With the coming of the Second World War.
Many eyes in imprisoned Europe turned hopefully
or desperately
toward the freedom of the Americas. Lisbon became the great embarkation point
but not everybody could get to Lisbon directly
and saw a tortuous roundabout refugee trail sprang up,
Paris to Marseille
across the Mediterranean to Iran.
Then by train or auto or foot across the
rim of Africa to Casablanca in French Morocco.
Here, the fortunate ones through money or influence or luck
might obtain exit visas
and scurry to Lisbon
and from Lisbon to the new world. But the others wait in Casablanca
and wait
to all officers.
Two German couriers carrying important official
documents murdered on train from Iran,
murderer and possible accomplices headed for Casablanca round up
all suspicious characters and search them for stolen document
important
I
have
on
there. So,
all right,
I
like
the two sweet. Are
they,
may I see your papers?
I don't think I have them on me. In that case, we'll have to ask you to come along. Wait.
It's possible that yes,
here they are.
These papers expired three weeks ago, you have to come along,
going
on there. I
don't know, my dear
pardon, Monsieur?
Have you not heard?
We hear very little and we understand even less
two German couriers were found murdered in the desert.
The unoccupied desert.
This is the customary round up of refugees,
liberals and of course a beautiful young girl from Mons
Rena,
the prefect of police.
Unfortunately, along with these unhappy refugees,
this come of Europe has gravitated to Casablanca.
Some of them have been waiting years for a visa.
I beg of you, Mr
Watch yourself be on guard.
This place is full of
vultures, vultures everywhere
everywhere.
Thank you. Thank you very much. Not at
all.
Amusing little fellow
waiter.
I don't know
how silly of me. Oh dear.
I left my wallet at the hotel.
Perhaps tomorrow we'll be on the plane,
got him
off.
It is very good to see you again. Me
stas Thank you. Thank you.
May I present Captain
Police Protective Casablanca
me
stas
unoccupied France. Welcomes you to Casablanca. Thank you, Captain.
It's very good to be here. Me
Strasser, my aide, Lieutenant Cassel
Captain to
the Italian surf is that
you may find the climate of Casablanca trifle warm.
No, we Germans must get used to all climates from Russia to the Sahara,
but perhaps you were out of
to the weather. What else?
My dear major, whether be the murder of the couriers,
what has been done for realizing the importance of the case?
My men are rounding up twice.
The usual number of suspects, you know, already who the murderer is. Good.
Is he in custody? Oh, there's no hurry. It's a night he be at Ricks.
Everybody comes to Rick's.
I have already heard about this, Kathy and also about Mr Rick himself.
It had to be you,
it had to be you.
I've wandered around and finally found somebody
could make me be,
I'll even be glad just to be sad.
Thank you
know
some other I've seen
I've never been,
I can never be called. I try to be
born
but they wouldn't.
Nobody else gave me a thrill. Ho
with all your faults. I love you. Still have to be you. Wonderful. You have to be.
Oh
my hair is curly.
Hold my teeth up
waiting, waiting, waiting.
I'll never get out of here
and die.
But can't you make it just a little
girl,
please? Sorry, madam. But diamonds are a drug on the market.
Everybody sells diamonds. There are diamonds everywhere. 2400.
All
the
facts are ready. The men are waiting.
It's the fishing smack. Santiago.
It leaves at one tomorrow night here from the end of La
Medina. The third boat. Thank you. Thank you and bring the 15,000 francs in cash.
Remember in cash?
What's that,
that now?
Cheerio.
Oh
my mom daughter. Yes. You professor
you
what
um
waiter. Yes, madam.
Will you ask Rick if he have a drink? With us, madam. He never drinks with customers.
Never. I have never seen it.
What makes
salon keepers so snobbish perhaps if you told him
I ran the second largest banking house in Amsterdam.
The second largest
that wouldn't embrace Rick.
The leading banker in Amsterdam is now the best chef in our kitchen.
We have something to look forward to
and his father is the ball boy.
Thank
you.
Ok.
The right one.
Excuse me.
I'm sorry, sir. This is a private room. If
in earth, who do you think? I know there is
g in there, there is no secret. You dare not kick me out of here.
That's what's the trouble these gents?
I have been in every family home between Honolulu and Berlin.
And if you think I'm going to be kept out of a saloon like this,
you're very much mistaken.
Excuse me, please.
Your cash is good at the bar. What
do you know who I am? I do? You're lucky the bar is open to you. This is outrageous.
I shall report it to the angle,
you know, regretting you just now with the Deutsche
Bank one would think you've been doing this all your life. And what makes you think?
I haven't. Oh, nothing.
But when you first came to Casablanca, I thought you thought, what,
what right do I have to think
mi
too bad about those two German couriers, wasn't it? I got a lucky break yesterday.
There were just two German clerks today.
They honored dead.
You are a very cynical person. Rick.
If, if you forgive me for saying this, I forgive you. Thank you.
Will you have a drink with me? No. Oh, I forgot. You never drink with any.
I'll have another, please. Business.
You despise me, don't you?
Not? If I gave you any thought I probably wouldn't. But why?
Oh,
you object to the kind of business I do, huh?
But think of all those poor refugees who must rot in his place if I didn't help them.
Well, that's not so bad through
ways of my own. I provide them with exit visas for a price. U Gotti
for a price.
But think of all the poor devils who can't be to a nose price.
Oh, I get it for them for I have. Is that so parasitic? I don't mind a parasite.
I object to a cut rate one.
Well, Rick, after tonight,
I'll be through with the whole business and
I'm leaving finally this Casablanca who's bribed you,
either
Renault or yourself
myself.
I find myself much more reasonable.
Look, Greg,
you know what? This is?
Something that even, you have never seen
letters of transit signed by General
Von
cannot be rescinded. Not even questioned
one moment tonight.
I'll be selling those for more money than you and I have ever dreamed of. And then
Adio Casablanca,
you know, Rick, I have many a friend in Casablanca,
but somehow just because you despise me.
You are the only one I trust.
Will you keep these for me, please?
For how long or perhaps an hour? Perhaps a little longer?
I don't want them here overnight. Don't be afraid of that. Please keep them for me.
Thank you. I knew I could trust you.
Wait.
I'll be expecting some people. If anybody asks for me, I'll be right here.
Correct.
I hope you are more impressed with me. Now,
if you'll forgive me, I'll share my good luck with your roulette. We
just a moment.
Hey, I heard a rumor. Those two German couriers were carrying letters of transit.
Oh,
I've heard that rumor too.
Poor devils as your right of gui.
I am a little more impressed with you.
I say
you've got trouble.
How much trouble
let it out, don't you vow?
Just knock her down and knock on wood.
He's unhappy.
How unhappy
that won't do
when you are blue? Just knock on.
Who's unlucky?
How I love you?
But your luck will change
if you arrange to knock over,
who's got nothing?
How much? Nothing
said nothing's not an awful lot
but knock on wood.
Th th
who's happy? Very
happy.
Just how happy.
That's the way we're going to stay. So, knock on wood.
Now, who's lucky?
We
just, how lucky
will smile on them.
And once again, let
love.
Hello.
Well, Ferrari, how's business with the blue parrot? Fine.
But I'd like to buy you a cafe.
It's not for sale. You
haven't heard my offer. It's not for sale at any price.
What do you want for Sam?
I don't buy or sell human beings too bad. That's Casablanca's leading commodity,
refugees alone. We can make a fortune.
You'd work with me through the black market.
Suppose you run your business and let me run mine.
I suppose we asked Sam, maybe you'd like to make a change. Of course, we do.
