A discussion about this year in cinematic history would be severely compromised if no mention were made of 1942’s timeless classic CASABLANCA. The film went through various stages to wind up as it did. The roles played by Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman were intended for Ronald Reagan and Ann Sheridan, who had just scored a hit for Warners with KINGS ROW. The part eventually played by Paul Henreid was to have been cast with Dennis Morgan. So that gives an idea of how much different the film could have turned out…
