harder They Fall" less loosely on Primo Carnera. "Black Legion" was right out of the newspapers, and depicts the epic swirls of evil in human minds without much reliance on fictional melodrama.

Nice job! I agree with Jasper; Gloria Grahame adds so much to that movie. One of my faves!

The Caine Mutiny is a great film. A wonderful morality tale that applies today, and in environments you wouldn't predict.

One you might add is "Action in the North Atlantic" co-starrng with Raymond Massey

The one Bogart film I'm going to mention here is "The Return of Doctor X" where Bogart played a mad scientist. It is something I'm sure most Bogart fans might dismiss, it sure isn't a great film, but he still gives a solid performance playing a character that might usually be played by Peter Lorre or Boris Karloff. Yet Bogart still gives his best in this film, looking sicky and looking sinister. I say when it comes to great actors don't just watch their best films but also watch their worst, you see something interesting about them.

Thank you for this, i have had a passing admiration for Humphry Bogart for some years, but it was not till last year that i realised how good an actor he was. I have not seen " The Harder they Fall" or "Desperate Hours" but i will certainly take a look. May i recommend " Dark Passage" Across the Pacific " and " Black Legion" superb movies (:

This retrospective proves one big fact. Some stars fizzle out. Bogart went out strong. In a Lonely Place's Gloria Grahame also turned up in the Outer Limits episode The Guests.

I completely agree with your first three movies, however I've only seen the remake of the desperate hours, having not even heard of bogarts version. Will definitely have to have a watch

Just got thru watching "the harder they fall" (again) it's always great seeing veteran bogart going head to head with up and coming great steiger. Not the best fight film in fighting sense but definitely the most memorable to show the dark noir business of the sport. Good picks and nicely done homage to a great legend on an actor.

Best actor ever. The Criterion issue of in a lonely place and high sierra are top shelf. But Casablanca will always be the best. The 4k version is amazing

I agree 100 %. Love Bogart. Please do a set on Kirk Douglas, easily as iconic as Bogart. He made a few more enemies, so he doesn't get the credit.

Great video. I've seen most of these films but not all. I'll remedy that. Thx!

One Bogart film that may be considered underrated is “All Through the Night”. I’ve only seen it once, but I enjoyed it. It features Peter Lorre, William Demerest, Jackie Gleason, and Phil Silvers.

I've collected almost all the movies released on DVD by Humphrey Bogart. I've never seen him do a bad performance.

I've always gotten little flashes of Bogie in Nicholson's performance on the stand in "A Few Good Men"

I'd have listed 1937's STAND-IN because Bogart plays a character we've never seen before or after. It's a breath of fresh air although Bogart had not cemented his Tuff-Guy image yet. But after seeing this film, I never forgot THAT was a wonderfully 'real' Bogart personality. It's rightfully considered a Leslie Howard film - but so's THE PETRIFIED FOREST. I wish Bogart had done another film or two or six like this.

Thanks for this- seen Caine Mutiny and Desperate Hours but not the other three. A film with HB in it is a film worth watching (I can't think he made a bad picture in his career). I will track down the other three pictures you mentioned if possible. Also glad that Leslie Howard valued HB's acting skills.

I've never ceased to be impressed and fascinated by Bogie. I just bought a biography of him and look forward to ploughing through it.

I was surprised by HB’s performance in Conflict. He was working on this film with Sydney Greenstreet and he played the bad guy. Chain Lightning was a cool movie about the jet age. Sirocco. An interesting film that I immediately thought was a sequel to Casablanca. But it was a completely different story. All Through The Night. A noirish propaganda comedy that had among its cast members, Jackie Gleason, Phil Silvers and William Demarest. Action In The North Atlantic. To me, one of the most thrilling war films HB ever made. The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre. An adventure story about the corrosive effect of greed. The Big Sleep. Bogie and Bacall. Enough said. The Maltese Falcon. “It’s the stuff dreams are made of.”- Sam Spade Key Largo. Claire Trevor won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her portrayal of Edward G. Robinson’s alcoholic gun moll.