My dear Rick. When will you realize that in this world today?
Isolationism is no longer a practical policy?
Sam Ferrari wants you to work for him at the blue par.
Oh, I like it fine here. He'll double what I pay you.
Yeah, but I ain't got time to spend the money I make here.
Sorry,
boss is private stomach
because he won. I love you. Oh, shut up
for you. I shut up
because you won. I love you.
000
Mr
Rick, Mr
Rick,
some Germans boo boo boo
boo. Take his check. Is that right?
Where were you last night? Not so long ago. I don't remember.
Will I see you tonight? I never make plans that far ahead.
Give me another.
She's had enough. Don't listen to him, Sasha. I'll fill it up, Yvonne. I love you.
But he pays me
frick, I'm sick and tired of having you call a cab.
Yes. Come
on. We're gonna get your coat. Take your hands off me. You're going home.
You've had a little too much to drink.
Hey, dine,
what do you think you are pushing me around? What a fool?
I was to fall for a man like you go with Sasha and be sure she gets home. Yes, boss.
And come right back. Yes,
boss.
Hello, Rick.
How extravagant you are throwing away women like that someday. They may be scarce.
I think now I shall pay a call on Yvonne. Maybe get on the rebound
when it comes to women. You're a true Democrat.
If he gets a word and it'll be a major Italian victory.
The plane to Lisbon.
You would like to be honest,
why? What's in Lisbon?
The Clipper to America?
I've often speculated on why you don't return to America.
Did you abscond with the church funds?
Did you run off for the senator's wife?
I like to think that you killed a man. It's the romantic in me.
It's a combination of all three.
And what in heaven's name brought you to Casablanca?
My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters,
the waters, what waters
we're in the desert.
I was misinformed,
excuse me, Monsieur.
But a gentleman inside has won 20,000 francs
in the cashier would lack some money.
Get it in the safe.
I'm so upset if you reach, you know, I
got
things like that happen all the time. I'm awfully sorry,
Rick. There's gonna be some excitement here tonight.
We're gonna make an arrest in your cafe.
But again, this is no ordinary arrest, a murderer no less
if you're thinking of warning him, don't put yourself out.
He cannot possibly escape. I stick my neck out for nobody. Wise foreign policy
that
cost
LA.
You
nice.
I
take
all his,
made his arrest earlier in the evening at the blue parot.
Not in my high regard for you. We are staging it here. It will amuse your customers.
Our
entertainment's enough,
Rick. We have an important guest here tonight. Major Strasser
for
the third Reich
curates.
We want him to be here when we make the
arrest a little demonstration of the efficiency of my administration.
I see. And what's Strasser doing here?
He certainly didn't come all the way to
Casablanca to witness a demonstration of your efficiency.
Perhaps not there. You are. It shall not happen again. But all right.
Well, you've got something on your mind. Why don't you spill it?
How observant you are?
As a matter of fact, I wanted to give you a word of advice.
Yeah.
Yeah,
be thank you,
Rick. There are many exit visas sold in this cafe, but we know that you never sold one.
That is the reason we permit you to remain open.
I thought it was because I let you win it roulette. And that is another reason
there is a man who arrived in Casablanca on his way to America.
He will offer a fortune to anyone who will furnish him with an exit visa.
What's his name? Victor Laszlo.
Victor Laszlo
Rick. That is the first time I've ever seen you so impressed.
He succeeded in impressing half the world.
It's my duty to see that he doesn't impress the other half.
Rick Laszlo must never reach America. He stays in Casablanca.
It will be interesting to see how he manages, manages what
he
escape. Oh, but I've just told you
he escaped from a concentration camp.
The Nazis have been chasing him all over Europe. This is the end of the chase.
20,000 francs says it didn't.
Is that a serious offer?
I just paid out 20 I'd like to get it back. Make it 10. I'm only a poor corrupt official.
Ok. Done.
No matter how clever he is, he still needs an exit visa
or I should say two.
Why? Two? He is traveling with a lady. I take one, I think not. I've seen the lady
and if he did not leave her in Marseille
or in Iran,
he certainly won't leave her in Casablanca
or maybe he's not quite as romantic as you are.
It doesn't matter
there is no exit visa for him.
The anyone ever gave you the impression that I might be interested in helping
Laszlo escape?
Because my dear Ricky, I suspect that under that cynical shell,
you're at heart a sentimentalist.
Oh laugh if you will. But I happen to be familiar with the record.
Let me point out just two items.
In 1935 you ran guns to Ethiopia
in 1936.
You fought in Spain on the loyalist side
and got well paid for it.
On both occasions, the winning side would have paid you much better.
Marie.
Well, it seems that you're determined to keep Laszlo here. I have my orders.
Oh,
I see. Gestapo's bank.
My dear, Ricky. You overestimate the influence of the Gestapo.
I don't interfere with them
and they don't interfere with me
in Casablanca. I am master of my fate. I am major
here, sir.
He was saying, excuse me,
Carl, you see that Major Strasser gets a good table. One close to the ladies.
I have already given him the best knowing he is German and will take it anyway,
thinking quietly, two gods and every dog. Yes, sir.
Everything is ready, Frank.
Good evening, gentlemen. Good evening, Captain,
won't you join us? Thank you.
It's a pleasure to have you here. Major
champagne and a tin of Caviar.
May I recommend Beo
26 a good French wine. Thank you very well, sir.
Very interesting club, especially so tonight major
in a few minutes, you'll see the arrest of the man who murdered your couriers.
I expected no less Captain
Messie.
Yes.
Will you please come with us?
Certainly
Lalo, madam.
May I first please kiss my chips?
La la
la la
2000.
Ok.
Thank you.
We
have
no
fucking on
there. Is No,
I
guess
what he
said.
Wait,
help me to be a fool. You can't get away
it, hide me, do something. You must help me.
Oh,
excellent. Cut
when they come to get me, Rick, I hope you'll be more of a help.
I stick my neck out for nobody.
I'm sorry, there was a disturbance, folks, but it's all over now.
Everything's all right. Just sit down and have a good time. Enjoy yourselves.
All right, Sam.
Ok,
Rick
Rick,
this is Major Heinrich Strasser of the Third Reich?
How do you do Mr Rick? How do you do?
And you already know her heights of the third Reich. Please join us, Mr Rick.
We are very honored tonight.
Rick Major Strasser is one of the reasons the Third Reich enjoys the reputation it
has today you repeat Third Eye as though you expected there to be others.
But personally, Major, I will take. What comes,
do you mind if I ask you a few questions?
Unofficially, of course, make it official if you like, what is your nationality?
I'm a drunkard
and that makes Rick a citizen of the world.
I was born in New York City if that'll help you, honey,
I understand that you came here from Paris at the time of the occupation.
There seems to be no secret about that.
Are you one of those people who cannot imagine the Germans and their beloved Paris?
It's not particularly my beloved Paris. Can you imagine us in London
when you get there, ask me,
diplomatist.
How about New York?
Well,
there are certain sections of New York major that
I wouldn't advise you to try to invade.
Uh, who do you think will win the war? I have the slightest idea.
Rick is completely neutral about everything and that
takes in the field of women too.
You are not always so carefully neutral.
We have a complete dossier on you,
Richard Blaine American aged 37 cannot return to his country.
The reason is a little vague.
We also know what you did in Paris, Mr Blaine and also we know why you left Paris.
Don't worry, we are not going to broadcast it. My eyes really brown.
You will forgive my curiosity, Mr Blaine. The point is
an enemy of the right has come to Casablanca and we are
checking up on anybody who can be of any help to us.
