"artists, it was sung by Rudy Vallée and Binnie Hale, and orchestra recordings were made by Jacques Renard and Fred Rich. In terms of popularity at the time, it was a modest hit. Elisabeth Welch included it in her cabaret act as soon as it was released. The song was re-introduced in 1942 in the film ""Casablanca"". It was sung by Sam (Dooley Wilson); Sam's piano accompaniment was played by pianist Elliot Carpenter. The song is heard throughout the film as a leitmotif. Wilson was unable to record his version of the song at the time due to the 1942–44"
"misquotation. One of the lines most closely associated with the film—""Play it again, Sam""—is inaccurate. When Ilsa first enters the Café Americain, she spots Sam and asks him to ""Play it once, Sam, for old times' sake."" After he feigns ignorance, she responds, ""Play it, Sam. Play 'As Time Goes By'."" Later that night, alone with Sam, Rick says, ""You played it for her, you can play it for me,"" and ""If she can stand it, I can! Play it!"" Rick's toast to Ilsa, ""Here's looking at you, kid"", used four times, was not written into the draft screenplays, but"
"salary, $350 per week, and Paramount kept the balance. Wilson was cast in the role of Sam, a singer and pianist employed by nightclub owner Rick (Humphrey Bogart). Wilson performs the Herman Hupfeld song ""As Time Goes By"", a continuing musical and emotional motif throughout the film. According to Aljean Harmetz, ""Variety"" singled out Wilson for the effectiveness of the song, and ""The Hollywood Reporter"" said he created ""something joyous"". The phrase ""Play it again, Sam"", commonly believed to be a quote from the film, is never heard in ""Casablanca"". In the film, Wilson as Sam performs several other songs"
"was survived by his wife, Estelle (née Williams), who died in 1971. Dooley Wilson Arthur ""Dooley"" Wilson (April 3, 1886 – May 30, 1953) was an American actor, singer and musician who is best remembered as Sam in the 1942 film, ""Casablanca""; in the film, he also performed its theme song, ""As Time Goes By"". Wilson was a drummer and singer who led his own band in the 1920s, touring nightclubs in London and Paris. In the 1930s he took up acting, playing supporting roles onstage on Broadway and in a series of modest films. His role in ""Casablanca"" was"
"Dooley Wilson Arthur ""Dooley"" Wilson (April 3, 1886 – May 30, 1953) was an American actor, singer and musician who is best remembered as Sam in the 1942 film, ""Casablanca""; in the film, he also performed its theme song, ""As Time Goes By"". Wilson was a drummer and singer who led his own band in the 1920s, touring nightclubs in London and Paris. In the 1930s he took up acting, playing supporting roles onstage on Broadway and in a series of modest films. His role in ""Casablanca"" was by far his most prominent, but his other films included ""My Favorite"
"episode writer Danny Smith, writer Alec Sulkin, and writer John Viener made minor appearances. MacFarlane's sister, Rachael MacFarlane, also appeared in a minor scene. The episode featured various references to the general culture. The title refers to Woody Allen's play-turned-movie ""Play It Again, Sam"", and the episode contains multiple references to the film. The song ""As Time Goes By"", which was featured heavily in Allen's film, can be heard in the episode sung by Seth MacFarlane. Cleveland is shown to have gone on tour with Black Box.<nowiki> Peter said that he was watching the sitcom </nowiki>""""<nowiki>Three's Company""</nowiki> before he soiled"
"to ""Casablanca"". The inclusion of ""As Time Goes By"" came from Burnett and Alison's play. The song, from 1931, had been Burnett's favourite when he was a student at Cornell. ""As Time Goes By"", written by Herman Hupfeld, was first performed by Frances Williams in the musical comedy ""Everybody's Welcome"", which had played on Broadway from October 1931 to February 1932. Character comparison in Play v. Film The film's opening credits say 'Screen Play by ... Based on a Play by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison."" After the success of ""Casablanca"", Warner Brothers and the credited screenwriters downplayed the significance"
"out of the car and, almost blinded by the rain, hurries to the entrance door. Just then somebody starts playing ""As Time Goes By"" on a piano at the back of the room. The player is identical to Sam, but much older; he is wearing the same suit jacket that is shown in the film, but worn out now. In one of the corners, an old man in dark glasses, who looks like Humphrey Bogart, is dozing at a table. When the song is over, the black man starts to tell the narrator the story of the place and of"
