January 20, 1941 –
Raoul Walsh’s crime-drama High Sierra, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ida Lupino opened on this date.
In addition to Hal B. Wallis, Humphrey Bogart also sent several telegrams to studio head Jack L. Warner, begging to be cast as Roy Earle. After Paul Muni left Warner Bros. in a contract dispute and George Raft turned down the role, Warner called Bogart and told him the part was his . . . on the condition that Bogart stop sending him telegrams.
The Haus of Dcaligari 