Well, my interest in whether Victor Laszlo stays or goes is purely a sporting one. In
this case,
you have no sympathy for the fox. Not particularly,
I understand the point of view of the harm too.
Victor Laszlo published the foulest lies in the park
newspapers until the very day he marched in it.
Even after that,
he continued to print scandal sheets in his cellar.
Of course, one must admit he has great courage.
I admit he's very clever three times.
He slipped through our fingers in pall as he continued his activities.
We intend not to let it happen again.
Excuse me, gentlemen, your business is politics. Mine is running a saloon.
Good evening, Mr Blaine.
You see me?
You have nothing to worry about Rick
perhaps.
Yes, Monsieur,
I reserved a table. Victor
Laszlo. Yes, Monsieur
Laszlo right this way.
Ok,
two
rows please.
I saw no one. I forgot this description.
Victor.
I feel somehow we shouldn't stay here
if he would walk out so soon. He would only call attention to us
perhaps
so
that he's in some other part of the cafe.
Excuse me. But you look like a couple who are on their way to America.
Well, you'll find a market there for this ring.
I'm forced to sell it at a great sacrifice. Thank you.
But I hardly think then perhaps for the lady, the ring is quite unique.
Oh, yes, I'm very interested.
Good.
What is your name? Berger Norwegian. And at your service, sir,
Victor,
I'll meet you in a few minutes at the bath.
No, I don't think you want to buy the ring, but thank you for showing it to us.
Set your bargain,
but that is your decision. I'm sorry. It is
Laszlo. Is it not?
Yes, I am Captain Renault Prefect of priest.
Yes. What is it you want?
Merely to welcome you to Casablanca and to wish you a pleasant stay.
It doesn't often we have so distinguished to visit her.
Thank you.
I hope you'll forgive me. Captain.
The present French administration hasn't always been so cordial.
May I present Mr Zant?
I was informed you were the most beautiful woman ever to visit Casablanca.
That was a gross understatement.
You are very kind.
Won't you join us
if you will permit me?
Oh, no, Emil, please. A bottle of your best champagne and put it on my bill there.
You well, sir. Captain, please. Oh, please monsieur.
It is a little game we play, they put it on the bill. I tear up the bill.
It is very convenient.
Captain.
The boy who was playing the piano
there somewhere. I've seen him. Dam,
yes, he came from Paris with Rick.
Rick. Was he
mademoiselle? You're in Rick's and Rick is
he? What?
Well, mademoiselle. He's the kind of man that,
well, if I were a woman and I were not around,
I should be in love with Rick. But what a fool.
I am talking to a beautiful woman about another man.
Uh, excuse me.
Ah, major
members are London, Mr
Leslie.
May I present Major Heinrich Strasser?
How do you do?
This is a pleasure. I've long looked forward to.
I'm sure you'll excuse me if I'm not gracious
when you see Major Strasser, I'm a Czechoslovakian.
You were Czechoslovakian. Now you are a subject of the German, right?
I've never accepted that privilege and I'm now on French soil.
I should like to discuss the matters arising from your presence on French soil.
This is hardly a time or a place.
Then we shall state another time in another
place tomorrow at 10 in the Prefect's office
with Mademoiselle
Captain Renault.
I'm under your authority.
Is it? You are all that we come to your office? Let us say it is my request.
That is a much more pleasant word.
Very well.
Mademoiselle.
Mademoiselle,
a
very clever tactical retreat. By
this time, they really mean to stop me.
Victor. I'm afraid for you.
We've been in difficult places before, haven't we?
You
ask
what
is
it
or
so
if we're on base
to
in
this
villa,
love
me.
Maybe some,
I must find out what
beggar knows. Be careful. I
there
is
a
Miss Bergen.
The ring. Could I see it again?
Miss you
champagne cocktail, please.
I recognize you from the news photographs, Mr
Nas,
the concentration camp. One is up to lose a little weight.
We had five times that you were killed in five different places.
This receipt was through every single time.
Thank heaven. I found you burger.
I'm looking for a man by the name of Roar.
You're supposed to help me
who got to cannot even help himself. Monsieur,
he's under arrest for murder.
He was arrested here tonight.
I see,
but we are still free. We'll do all we can.
They organized us here underground like everywhere else.
Tomorrow night there's a meeting at the
car
duis
if you will come.
Uh
Is the Lord
could you ask a piano player to come over here, please? Very well. My mother,
how's the jewelry business? Burger? Not so good. May I have my check, please?
Too bad. You weren't here earlier. Monsieur Laszlo.
We had quite a bit of excitement this evening, didn't we burger? Yes.
Excuse me, Jack.
My bill. No, two champagne cocktails, please. Yes.
Hello, Sam. Hello.
I never expect to see you again.
It's been a long time.
Yes, ma'am.
A lot of water under the bridge.
Some of the old songs then.
De
Smith.
Where is Rick?
I don't know.
I ain't seen him all night.
When will he be back? Not tonight no more. He ain't coming.
He went home.
Does he always leave so early? Oh, he never,
well,
he's got a girl up to the blue parrot. He goes up there all the time.
You used to be a much better liar.
Leave him alone, Miss Elsa.
You bad luck time.
Play it once and
for all time sake. I don't know what you mean. Miss Elton.
Play
them
play as time goes by. Oh, I can't remember it myself.
I'm a little rusty on it.
I'll hum it for you
had I had I that
of
not
at
all
sing it, Sam.
You must remember
a kiss is just a keys.
A sigh is just a sigh.
The fundamental things
as time goes by
and when two lovers woo,
they still say I love you
on that. You can rely.
I don't want
future brains as time goes by,
Sam. I thought I told you never to play.
Well, you are asking about Rick and here he is. Mademoiselle. May I present?
Hello, Rick,
who you've already met? Rick? Mademoiselle?
Well, then perhaps you also Mr Laszlo.
How'd you do? How do you do? Well, here's a great deal about Rick in Casablanca
and about Victor
Laszlo everywhere, won't you join us for a drink? Oh, no, Rick. Yes,
I will. Well, the precedent is being broken. Emil.
It's a very interesting cafe.
I congratulate you. I congratulate you. But for your work. Thank you. I try.
We all try. You succeed.
I can't get over you two.
She was asking about you earlier, Rick in a way that made me extremely jealous.
I wasn't sure you were the same.
Let's see, the last time we met was La Bella Roa.
How nice you remembered.
But of course, that was the day the Germans marched into Paris.
Not an easy day to forget.
No,
I remember every detail. The Germans wore gray. You wore blue.
Yes, I put that dress away
when the dramas march out. I'll wear it again.
Ricky. You're becoming quite human. I suppose.
We have to thank you for that mademoiselle.
Yes, I don't wish to be the one to say it,
but it's late.
So it is. And we have a curfew here in Casablanca. It would never do for the chief.
Of priests to be found drinking after hours and have to find himself.
I hope you never. They are welcome. Not at all your check in.
It's my party. Another president gone. This has been a very interesting evening.
I'll call you a cab, gasoline rationing time of night.
You'll come again any time
you say good night to Sam. For me. I will.
There's still nobody in the world who can play
as time goes by like Sam,
he hasn't played it in a long time.
Good night.
All right,
very puzzling fellow this week.
What is he?
Oh, I really can't say that I saw him quite often in Paris
tomorrow at 10 at the Prefect office. We'll be there. Good night. Good night,
boss.
Both.
Yeah,
Walt ain't you going to bed?
All right now,
ain't you planning on going to bed in the near future? No,
you ever going to bed? No,
fly sleep.