"at least two other tunes played as background music: ""Anything Goes"" and ""I Get a Kick Out of You"", heard during the first hotel-lobby scene. About two-thirds of the way into the film, Howard accompanies Judy at a piano (on a floor of the Hotel Bristol apparently under construction or renovation) as she sings the beginning of ""As Time Goes By"" (made famous in the film ""Casablanca""). The scene includes Streisand imitating Humphrey Bogart with the line, ""Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world...he walks into mine. Play it, Sam."" Musical in-jokes abound throughout"
"top 100 quotations in American cinema, the most by any actor: Bogart is also credited with one of the top movie misquotations, ""Play it again, Sam"". In ""Casablanca"", neither his Rick Blaine character nor anyone else says the line, although it is widely credited to him and is the verbatim title of a Woody Allen tribute movie. Roger Moore says ""Play it again Sam"" in Moonraker, just after killing Chang in Venice. When Blaine's former love, Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), first enters his ""Café Americain"", she spots Sam, the piano player (Dooley Wilson), and asks him to ""Play it once, Sam,"
"for old times' sake."" When he feigns ignorance, she persists, ""Play it, Sam. Play 'As Time Goes By'."" Later that night, alone with Sam, Rick demands, ""You played it for her—you can play it for me."" Sam once again resists, prompting Blaine to shout: ""If she can stand it, I can! Play it!"" Humphrey Bogart Humphrey DeForest Bogart (; December 25, 1899January 14, 1957) was an American film and stage actor. His performances in numerous films from the Classical Hollywood era made him a cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him as the greatest male star of"
"Play It as It Lays (film) Play It as It Lays is a 1972 American drama film directed by Frank Perry. The screenplay by married couple Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne is based on Didion's 1970 novel of the same name. The film stars Tuesday Weld and Anthony Perkins, who previously starred together in the 1968 film ""Pretty Poison"". Former model Maria Wyeth, who comes from a Nevada town with a population of 28, is now a successful actress. But she is unhappily married to, and separated from, temperamental producer Carter Lang and also chronically depressed and institutionalized. Reflecting"
"Play It Again, Sam (play) Play It Again, Sam is a 1969 Broadway play written by and starring Woody Allen. A substantial hit, it ran for more than a year and helped build Allen's reputation as a performer who could portray a comedic romantic lead as well as the neurotic persona for which he was best known at the time. The play became the basis for a 1972 film of the same name, starring Allen and directed by Herbert Ross. The play is about a recently divorced film magazine writer, Allan Felix, who is trying to restart his romantic life."
"(1956), and is also being noodled by Sam (Dooley Wilson) at the piano right before he plays ""As Time Goes By"" in the movie ""Casablanca"" (1942). The song was played in the background in the 1932 movie ""You Said a Mouthful"" which starred Joe E. Brown. Al Jolson recorded it for ""Rose of Washington Square"" (1939); although it was cut from the finished film, the audio recording survives. It can also be heard in ""The Helen Morgan Story"" (1957) where it is performed by Ann Blyth (dubbed by Gogi Grant) with chorus girls Avalon (Al Jolson song) ""Avalon"" is a"
"This quote is ranked at #34 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes list. ""To Have and Have Not"" is noted for its similarity to earlier films ""Casablanca"" (1942) and ""Morocco"" (1930) and ""Across the Pacific"" (1942). There are some similarities to the plot of the earlier ""Casablanca"" (1942). Other changes tended in the same direction, such as the introduction of a sympathetic piano player as an important supporting character. Carmichael's Cricket was not in the Hemingway book, and parallels Dooley Wilson's Sam in ""Casablanca"". Several cast members from ""Casablanca"" also appear in the film; apart from Bogart and Dalio (Emil"
"Play It as It Lays Play It as It Lays is a 1970 novel by the American writer Joan Didion. ""Time"" magazine included the novel in its ""TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005"". The book was made into a 1972 movie starring Tuesday Weld as Maria and Anthony Perkins as BZ. Didion co-wrote the screenplay with her husband, John Gregory Dunne. The novel begins with an internal monologue by the 36-year-old Maria (Mar-eye-a) Wyeth, followed by short reminiscences of her friend Helene, and ex-husband, film director Carter Lang. The further narration is conducted from a third-person perspective"
"conventions established by an unspecified “them.” Music Maria’s mother croons to herself the lyrics of the hit single by Jo Stafford, ""You Belong to Me"". Maria replays in her head lines from 1969’s ""Son of a Preacher Man"" by Dusty Springfield and ""Spinning Wheel"" by Blood, Sweat & Tears. Play It as It Lays Play It as It Lays is a 1970 novel by the American writer Joan Didion. ""Time"" magazine included the novel in its ""TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005"". The book was made into a 1972 movie starring Tuesday Weld as Maria and Anthony"