Sadly you missed out his finest comedic performance, the 1955 movie, "We're No Angels". Not known for many comedic roles, Bogart plays a French escapee from Devil’s island, alongside two fellow escapees (played by Peter Ustinov and Aldo Ray). It’s a very dark comedy involving a couple of good natured? murders. Nevertheless the three convicts prove to be enchanting and fun company. The plot centres around the escapees, on the lam, spending Christmas with a family struggling with their finances. The 3 escapees end up bewitched by the mother and daughter of the family, and it being a Christmas movie, they strive to make a better future for the family. No more or I will spoil people’s enjoyment. Truly a classic movie. It ranks alongside “Harvey” as one of my all time favourite comedies.

The Petrified Forest is hands down my favorite movie.

My top.5 that aren't in most peoples 'Best Of' list: 1.We're No Angels - my gosh, Bogie, Ray, & Ustinov have such easy chemistry! And Adolf, oc.. 22. All Through The Night- it is CRAZY this soundstage B reel came out he same year as Casablanca! But fun as all get out - Bogie vs Nazis...what's not to love? 3 Thanks for bringing up The Desperate Hours! Bogies arc of Duke, Earle, & Griffin is a great gangster trifecta! 4. Black Legion - A remarkable social commentary and, like Cary Grant in 'None But The Lonely Heart' A tough role to see . Z5. Ill give you In A Lonely Place, although it seems like this has jumper WAY up in renown over the last few years. Honorable mention- Swing Your Lady Just kidding...! Action In The North Atlantic - Bogie counted it as one of his very favorites ,so shout out!

Bogart and Gary Oldman are my two favorite actors. "All Through the Night" is also under-rated.

Do not forget John Ford 's Up the Rover and Raoul Walsh's They Drive By Night, The Roaring Twenties and High Sierra!

My favorite (of course there are many) is The African Queen. He and Katy Hepburn...priceless. John Houston masterpiece. Fast forward to 1994 and i got a chance to drive the original boat from the movie(it wasn't destroyed) on Sandusky, Ohio. Owner of the boat toured around the country eith boat shows...had a 3 ring binder with lots of documentation. Piece or history/heaven!

Bogart in "The Caine Mutiny" One of the best performances of any actor. His character is mesmerising. Bogart was a genius.

I would put “ We’re No Angels” on the list. It gave bogart a chance to show his comic chops.

How about “The Left Hand of God” Made in 1955, it was directed by Edward Dmytryk and produced by Buddy Adler, from a screenplay by Alfred Hayes, based on the novel The Left Hand of God, by William Edmund Barrett. Set in a small American mission in China in 1947, at a time of civil war, it stars Humphrey Bogart as a hunted man masquerading as a Catholic priest and Gene Tierney in the role of a nurse, with a supporting cast including Lee J. Cobb, Agnes Moorehead, E. G. Marshall, and Carl Benton Reid. In 1947 Catholic priest Father O'Shea makes his way to a remote mission in China to replace a priest who had been killed there. He meets Dr David Sigman, Sigman's wife Beryl, and nurse Anne Scott, the only other Western residents. They run a hospital for the surrounding villagers, at a time when competing warlords and communists are engaged in civil war. O'Shea delivers his debut Sunday sermon, in both English and Chinese for appreciative parishioners. His work among them, and his observance of local customs, soon earn him their respect. Anne becomes uncomfortable as she is romantically attracted to him. Beryl suggests to her husband that Anne be sent back to the United States, but he refuses to consider it, needing her at the hospital. Beryl suggests that O'Shea consult with Reverend Martin, a Protestant minister at another American mission, for advice. He agrees. When O'Shea meets Martin, he makes a startling, unsolicited confession. He says he is not a Catholic priest, but Jim Carmody, an American pilot who had flown supplies over The Hump during World War II. He crashed during the war and was rescued by a local warlord, General Yang, becoming his trusted second-in-command ... and his prisoner. When one of Yang's soldiers killed Father O'Shea, Carmody deserted and decided to masquerade as the replacement priest. After recounting his story to Martin, Carmody writes a full account to the Catholic bishop. General Yang tracks down Carmody, bringing an army and insisting that Carmody resume serving him. Carmody proposes they settle the matter with their customary game of dice, wagering five years' loyal service against his freedom and the safety of the local villagers. After Yang loses, he coerces Carmody into playing again, this time for the future of the Protestant mission. When he loses again, Yang resigns himself to perpetuating the myth of Father O'Shea, who is saintly enough to turn aside a powerful warlord. Before Carmody leaves the mission, to the regret of all the villagers, he tells Anne the truth.