Have a drink.
No, not me. But
I have a drink,
boss. Let's get out of here.
He,
sir.
I'm waiting for a lady. Please, boss. Let's go.
Ain't nothing but trouble for you here. Coming back. I know she's coming back.
We'll take the car and drive all night.
We'll get drunk.
We'll go fishing and stay away until she's got up and got home with you.
No, sir,
I'm staying right here.
I grab Gotti. Then she walks in.
He,
the way it goes one in one out
Sam
Depo.
It was December 1941 in Casablanca. What time is it in New York?
My watch stopped.
I bet they're asleep in New York
now. But there is sleep all over America
of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world.
She walks in a mine.
Is that your plan
or just a little supper?
I'll
stop it. You know what I want to hear?
No, I don't. He played it for her. He played it for me.
Well, I don't think I can remember. She can stand it. I can
plan.
Yes.
No.
Who are you? Really? And what were you before?
What did you do? And what did you think? Huh?
We said no questions.
He is looking at you kid
Frank for your thoughts
in America. They bring only a penny and
I guess that's about all I was,
I'm willing to be overcharged.
Tell me
and I was wondering,
yes.
Why I'm so lucky why I should find you waiting for me to come along.
Why there is no other man in my life? Uh huh.
Well, that's easy.
There was,
he's dead.
I'm sorry for asking.
I forgot. We said no questions.
Only one answer can
take care of all our questions
that
Gas
Paris
le les
de
la,
I
can stop them. Now,
Wednesday, Thursday at the latest, they'll be in Paris Richard.
They'll find out your record. It won't be safe for you here.
I'm on the blacklist already.
The roll of honor
and
love songs. Never out of day
hearts full of passion, jealousy and hate woman needs man
and man must have his made that
no one can deny.
It's still the same old story. A fight for love and glory. A case of do or die.
The world
always. Well
as
no, he wants to finish this bottle.
And then three more,
he says he'll water his garden with champagne before he let the Germans drink it.
This ought to take the sting out of being occupied. Does it Mr Richard?
You said it?
He's looking at you. Kid
Van
Chosen.
I'm one of her parents.
Van
chosen.
I'm one of her parents.
Good out
Maxam too.
The
Deutschen
Tonsin
VV,
Pari,
all the hops
that is
here
in
Germans. A little rusty.
They say they expect to be in Paris tomorrow.
They're telling us how to act when they go marching in
with the whole world crumbling. We pick this time to fall in love.
Yeah, it's pretty bad timing.
Where were you say? 10 years ago? 10 years ago.
Let's see.
Yes, I was having a brace, put on my teeth.
How are you
looking for a job
there that can on fire
or is it my heart pounding. It's a new German 77.
But judging with the sound only about 35 miles away,
I'm getting closer. Every minute
here here. Drink up.
We'll never finish the other three
g
will be here pretty soon now
and they'll come looking for you
and don't forget there's a price on you here
and I left a note in my apartment. They'll know where to find me.
It's strange.
I know so very little about you. I know very little about you.
Just the fact that you had your teeth straightened.
But be serious, darling. You are in danger and you must leave.
No, no, no, we must leave.
Yes, of course. We now the train from Marseille leaves at five.
I'll pick you up at your hotel at 430. No,
no,
not at my hotel. I,
why I have things to do in the city before I leave.
I'll meet you at the station.
All right, at a quarter to five. So why don't we get married, Marse?
That's
too far ahead to plan.
Yes, I guess it is a little too far ahead.
Well, let's see. What about the engineer? Why can't he marry us on the train?
Why not
the captain on a ship? Can it doesn't seem fair that
a,
hey, what's wrong kid?
I love you so much
and I hate this war so much.
Oh,
it's a crazy world. Anything can happen
if you shouldn't get away.
I mean, if,
if something should keep us apart,
wherever they put you
and wherever I'll be, I want you to know that.
Kiss me
a kiss
as if it were the last time.
Yeah.
Wait a minute.
Where is she? Have you seen her? No, Mr Richard. I can't find her.
She checked out of the hotel, but this note came just after you left.
That's the last call Mr Richard.
Do you hear me?
This guy?
Come on, let's
Rick. I have to talk to you.
I say my first drink to have with you,
dear.
No, I'm waking up tonight, especially that night.
Why did you have to come to Casablanca? There are other places
I wouldn't have come if I'd known that you were here.
Believe me, Rick. It's true. I didn't know funny about your voice.
How it hasn't changed. I can still hear it.
Richard, dear. I'll go with you anyplace.
We'll get on a train together and never stop
Rick.
I can understand how you're feeling.
You understand how I feel.
How long was it we had, honey,
I didn't count the days. Well, I did
every one of them.
Mostly. I remember the last one.
The wild finish.
A guy standing on a station platform in the rain with a
comical look on his face because his insides have been kicked out.
Can I tell you a story?
You got a while? Finish?
I don't know the finish yet.
I go on and tell us maybe one will come to you as you go along.
It's about a girl who had just come to Paris from her home in Oslo
at the house of some friends.
She met a man about whom she had heard her whole life, a very great and courageous man.
He opened up for her,
a whole beautiful world full of knowledge and thoughts and ideas.
Everything she knew
became was because of him
and she looked up to him,
worshiped him.
One of the feeling she supposed was love.
Yeah, it was very pretty.
I heard a story once. As a matter of fact, I've heard a lot of stories in my time.
They went along with the sound of a tinny piano playing in the parlor downstairs.
Mr,
I met a man once when I was a kid.
It always begin.
Well, I guess neither one of our stories is very funny.
Tell me,
who was it? You left me for?
Was it Laszlo or were there others in between or
aren't you the kind that tells,
I
strongly suspect that you get, he left the letters of transit with Mr Blaine.
I would suggest you search the cafe immediately and thoroughly.
If Rick has the letters, he's much too smart to let you find them there.
You give him credit for too much cleverness.
My impression was that he's just another blundering American.
We mustn't underestimate American blundering.
I was with them when they blundered into Berlin in 1918.
As to Laszlo, we want to watch 24 hours a day.
It may interest you to know that at this very moment he's on his way here.
Well, you know,
Ip
there's nothing we can do.
I'm delighted to see you both.
Did you have a good night's rest? I slept very well. That's strange.
Nobody is supposed to sleep well, in Casablanca,
maybe proceed to her business. It's a pleasure, won't you sit down? Thank you
very well.
We will not mince words you and escaped prison of the right so far.
You have been fortunate enough in eluding us. You have reached Casablanca. It
is my duty to see that you stay in Casablanca.
Whether or not your succeed is of course problematic. Not at all.
Captain Leno's signature is necessary on every exit visa. Captain.
Would you think it is possible that the Laszlo
will receive a visa? I'm afraid not
my regrets Monsieur.
Well, perhaps she'll like it in Casablanca
and Mamo,
you needn't be concerned about me.
Is that all you wish to tell us? Don't be in such a hurry.
You have all the time in the world. You may be in Casablanca indefinitely
or you may leave for Lisbon tomorrow. On one condition
there is, you know, the leader of the undergone movement in Paris, in Prague,
in Brussels, in Amsterdam, in Oslo, in Belgrade in Athens.
Even Berlin.
Yes. Even in Berlin.
If you will furnish me with their names and their exact whereabouts,
you will have your visa in the morning.
And the honor of having served the third Reich,
I was in a German concentration camp for a year.
That's an enough for a lifetime.
You will give us the names
if I didn't give them to you in a concentration camp
where you had more persuasive methods at your disposal.