"Ibiza club that inspired the song and opened in 1973. Blunt has stated in a radio interview with KISFM on 8 September 2007, that the girl from his lyrics ""Simona"" was indeed based on a real woman he had met at the club. The lyrics include references to a few American popular songs: ""As Time Goes By"", written in 1931 by Herman Hupfeld and popularised by Dooley Wilson playing the character of ""Sam"" in the 1942 film ""Casablanca""; ""It's the Same Old Song"", written by the legendary songwriting team Holland–Dozier–Holland and recorded in 1965 on the Motown label by The"
"her next role (María in ""For Whom the Bell Tolls"") and could not re-shoot the scenes which incorporated the song, so Steiner based the entire score on it and ""La Marseillaise"", the French national anthem, transforming them as leitmotifs to reflect changing moods. Even though Steiner didn't like ""As Time Goes By"", he admitted in a 1943 interview that it ""must have had something to attract so much attention."" The ""piano player"" Dooley Wilson was a drummer, not a trained pianist, so the piano music for the film was played offscreen by Jean Plummer and dubbed. Particularly memorable is the"
"emotional development of the narrative. After finishing ""Now, Voyager"" (1942), Steiner was hired to score the music for ""Casablanca"" (1942). Steiner would typically wait until the film was edited before scoring it, and after watching ""Casablanca"", he decided the song ""As Time Goes By"" by Herman Hupfeld wasn't an appropriate addition to the movie and he wanted to replace it with a song of his own composition. However, Ingrid Bergman had just cut her hair short in preparation for filming ""For Whom the Bell Tolls"" (1943), so she couldn't re-film the section with Steiner's song. Stuck with ""As Time Goes"
"by Val Kilmer, who appears to Christian Slater's character and gives advice and assurance, was based on the Humphrey Bogart character in this film. The song ""Beautiful and Light"" by Tunng contains samples from the film. The Second City comedy troupe's television show ""SCTV"" parodied the film. ""Play It Again, Bob"" stars Woody Allen (Rick Moranis) and Bob Hope (Dave Thomas). Play It Again, Sam (film) Play It Again, Sam is a 1972 film written by and starring Woody Allen, based on his 1969 Broadway play. The film was directed by Herbert Ross, which is unusual for Allen, who usually"
"""As Time Goes By"". The Glenn Miller Orchestra did a rendition of the song as the last track on the album ""Something New: The Glenn Miller Orchestra plays the Tijuana Brass"" (1966) Allan Sherman did a parody of this song on his album ""Togetherness"" (1967). Another parodic cover version, spoofing Alpert's version, appeared on the mock Alpert tribute album ""Sour Cream & Other Delights"" by the Frivolous Five. In addition to its use in ""The Dating Game"", the song has been used in a variety of film and television soundtracks. It was one of two Alpert songs in a 1966"
"Tuesday Weld as Maria and Anthony Perkins as B.Z., but the whole thing has turned soft,"" Canby writes. Play It as It Lays (film) Play It as It Lays is a 1972 American drama film directed by Frank Perry. The screenplay by married couple Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne is based on Didion's 1970 novel of the same name. The film stars Tuesday Weld and Anthony Perkins, who previously starred together in the 1968 film ""Pretty Poison"". Former model Maria Wyeth, who comes from a Nevada town with a population of 28, is now a successful actress. But she"
"As Time Goes By (TV series) As Time Goes By is a British romantic sitcom which aired on BBC One from 1992 to 2005, running for nine series and three specials. Starring Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer, it follows the relationship between two former lovers who meet unexpectedly after not having been in contact for 38 years. The programme's original working title had been Winter with Flowers but was changed during its first day of filming due to the cast's protestations. The new title was taken from the 1931 Herman Hupfeld song ""As Time Goes By"", which was used as"
"in Rockstar Games ""L.A. Noire"" video game. Ella Fitzgerald recorded it on her 1968 Columbia album ""30 by Ella"". It was the theme song of Arthur Godfrey on his radio programs and also played a central role in Woody Allen's 1977 film ""Annie Hall"", where it is sung by Diane Keaton as the title character. Its inclusion in the latter helped ""Seems Like Old Times"" finish at #90 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema in 2004. Seems Like Old Times (song) ""Seems Like Old Times"" is a popular song, with music and lyrics by"
