<P> To Have and Have Not is a 1944 American romance - war - adventure film directed by Howard Hawks . The film stars Humphrey Bogart, Walter Brennan and Lauren Bacall in her film debut . Although it is nominally based on the novel of the same name by Ernest Hemingway, the story was extensively altered for the film . </P> <P> In the summer of 1940, world - weary Harry Morgan (Humphrey Bogart) operates a small fishing - boat in Fort - de-France, on the French colony of Martinique . It is not long since the fall of France and the island is controlled by pro-German Vichy France . Harry makes a modest living chartering his fishing boat to tourists, along with his unofficial mate Eddie (Walter Brennan). Eddie is Harry's close friend and one time trusted co-worker, but he has of late succumbed to heavy drinking . The island is a tinder - box of dissent, harboring many people sympathetic to Free France . </P> <P> At his hotel home, hotel owner Gérard (Marcel Dalio) (known as "Frenchy" to English speakers) urges Harry to help the French Resistance by smuggling some people off the island . Harry steadfastly refuses, choosing to keep aloof from the current political situation . Also at the hotel, he meets Marie ("Slim") Browning (Lauren Bacall), a young American wanderer who has recently arrived in Martinique . An accomplished singer, she sings "How Little We Know" with pianist Cricket (Hoagy Carmichael) in the hotel bar . </P> <P> Harry's current charter client, Johnson (Walter Sande), owes Harry $825 . Johnson insists he hasn't enough ready money, but promises to get the funds when the banks open the next day . In the hotel bar, Harry notices Slim pick Johnson's pocket and he later forces her to hand over the wallet . On inspection the wallet is found to contain $1,400 in traveler's cheques and a plane ticket for early the next morning (before the banks are open). On returning the wallet to Johnson, Harry demands that Johnson sign the traveler's cheques to pay him immediately . But just then, there is a shootout in front of the hotel between police and the Resistance, and Johnson is killed by a stray bullet . The police take Harry and several others for questioning, and seize Harry's passport and money . </P>

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