I certainly won't give them to you now.
And what if you track down these men and kill them?
What if you murdered all of us
from every corner of Europe, pundits, thousands would rise to take our places.
Even Nazis can't kill that fast.
Laszlo. You have a reputation for eloquence which I can now understand.
But in one respect, you are mistaken,
you said the enemies of the r could all be replaced.
But there is one exception.
No one could take your place in the event that anything
unfortunate should occur to you while you were trying to escape.
You won't dare to interfere with me here.
This is still unoccupied France.
Any violation of neutrality would reflect on Captain Renault Sie
in so
far as it is in my power.
Thank you. By the way, Monsieur. Last night, you evinced an interest in Senor.
You got it.
Yes,
I believe you have a message for him.
Nothing important but may I speak to him now?
You would find the conversation to trifle one
sided.
Signor yoga
is dead.
Oh,
I'm making out the report.
Now, we haven't quite decided whether he committed suicide or
died trying to escape.
Are you quite finished with us for the time being
today?
Undoubtedly, the next step will be to the black market. Excuse me.
Captain, another visa problem has come up,
show her in.
Yes,
we were able to handle the police. This is a job for Senor
Ferrari. Ferrari. It can be most helpful to. No, Senor Ferrari.
If
has a monopoly on the black market here,
you will find him over there at the blue parrot.
Thanks.
Yeah, don't be too darn hard.
Perhaps you can come to terms with Captain Reno. Thank you very much, sir.
Hello Ferrari.
Good morning, Rick.
I see the buses and I'll take my shipment with me. No hurry.
I'll have it sent over, have a drink with me.
I'll have a drink in the morning and every time you send my shipment over,
it's always just a little bit short cutting charges.
My boy cutting charges here, sit down.
There's something I want to talk over with you anyhow,
the bourbon
you
got,
he upsets me very much. You're a fat hypocrite. You don't feel any. So
you
got it than I do. Of course not. What upsets me is the fact that Gotti is dead.
No one knows where those letters of transit are practically no one.
If I could lay my hands on those letters, I can make a fortune.
So could I and I'm a poor businessman.
I have a proposition for whoever has those letters I handle the entire transaction.
Get rid of the letters. Take all the risk for a small percentage
under carrying charges naturally there'll be a few incidental expenses.
That's the proposition I have forever those letters. I'll tell him when he comes in,
Rick. I put my cards on the table and I think, you know, where those letters are.
You're in good company. Renault and Stracher
probably think so too.
That's why I came over here to give them a chance to ransack my place. Right.
Don't be a fool. Take me to a confidence. You need a patent.
Excuse me. I,
we're getting back.
Bosio
Ferrari is the fat gent at the table.
You will not find a treasure like this in all Morocco mademoiselle. Only 700 francs.
You're being cheated.
It
doesn't matter. Thank you. Ah, the lady's a friend of Rick's for friends of Rick's.
We have a small discount. Did I say 700 francs? You can have it for 200. I'm sorry.
I was in no condition to receive you when you called on me last night.
It doesn't matter for special friends of Rick's.
We have a special discount of 100 francs. The story had me a little confused.
Maybe it was a bourbon. I have some table called Sum.
Thank you. I'm really not in, please. One minute, please.
Why did you come back to tell me why you ran out on me at the railway station?
Yes.
And you can tell me now, I'm reasonably sober.
I don't think I will. Rick. Why not? After all? I got stuck with a railway ticket.
I think I'm entitled to know.
Last night I saw what has happened to you.
If the ri I knew in Paris, I could tell him he'd understand.
But the one who looked at me with such hatred,
I'll be leaving Casablanca soon and we'll never see each other again.
We knew very little about each other when we were in love in Paris.
If we leave it that way, maybe we'll remember those days. Not Casablanca,
not last night.
Did you run out on me?
Because you couldn't take it because you knew what it would be like,
hiding from the police running away all the time.
You can believe that if you want to.
Well, I'm not running away anymore. I'm settled now
above a saloon. It's true. But
to walk up a flight,
I'll be expecting you
all the same someday. You'll lie to Laszlo.
You'll be there.
No, Rick.
No. You see Victor
Laszlo is my husband
and was even when I knew you in Paris,
I was just telling Monsieur
Laszlo that unfortunately I'm not able to help him.
You see, my dear, a word has gone around
as leader of all illegal activities in Casablanca.
I am an influential and respected man, but
it
would not be worth my life to do anything for Messie Laszlo.
You however, are a different matter.
The signor Ferrari thinks it might just be possible to get the next visa for you.
You mean for me to go on alone
and only alone.
I'll stay here and keep on trying.
I'm sure in a little while might as well be frank with you.
We'll take a miracle to get you out of Casablanca.
And the Germans have outlawed miracles.
We are only interested in two visas and you
please.
Arisa don't be hasty. No victor. No,
you two will want to discuss this. Excuse me. I'll be at the bar.
No, I say I won't let you stay here.
You must get to America and believe me, somehow I'll get out and join you.
But Victor, the situation was different
if I had to stay and there were only visa for one.
Would you take it?
Yes, I would.
Yeah, it's nice to see you
when I had trouble getting out of Lill.
Why didn't you leave me there?
And when I was sick in Marseille and held you up for
two weeks and you were in danger every minute of the time.
Why didn't you leave me then?
I meant to? But something always held me up.
I love you very much, Joseph,
your secret will be safe with me.
Ferrari's waiting for our house.
Not more than 50 francs.
We've decided, sir, your Ferrari
for a present. We go on looking for two ex T.
Thank you very much. Well, good luck. But be careful,
you know that you're being shadowed. Of course, it becomes an instinct.
I observe that you in one respect are a very fortunate man.
I move to make one more suggestion why I
do not know because you cannot possibly profit me.
Have you heard about Signor
Agati in the letters of transient?
Yes. Something, those letters were not found in Agati when they arrested him.
Do you know where they are? Not? For sure, Monsieur?
But I'll venture to guess that a guard. He left those letters with mystery
Rick.
He's a difficult customer that Rick one never knows what he'll do away,
but it is worth a chance.
Thank you very much.
Good day.
Right. Thank you for your coffee. Seor.
I shall miss that when we leave Casablanca. It's gracious of you to share it with me.
Good day, ma'am with you,
miss you.
Good day.
Yeah,
you too.
Good luck.
I better be going.
I have to warn you, sir. I beseech you and this is a dangerous place full of vultures.
Vultures everywhere.
Thanks for everything,
sir. It has been a pleasure to meet you.
I'm sorry.
But
you are getting to be your best customer.
Well, drinking,
I'm very pleased with you.
Now, you're beginning to live like a Frenchman.
Unless I'm going over your man gave my place this afternoon.
We just barely got cleaned up and timed open.
Well, I told Strasser you wouldn't find the letters here,
but I told my men to be especially destructive.
You know how that impresses Germans
Rick. Have you got those letters of transit,
lo
you provi
you free French.
It serves me right for asking a direct question. The subject is closed.
Looks like you're a little late
test.
I'm so Yvonne's going over to the enemy, who knows in her own way,
she may constitute an entire second front.
Well, I think it's time for me to flatter major Strasser a little, I'll see you later.
Rick
Sasha
75.
Look at the whole
of the
Sasha
starting here
and adding here, we will begin with two.
No, no, no. Why am I not?
What did you say?
Would you kindly repeat it? What I said is none of your business.
I will make it my business.
Ok? They
said we
go
fish.
We got the,
I
don't like disturbances in my place. I either lay off politics or get out.
