CASABLANCA

Lobby Card (11" x 14")
Fine+
Warner Bros, 1942

This lobby is referred to as the "Airport scene," and Humphrey Bogart and Claude Rains start "a beautiful friendship" in this classic scene from the end of Casablanca. Even though Bogart has just shot Major Strasser (Conrad Veidt), Rains tells his minions to "round up the usual suspects."

There are scattered pinholes in the corners and several within the border art. Colors are bright.

With its classic depiction of star-crossed lovers Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) and Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman), Casablanca was a massive financial and critical success in 1943, ultimately winning three Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Universally recognized as one of the greatest and most quoted films in history today, it was inducted into the Library of Congress in 1989 for its contributions to American culture.

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