My favorite underrated Bogie film is "All Through the Night."

Caine Mutiny and Petrified Forest are included in virtually all of his top ten movie lists.

Bogart is so good in the Caine Mutiny, I have a hard time watching the movie. I could also say the same about Treasure of Sierra Madre.

All great films, and most are listed in the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (except The Harder They Fall). Lesley Howard died because the Nazis heard Winston Churchill was onboard the plane he was on (I believe they shot the plane down from Spain...maybe).

Could we add: "Key Largo", "To Have and Have Not", "Passage to Marseille" and "The Big Sleep"? Bogie was one of the all-time best in my book.

Perhaps his darkest, and one of his earliest films should've been mentioned, "Black Legion" a performance and film that will resonate a long time

You nailed it!

If you're into WW2 movies I would recommend Sahara. The Maltese Falcon is also one of my favorites.

I'll give you "In a Lonely Place" but anyone who knows anything about film knows "The Caine Mutiny" and anyone who anything about Bogart knows "Petrified Forest" made him a star--although as Bogie would later say he spent the next several years playing "Duke Mantee." A favorite of mine is "the Left Hand of God" which is understandably overlooked--the sight of Lee J Cobb in "yellowface" is beyond cringe. However given Gene Tierney's mental health struggles during the making of the film it's testament to Bogie that he's able to carry the film singlehandedly PLUS you get to see him in scenes interacting with cute Chinese kids! A challenge that a lesser actor would run from. Finally no one associates Bogart with comedy but he made two I love: "Beat the Devil" & "We're No Angels" P S the first syllable of "Robson" is pronounced with a long "o" like "robe"

Bogart said that "In a Lovely Place" was his best and favorite movie. And you forgot "Black Legion." Besides getting nominated for an Oscar for best original story, you could really see how Bogart had honed his acting skills since "The Petrified Forest" the year before.

The Caine Mutiny isn't an underrated Bogart film.

The ball bearings captain Queeg fidgets with during his testimony was Humphrey Bogart's idea. He thought it showed the captains paranoia.

There's a law, you know. If you mention Bogart, you have to mention the Maltese Falcon at some point. That's my favorite and I think its greatly underappreciated as Bogart's best villain role. "But he's Sam Spade, he's the hero!" Yeah, Sam knew what he was doing with Archer. "I'm the detective and I'm shocked that my partner was killed by his wife with whom I was having an affair. Shocked, I say!" I love the fact it has no bearing on the story other than be a red herring and it's really just there to color in Sam's character... he doesn't have any.... Looking it up, people tend to think Sam was genuine about his hunt for Archer's killer and he wasn't just using that as an excuse. Every detective's first suspect of a murder is the spouse. Why would Sam be surprised? Are people unwilling to think of Sam as something worse than an anti-hero? It's coded... literally, it's the Hayes Codes and Bad Guys can't get away with Crimes... but it's certainly there.

All five are great choices. The Desperate Hours a perfect mix of everything that makes a film work. Frederick March is an all time favorite of mine. But no one ever had the screen presence of Bogart. He was a full blown star, and he had the acting chops to back it up.

I'm disappointed "Beat the Devil" didn't make this list.

Great movies, all.I am surprised that I have seen each and every one that you mentioned. I must be a Bogart fan, or something.

Thank you for this great list though I would hardly call The Caine Mutiny an "underrated" Bogart Film. It is one of his most iconic performances and is referenced to this day. I would replace this well-known classic with "Deadline U. S. A." from 1952. This is a great performance by Bogart and his character mirrors the realities of the changing entertainment world.

Sahara is one of my favorites.

I think it's a tough thing to pick underrated Bogart films, because so many of them are absolute classics. I would not include The Caine Mutiny as underrated. As the video says, it was the second most popular film the year it was released, and Bogart's performance continues to influence actors to this day. That doesn't sound underrated. A couple I would pick as underrated are the WWII film Sahara, and the film noir Dark Passage. Both are excellent, but not as well known as some of Bogarts other great movies.

Excellent selection. Maybe The Cain Mutiny is the best, The Desperate Hours too... All of these movies are great, with great cast. PS, I love film noir, and hence....Mr Bogart. "Subscribed"

Bogie is so much fun to watch.😁