You see, Captain,
this situation is not as much under control as you believe.
My dear Major, we are trying to co-operate with your government.
We cannot regulate the feelings of our people. Captain, are you entirely certain?
Which side you're on?
I have no conviction if that's what you mean,
I blow with the wind
and the prevailing wind happens to be from vichy
and if it should change,
but surely the right doesn't admit that possibility.
We are concerned about more than Casablanca.
We know that every French province in Africa is honeycombed with tritest,
waiting for their chance, waiting perhaps for a leader, a leader like
Laszlo.
I have been thinking
it is too dangerous. If you let him go, it may be too dangerous if you let him stay.
I see what you mean
in
drinking. Really?
Therapy. Thank you,
Carl,
you
for,
thank you Carl
for your
life.
Carl sit down,
have a brandy with us to celebrate our leaving for America tomorrow.
So thank you very much.
I thought you would ask if I brought the boot brandy
and
the 12 glass at last days came
and I are speaking nothing but English now.
So we should feel at home when we get to America. A very nice idea
to America,
to America.
Libsen
Sweetness. That
what
watch
10 watts such much
you will get along beautifully in America.
How's lady luck treating you?
Oh, too bad.
We find it over there.
Rick. Yes. Could I speak to you for just a moment, please? You get in here.
You're underage. I came with Captain Reno.
I should have known my husband is with me too.
He is Captain Reno's getting broad minded. Sit down.
Do you have a drink? Of course not. Do you mind if I do?
It's your ring?
What kind of a man is, Captain Rena? You
just like any other man anymore? So, I mean,
is he trustworthy? Is his word? Oh, just a minute. Who told you to ask me that he did?
Captain Reynald is I thought so,
where's your husband
at the roulette table?
Trying to win enough for our exit visas.
Oh, of course, he's losing.
How long have you been married?
Eight weeks.
We come from Bulgaria.
All things are very bad then Monsieur,
the devil has the people by the throat.
So,
Jan and I, we,
we did not want our Children to grow up in such a country.
So you decided to go to America? Yes.
But we have not much money and
traveling is so expensive and difficult.
It was much more than we thought to get here.
And then Captain Renault sees us
and he is so kind. He wants to help us.
I'll bet
he tells me you give us an exit visa,
but we have no money.
Does he know that?
Oh, yes. And he still willing to give you a visa.
Yes, Monsieur.
And you want to know
who he keep his word.
He always has.
Oh,
Monsieur,
you are a man
if someone loved you
very much so that your happiness was the only thing that she wanted in the world.
But she did a bad thing to make certain of it.
Could you forgive her?
Nobody ever loved me that much. And he never knew
and the girl kept this bad thing locked in her heart.
That would be all right, wouldn't it? Do you want my advice? Oh, yes. Please
go back to Bulgaria. I hope.
But if you knew what it means to us, to leave Europe, to get to America.
Oh, but if I
should find out
he is such a boy
in many ways,
I am so much older than he is. Yes. Well, everybody in Casablanca has problems.
Yours may work out. You. Excuse me? Thank you.
Ok.
Good evening. Good evening. You see, here we are again.
I take that as a great compliment to Sam.
I suppose he means to you, Paris of happier days.
He does.
Could we have a table close to him
as far away from me to
trust as possible?
Well, the geography may be a little difficult to arrange
all table 30. Yes, sir. Right. This way, if you please,
I'll have Sam play as time goes by. I believe that's your favorite tune. Thank you
to Con
Ma
Me
leisure.
So
La
Me ma ma
spoke.
Ok.
Do you wish to place another bedside?
No, no, I guess not.
Have you tried 22 tonight?
I said 22
leisure.
So
continue
Marko
that to do
what
bars
that have
to
do,
leave it there?
Marco Leo
W
leisure.
So
Marco
la
continue. Marco
thought.
Yeah. No,
but
to
do
cash it
in and don't come back
and you end
up blue Mr
Phil.
Are you sure this place is honest,
honest
as an,
it's a days long.
Yeah. No
flu.
How are we doing tonight? Well, a couple of 1000 less than I thought there would be,
please,
sir.
Uh,
just a lucky guy.
May I get you a cup of coffee.
No,
thanks.
I'm not here.
Please
come to my office in the morning. We'll do everything business.
We'll be there at six.
I'll be there at 10.
I'm very happy for both.
Still. It's very strange that you won.
Well, maybe not so strange.
I'll see you in the morning. Thank you so much, Captain Raino.
No,
come
Ross. You've done a beautiful scene
when you create rush.
As I suspected you're a ranked sentimentalist. Yeah.
Why, why do you interfere with my little romances? Put it down as a gesture to love.
I forgive you this time,
but I'll be in tomorrow night with a breathtaking blonde
and it'll make me very happy if she loses.
Mhm.
Mr
Blaine. I wonder if I could talk to you.
Go ahead.
Well, isn't there some other place?
It's a lot of confidential, I have to say
in my office, right.
You must know it's very important. I get off Casablanca.
It's my privilege to be one of the leaders of a great movement.
You know what I've been doing?
You know what it means to the work, to the lives of thousands and thousands of people
that I'll be free to reach America and continue my work.
I'm not interested in politics. The problems of the world are not in my department.
I'm a saloon keeper.
My friends in the underground. Tell me
that you've quite a record.
You ran guns to Ethiopia.
You fought against the fascists in Spain,
whatever.
Isn't it strange that you always happen to be fighting on the side of the underdog?
Yes. I found that a very expensive hobby too.
But then I never was much of a businessman.
Are you enough of a businessman to appreciate an offer of 100,000 francs?
I appreciate it. But I don't accept it. I'll raise it to 200,000 my friends.
You could make it a million francs or three. My answer would still be the same.
There must be some reason why you won't let me have them.
There is
I suggest that you ask your wife,
I beg your pardon. I said ask your wife,
my wife. Yes,
the national
God.
Right.
Fair.
LA
and
I live
far
and
done
for
I,
they
hot
one.
Wait
was
real.
You see what I mean?
If Lazlo's presence in a cafe can inspire this unfortunate
demonstration but more of his presence in Casablanca going on.
I advise that this place be shut up at once,
but everybody is having such a good time. Yes, much too good a time.
The place is to be closed
but I have no excuse to close it. Find one.
This you
everybody is to leave here immediately. This cafe is closed until further notice.
Clear the room at once.
How can he close me up on what ground?
I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here.
You're winning, sir. Oh, thank you. Very much everybody out at once.
Mademoiselle.
After this terms, it is not safe for
Laszlo to stay in Casablanca
this morning. You implied it was not safe for him to leave Casablanca.
That is also true except for one destination to return to
France, occupied France
and a safe conduct for me. What value is that
you may recall what German guarantees have been worth in the past?
There are only two other alternatives for you.
What are they?
It is possible the French authorities will find a reason to
put him in the concentration camp here and the other alternative.
My dear mademoiselle,
perhaps you have already observed that in Casablanca. Human life is cheap.
Good night.
Mademoiselle,
the
castle.
What happened with Rick? We'll discuss it later.
Our faithful friend is still there.
Oh, Victor, please don't go to the underground meeting tonight.
I must.
Besides, it is not that a man has a chance to display heroics before his wife.
Don't joke.
After major stress is warning tonight, I am frightened to tell you the truth.
I'm frightened too.
Shall I remain here in the hotel room hiding
or shall I carry on the best I can?
Whatever I'd say you would carry on.
He,
why don't you tell him about Rick? What did you find out?
Apparently he has the letters he has
but no intention of selling them.
