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Originally Posted by Earl Boebert
FYI, there are two versions of the Bogart/Bacall "The Big Sleep" extant, one from 1945 and an expanded version from 1946 with the celebrated "racehorse" scene. Roger Ebert thought the second was better, others (including myself) disagree.
Cheers,
Earl
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I agree. Not only did the racehorse scene add nothing to the film. it caused the entire scene at the DA's
office (where the complicated plot was somewhat cleared up) to be entirely cut from the film. However,
the 1940's audience loved the racehorse scene, which I guess, proves that people were just as shallow
back then as they are today.
The Big Sleep, Warner Brothers, 1945
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