No More BetsWe get the impression that, in Casablanca, it isn't unusual for there to be a gambling room built into the back of a club or restaurant. This is a little foreign to us, obviously. We ca...

Ticklin' the IvoriesThere's only one central location in Casablanca—Rick's. And right in the middle of Rick's is Sam's piano. When you also consider the fact that the piano is where the letters o...

Leave Me Out of ItFinally, Rick himself is a symbol, and a pretty big one. No, Rick, that's not a crack about your weight. So sensitive.Rick's an American, and pretty much the only one in the movie...

This scene always gets us going. Victor Laszlo, fed up with the Nazis singing their Nazi song in their Nazi manner, tells the band to start playing the French national anthem, "La Marseillaise," to...

You may be a little puzzled by a shot towards the very end when Captain Renault dumps out a bottle of Vichy water and tosses it in the trash. The motivations are hinted at in the movie but—becaus...