I would think if sentiment wouldn't persuade him and he would,
did he give you a reason
he suggested, I ask you,
ask me,
yes, he said, ask your wife.
I don't know why he said that
I love for an outsider. Think we've retired by now.
I'll be going in a few minutes.
Your side. Yes.
When I was in a concentration camp.
Play you alone in Paris?
Yes. Victor, I was,
I know how it is to be lonely.
Is there anything you wish to tell me?
No, Victor there isn't?
I love you very much, my dear.
Yes.
Yes, I know
whatever I do. Will you believe that? I
don't even have to say it
and belief.
Good night, dad.
Good night.
Victor.
Yes, dear.
Be careful.
Of course, I'll be careful.
Well,
you are in pretty good shape. Eric, how long can I afford to stay closed?
Two weeks, maybe three,
maybe I won't have to. A bribe has worked before.
In the meantime, everybody stays on salary. Thank you, Eric.
Sasha will be happy to hear it.
I owe him money.
Are you finished locking up Willie Carr?
I will.
Then I am going to the meeting. You'll tell me where you're going.
I won't
the night.
Good night, Miss.
How did you get in
the stairs from the street?
I showed you this morning you'd come around but this is a little ahead of schedule.
Well, won't you sit down
Richard? I hate to see you, Richard again. We're back in Paris.
Your unexpected visit isn't connected by any chance. With the letters of transit.
Seems as long as I have those letters, I'll never be lonely.
You can ask any price you want. But you must give me those letters.
I went all through that with your husband. It's no deal.
But I know how you feel about me.
But I'm asking you to put your feelings aside for something more important.
Do I have to hear again?
What a great man your husband is,
what an important cause he's fighting for it was your cause too,
in your own way. You were fighting for the same thing.
I'm not fighting for anything anymore except myself.
I'm the only cause I'm interested in
Richard.
We loved each other once.
If those days meant anything at all to me, I wouldn't bring up powers if I were you.
It's poor salesmanship. Please listen to me.
If you knew what really happened. If you only knew the truth, I wouldn't believe you.
No matter what you told me,
you'd say anything now to get what you want.
You want to feel sorry for yourself, don't you?
There's so much at stake. All you can think of is your own feeling.
One woman has hurt you and you take your revenge on the rest of the world.
You, you're
recovered and weakly.
No,
no,
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. But, but you, you are our last hope. If you don't help us. Victor
Laszlo will die in Casablanca.
What
happened?
I'm gonna die. In Casablanca. It's a good spot for it
now, I feel.
All right.
I tried to reason with you.
I tried everything. Now. I want those letters.
Get them for me.
I don't have to. I got them right here.
Put them on the table.
Now,
remember the last time? Put them on the table.
If Laszlo and the cause mean so much to you. You won't stop at anything.
All right, I'll make it easier for you.
Go ahead and shoot, you'll be doing me a favor.
I tried to stay away.
I thought I would never see you again.
That you are out of my life.
The day you left Paris.
If you knew what I went through,
if you knew how much I loved you,
how much I still love.
And then
it wasn't long after we were married that Victor went back to Czechoslovakia.
They needed him in Prague. But that Gustavo
were waiting for him.
Just a two line item in the paper. Victor Leslie
apprehended center concentration camp.
I was frantic for months. I tried to get word.
Then it came,
he was dead shot, trying to escape.
I was lonely. I had nothing but even hope.
Then I met you.
Why weren't you honest with me? Why did you keep your marriage a secret?
It wasn't my secret. Richard Victor wanted it that way.
Not even our closest friends knew about our marriage.
That was his way of protecting me. I knew so much about his work. And if the
guapo found out I was his wife, it would be dangerous for me and, and
for those working with us.
And when did you first find out he was alive?
Just before you and I were to leave Paris?
Together, a friend came and told me that Victor was alive.
They were hiding him in a freight car on the outskirts of Paris.
He was sick. He needed me.
I wanted to tell you but I I didn't dare. I knew
I knew you wouldn't have left Paris and the Gustavo would have caught you. So I,
well you know the rest
it's still a story without an ending.
What about now?
No,
I don't know.
I know that I'll never have the strength to leave you again.
And Laszlo
you will help him. Now, Richard won't you?
You'll see that he gets out and then he'll have his work all that. He's been living for
all except one.
He won't have you.
I can't fight it anymore.
I ran away from you once. I can't do it again.
I don't know what's right any longer.
You have to think for both of us,
for our love us.
Alright,
I will
is looking at you kid.
I wish I didn't love you so much.
I think we love them.
Yes,
I'm trying to call some of the others
come
in
that
I will help you
immediately
give you
some water.
Carl. What happened
the police break up our meeting car.
We escaped in the last moment. Come up here a minute.
Yes, I come.
I want you to turn out the light in the rear entrance.
It might attract the police but such all this puts out the flight tonight. He forgot.
Yes, I come,
I will do it.
I
want you to take Miss Lund home.
That's it.
It's nothing. Just a little cut. We have to get through a window. Oh,
this might come in handy.
Thank you.
Had a close one,?
Yes. Rather.
I sometimes wonder if it's worth all this.
I mean, what you're fighting for,
we might as well question why we breathe.
If we stop breathing, we'll die.
If we stop fighting our enemies, the world will die or whatever it
will be out of its misery.
You know how you sound Mr Brain
like a man who is trying to convince himself of something.
He doesn't believe in his heart.
Each of us has a destiny
for good or for evil.
I get the point. I wonder if you do.
I wonder if you know that you're trying to escape from yourself,
but it will never succeed.
You seem to know all about my destiny.
I know a good deal more about you than you suspect.
I know for instance that you're in love with a woman.
It's perhaps a strange circumstance
that we both should be in love with the same woman
the first evening, I came into this cafe.
I knew there was something between you and Ilsa
since no one is to blame her.
I demand no explanation.
I ask only one thing. You won't give me the letters of transit.
All right.
But I want my wife to be safe.
I ask you as a favor
to use the letters to take her away from Casablanca.
Do you love her that much?
Apparently you think of me only as a leader of a cause?
Well,
I'm also a human being.
Yes, I love her that much.
Monsieur
Lazar.
Yes, you'll come with us.
We have a warrant for your arrest on what
charge Captain Renault will discuss that with you later.
It seems that Destiny has taken a hand.
You haven't any actual pro and you know it, this isn't Germany or occupied France.
All you can do is find him a few 1000 francs and give him 30 days.
You might as well let him go.
Now, Ricky, I'd advise you not to be too interested in what happens to
Laszlo.
If by any chance you would have helped him to escape.
What makes you think I'd stick my neck out for
Laszlo? Because one, you bet 10,000 francs he'd escape. Two.
You got the letters of transit. Now don't bother to deny it
and well, you might do it simply because you don't like Strauss's looks.
As a matter of fact, I don't like him either.
They're all excellent reasons. Don't count too much on my friendship, Ricky. In
this matter, I'm powerless.
Besides, I might lose the 10,000 francs.
You're not very subtle but you are effective. I get the point.
Yes, I have the letters
I intend using them myself.
I'm leaving Casablanca on tonight's plane. The last plane. Huh?
But I'm taking a friend with me one. You'll appreciate
heart Fern Hills of Lund
that ought to put your mind to rest about my helping Laszlo escape.
The last man I want to see in America
you didn't come here to tell me this.
You have the letters of transit,
you can fill in your name and hers and leave any time you please.
Why are you still interested in? What happens to
Lalo?
I'm not,
but I am interested in what happens to wills and me.
We have a legal right to go. That's true.
But people have been held in Casablanca in spite of their legal rights.
