To Have and Have Not

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Lauren Bacall as Marie (“Slim”) Browning, Marcel Dalio as Gerard (“Frenchy”), and Humphrey Bogart as Harry (“Steve”) Morgan in Howard Hawks's 1944 version of Ernest Hemingway's novel To Have and Have Not. — Lauren Bacall as Marie (“Slim”) Browning, Marcel Dalio as Gerard (“Frenchy”), and Humphrey Bogart as Harry (“Steve”) Morgan in Howard Hawks's 1944 version of Ernest Hemingway's novel To Have and Have Not.

To Have and Have Not

novel by Hemingway

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To Have and Have Not, minor novel by Ernest Hemingway, published in 1937. Set in and near Key West, Florida, the novel is about a cynical boat owner whose concern for his rum-soaked sidekick and love for a reckless woman lead him to risk everything to aid gunrunners in a noble cause.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper.