The Man with Bogart's Face

The Man with Bogart's Face (also called Sam Marlowe, Private Eye) is a 1980 American comedy film, released by 20th Century Fox and based on a novel of the same name. Andrew J. Fenady, author of the novel, produced the film and wrote the screenplay. Plot summary A man calling himself Sam Marlowe (Robert Sacchi) has his face altered to resemble that of his idol, Humphrey Bogart, and then opens a detective agency. At first, he and his secretary Duchess (Misty Rowe) have meager business, but things pick up after a shooting puts Sam's picture in the paper. Some ruthless people, who are coincidentally also similar to characters in Bogart films (and played by Victor Buono, Herbert Lom, and Michelle Phillips), are after a priceless set of blue sapphires called the Eyes of Alexander (from a statue of Alexander the Great), and Marlowe and Duchess are caught in the middle of it all. Cast Robert Sacchi – Sam Marlowe Franco Nero – Hakim Michelle Phillips – Gena Olivia Hussey – Elsa Herbert Lom – Mr. Zebra Misty Rowe – Duchess Victor Buono – Commodore Anastas Sybil Danning – Cynthia Richard Bakalyan – Lieutenant Bumbera Gregg Palmer – Sergeant Hacksaw Jay Robinson – Wolf/Zinderneuf George Raft – Petey Cane Yvonne De Carlo – Teresa Anastas Mike Mazurki – Himself Henry Wilcoxon – Mr. Chevalier Victor Sen Yung – Mr. Wing Original novel The film was based on the debut novel by Andrew J. Fenady who wrote it in long hand over 23 days. Fenady had been writer and producer of television shows and movies for 30 years and was always interested in turning it into a film.