What makes you think we want to hold you?
It was just Laszlo's wife. She probably knows things as Strasser would like to know.
Well,
I'll make a deal with you
instead of this petty charge you have against him.
He could get something really big.
Something that would chuck him in a concentration camp for years.
It'd be quite a feather in your cap, wouldn't it? It certainly would. Germany V
would be very grateful
then release him.
You'll be in my place a half an hour before the plane leaves.
I'll arrange to have Laszlo come there to pick up the letters of transit
and that'll give you the criminal grounds on which to make the arrest.
You get him and we get away.
The Germans at last will be just a minor annoyance.
There's still something about this business. I don't quite understand.
Miss L
she's very beautiful. Yes.
But you were never interested in anyone.
She isn't just any woman. I see.
How do I know you'll keep your end of the bargain.
I'll make the arrangements right now with Laszlo and the visitors. Pan
Ricky. I'm gonna miss you.
Apparently you're the only one in Casablanca who has even less scruples than I am.
Oh, thanks.
Go ahead. Rigging.
And by the way, call off your watchdogs when you let them go.
I don't want them around this afternoon.
I'm taking no chances. Louie, not even with you.
Should we draw up papers or is a hen
she good enough? Certainly not good enough.
But since I'm in a hurry, it'll have to do to get out of Casablanca and go to America.
You're a lucky man.
By the way,
my agreement with Sam has always been that he gets 25% of the profits that still goes.
I
happen to know he gets 10% but he's worth 25 Abdul, Karl and Sasha.
They stay with a place where I don't sell.
Of course they stay Rick wouldn't be Ricks without them.
Well, so long
and don't forget you or
a
carton of American cigarettes. I should remember to pay it to myself
late. I was informed just as LA,
I was about to leave the hotel so I knew I'd be on time.
I thought I asked you to tie up your watchdog. He won't be followed here.
You know, this place will never be the same without you.
I know what you mean. But I've already spoken to Ferrari.
You'll still win at roulette. Is everything ready?
Have the letters right here?
Tell me when we searched the place. Where were they,
Sam's piano?
So
me right for not being musical.
Oh, here they are.
You better wait in my office.
Richard
Victor thinks I'm leaving with him. Haven't you told him? No, not yet.
But it's all right, isn't it? You were able to arrange everything.
Everything is quite all right.
We'll tell him at the airport the less time to thank the easier for all of us. Please.
Trust me.
Yes, I will.
I don't know how to thank you. I'll say, but we've still lots of things to do.
I brought the money, Mr Blaine. Ok. But you'll need it in America.
But we made a deal now, never mind that
you won't have any trouble in Lisbon, will you?
No, it's all arranged. Good. I've got the letters right here. All laid out in blank.
All you have to do is fill in the signatures.
Victor Laszlo.
Victor Laszlo. You're under arrest
and a charge of accessory to the murder of
the couriers from whom these letters were stolen.
Oh, you're surprised about my friend Ricky. The explanation is quite simple. Love.
It seems as triumph over virtue. Thank you.
Not so fast. Lou,
nobody's gonna be arrested. Not for a while yet. Have you taken leave of your senses?
I have sit down over there, put that gun down. Lou
I wouldn't like to shoot you, but I will, if you take one more step
under the circumstances, I will sit down,
keep
your hands on the table. I suppose, you know what you're doing.
But I wonder if you realize what this means. I do.
We've got plenty of time to discuss that later. Call off your watchdogs.
You said just the same, you call the airport and let me hear you,
tell them and remember this gun is pointed right at your heart.
That is my least vulnerable spot.
Yeah.
Hello.
Is that at the airport? Uh
This is Captain Renault speaking.
There were two letters of transit for the Lisbon plane
there to be no trouble about them.
Good.
Hello.
Hello,
my car
lately.
This is me
Stasia.
I have a spot of police meet me at the airport at once
at once to here.
Hello. Hello, radio tower
this upon plane taking off in 10 minutes east runway,
visibility one and one half miles
light count. Fog
depth of fog, approximately 500
ceiling unlimited. Thank you.
Will you have your man go with Mr Laszlo and take care of his luggage?
Certainly rick anything you say,
find Mr
Laszlo's luggage and put it on the plane. Yes, sir.
This way
if you don't mind, you fill in the names, that'll make it even more official.
You think of everything, don't you?
And the names of Mr and Mrs Victor Laszlo? But
why my name Richard? Because you're getting on that plane.
I don't understand. What about you?
I'm staying here with him till the plane gets safely away. No, Richard. No.
What has happened to you last night?
Like we said, a great many things
you said I was to do the thinking for both of us. Well, I've done a lot of it since then.
It all adds up to one thing you're getting on that plane with Victor where you belong,
Richard.
No one, you've got to listen to me.
Do you have any idea what you'd have to look forward to if you stayed here?
Nine chances out of 10, we'd both wind up at a concentration camp. Isn't that true?
Louis? I'm afraid majra
would insist. You're saying this only to make me go. I'm saying it because it's true
inside of us. We both know you belong with Victor, you're part of his work.
The thing that keeps him going.
If that plane leaves the ground and you're not with him. You'll regret it.
Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of your life.
But what about us?
We'll always have Paris.
We didn't have, we, we lost it until you came to Casablanca.
We got it back last night
when I said I would never leave
and you never will.
But I've got a job to do too
where I'm going. You can't follow what I've got to do. You can't be any part of
those are no good at being noble, but it doesn't take much to see that.
The problems of three little people don't amount
to a hill of beans in this crazy world
someday. You'll understand that.
No,
no.
Is looking at you kid.
Everything is in order
all except one thing, there's something you should know before you leave Mr
Blaine.
I don't ask you to explain anything I'm going to anyway
because it may make a difference to you later on.
You said you know about S
and me? Yes.
But you didn't know she was at my place last night when you were,
she came there for the letters of transit.
Isn't that true? Elton?
Yes.
She tried everything to get them and nothing worked.
She did her best to convince me that she was still in love with me.
That was all over long ago.
For your sake. She pretended it wasn't. And I let her pretend
I understand
here it is.
Thanks.
I appreciate it.
And welcome back to the fight
this time. I know our side will win.
Are you ready? So,
yes, I'm ready.
Firing.
Bless you
gotta hurry. You'll miss that plane.
Well, I was right. You are a sentimentalist where you are.
I don't know what you're talking about, what you just did for Laszlo.
And that fairy tale you invented to send Ilsa away with him.
I knew a little about women, my friend, she went,
but she knew you were lying.
Anyway. Thanks for helping me out. I suppose.
You know, this isn't going to be very pleasant for either of us, especially for you.
I'll have to arrest you. Of course, as soon as the plane goes, lo
what was the meaning of that phone call?
Victor Laszlo is on that plane.
Why do you stand here? Why don't you stop him?
Ask Mr
Rick?
Get away from that phone.
I would advise you not to interfere.
I was willing to shoot Captain Reno and I'm willing to shoot you.
Hello? Put that phone down, get me the right guitar, put it down
and Major Strasser has been shot
round up the usual suspects.
And I said, what do you
and
well, Rick, you're not only a sentimentalist but you've become a patriot
maybe, but it seemed like a good time to start. I think perhaps you're right.
It might be a good idea for you to disappear from Casablanca for a while.
There's a free French garrison. Over to Brazzaville.
I could be induced to arrange a passage.
My letter of transit,
I could use a trip.
It doesn't make any difference.
But I bet you still owe me 10,000 francs
and that 10,000 francs should pay our expenses,
our expenses
lo
I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.