"the closing logos to most Warner Bros. Television shows since 2003) and was also the title and theme song of the 1990s British romantic comedy series ""As Time Goes By"". The AFI listed it among its ""top 100"" movie songs. National Public Radio included it in its ""NPR 100"", a 1999 list of the most important American musical works of the 20th century as compiled by NPR's music editors. Herman Hupfeld wrote ""As Time Goes By"" for the 1931 Broadway musical ""Everybody's Welcome"". In the original show, it was sung by Frances Williams. It was recorded that year by several"
"prototype of future studio mascot Bimbo, in the film mouths the words ""Follow the ball, and join in, everybody"" in remarkable synchronization though the animation was somewhat limited, making sure that lip-synch was synchronized perfectly. The Fleischers had previously started the follow the bouncing ball gimmick in their Song Car-Tune ""My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean"" (released 15 September 1925). This film came two years after the Fleischers started the Song Car-Tune series in May 1924, and two years before Paul Terry's ""Dinner Time"" (September 1928) and Disney's ""Steamboat Willie"" (November 1928). A clip from the film is used in"
"Playtime Playtime (sometimes written PlayTime) is a 1967 French-Italian comedy film directed by Jacques Tati. In ""Playtime"", Tati again plays Monsieur Hulot, a character who had appeared in his earlier films ""Mon Oncle"" and ""Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot"". As mentioned on the production documentary that accompanies the Criterion Collections DVD of the film, by 1964 Tati had grown ambivalent towards playing Hulot as a recurring central role. Unable to dispense with the popular character altogether, Hulot appears intermittently in ""Playtime"", alternating between central and supporting roles. ""Playtime"" was made from 1964 through 1967. Shot in 70 mm, the work"
"Playing the Game Playing the Game is a 1918 American silent comedy drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and written by Julien Josephson and R. Cecil Smith. The film stars Charles Ray, Doris May, Harry L. Rattenberry, Robert McKim, William Elmer, and Leota Lorraine. The film was released on May 5, 1918, by Paramount Pictures. It is not known whether the film currently survives, and it may be a lost film. As described in a film magazine, believing that killed a professional dancer in a cafe brawl, Larry Prentiss (Ray) along with his valet Hodges (Elmer) flee to the west"
"supplicants, and that Rick and Ilsa had slept together. Extensive changes were made, with several lines of dialogue removed or altered. All direct references to sex were deleted; Renault's selling of visas for sex, and Rick and Ilsa's previous sexual relationship were implied elliptically rather than referenced explicitly. Also, in the original script, when Sam plays ""As Time Goes By"", Rick remarks, ""What the —— are you playing?"" This line was altered to: ""Sam, I told you never to play..."" to conform to Breen's objection to an implied swear word. The script has been subject to a significant amount of"
"earlier, Salinger had actually referenced ""Casablanca"" in his 1944 short story ""Both Parties Concerned""; one of its characters, upon learning his wife has left him, re-enacts the ""Play it, Sam"" scene from the film with an imaginary pianist.) However, the eventual film, renamed ""My Foolish Heart"" and with Susan Hayward replacing Wright at the last minute, was critically lambasted upon its release. ""The New Yorker"" wrote that it was ""full of soap-opera clichés"", and, while allowing for ""some well-written patches of wryly amusing dialogue"", ""Time"" rejected it as a ""damp fable ... the screenplay turns on all the emotional faucets"
"draws up at a group of Moorish-looking buildings. A battered tin sign out front says “Casablanca.” After parking, the driver seeks shelter in a shadowy room, glimpsing chairs and tables piled helter-skelter in the corners, just as a piano begins to play ""As Time Goes By"". The piano player is an old black man, identical to Sam. By the wall opposite the piano, a man in dark glasses (his face seems familiar at first glance), a white jacket and black bow tie dozes, his chin resting on his chest. Somehow, the narrator has wandered into Rick's Café Americain from the"
"out of four stars, writing, ""For those who prefer their films with a beginning, middle and an end, and, consequently, were unsettled by the hellzapoppin' plots of 'Bananas' or 'Take the Money and Run,' 'Play It Again Sam' will provide warmth, sanity, and an unconventional story with laughs."" Vincent Canby of ""The New York Times"" called it ""a very funny film"" although he felt that ""the shape of the ordinary Broadway comedy, with three acts and a beginning, middle and end, inhibit the Woody Allen that I, at least, appreciate most."" Charles Champlin of the ""Los Angeles Times"" wrote that"