Tough Without A Gun(ISBN=) 英文原版

　　Humphrey Bogart: it’s hard to think of anyone who’s had the
same lasting impact on the culture of movies. Though he died at the
young age of fifty-seven more than half a century ago, his
influence among actors and filmmakers, and his enduring appeal for
film lovers around the world, remains as strong as ever. What is it
about Bogart, with his unconventional looks and noticeable speech
impediment, that has captured our collective imagination for so
long? In this definitive biography, Stefan Kanfer answers that
question, along the way illuminating the private man Bogart was and
shining the spotlight on some of the greatest performances ever
captured on celluloid.
　　Bogart fell into show business almost by accident and worked for
nearly twenty years before becoming the star we know today. Born
into a life of wealth and privilege in turn-of-the-century New
York, Bogart was a troublemaker throughout his youth, getting
kicked out of prep school and running away to join the navy at the
age of nineteen. After a short, undistinguished stint at sea,
Bogart spent his early twenties drifting aimlessly from one
ill-fitting career to another, until, through a childhood friend,
he got his first theater job. Working first as a stagehand and
then, reluctantly, as a bit-part player, Bogart cut his teeth in
one forgettable role after another. But it was here he began to
develop a work ethic; deciding that there were “two kinds of men:
professionals and bums,” Bogart, for the first time in his life,
wanted to be the former.
　　After the Crash of ’29, Bogart headed west to try his luck in
Hollywood. That luck was scarce, and he slogged through more than
thirty B-movie roles before his drinking buddy John Huston wrote
him a part that would change everything; with High Sierra, Bogart
finally broke through at the age of forty—being a pro had paid
off.
　　What followed was a string of movies we have come to know as the
most beloved classics of American cinema: The Maltese Falcon,
Casablanca, The Big Sleep, The African Queen . . . the list goes on
and on. Kanfer appraises each of the films with an unfailing
critical eye, weaving in lively accounts of behind-the-scenes fun
and friendships, including, of course, the great love story of
Bogart and Bacall. What emerges in these pages is the portrait of a
great Hollywood life, and the final word on why there can only ever
be one Bogie.

　　Stefan Kanfer’s books include Ball of Fire: The Tumultuous
Life and Comic Art of Lucille Ball; Stardust Lost: The Triumph,
Tragedy, and Mishugas of the Yiddish Theater in America; and
Somebody: The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of Marlon Brando.
He was a writer and editor at Time for more than twenty years and
was its first bylined film critic, a post he held between 1967 and
1972. He is also the primary interviewer in the Academy
Award–nominated documentary The Line King and editor of an
anthology of Groucho Marx’s comedy, The Essential Groucho. He is a
Literary Lion of the New York Public Library and recipient of
numerous writing awards. He lives in New York and on Cape Cod.

Introduction
1. The End Depends on the Beginning
2. Let Me Know When You Want to Be Killed
3. Incorrodible as a Zinc Bar
4. Bogart Can Be Tough Without a Gun
5. May You Never Die Till I Kill You
6. Cut the Gab and Bring Me an Order of Fried Rabbit
7. There’s Nothing You Can Do About It. Nothing!
8. Storm-Tossed by Fate
9. Breathless
10. The Greatest Gift
The Credits
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Index