1. As we imagine that Fleming had written several Bond books, he would have liked Bogart after seeing him in Casablanca. Hm, that white dinner jacket. Perhaps we should have Bond in one.
2. Bogart had his own style. He was not pretty, but he was handsome in his own way, like Hoagy. He was witty, sardonic, he would certainly take command of casino scenes or all other scenes, such as with Bond girls, Bond villains. He could convey coldness, but at the same time a guy with a begrudging heart. Bond in the books probably started off as a patriot, but was disillusioned by the real masters he had to serve; much like Marine General Smedley Butler, who won two Medals of Honor and concluded that 'war is a racket' run by the big racketeers who put Al Capone to shame.
3. A black and white shot film, filmed in Jamaica perhaps would really have atmosphere. Something like Live and Let Die, Florida Keys, New York with a real Felix Leiter. You know, as I said in another post, they could use a CG Bogie to be Bond.
Why, directed by one of the great directors, it could be a classic, someone with Carole Lombard (I just read that she died in a plane crash at a young age. Imagine if she had completed a Bond film with Bogie, and then she died. The film would be bittersweet).
4. In DVDs, the previews for Casablanca describe "RIck" as 'the most dangerous man in the world!' What would be the blurb for Bond?
5. I believe that Bogie also sometimes invented the lines for his characters, so he may have come up with some classic Bondisms. "Go ahead, shoot. You'll be doing me a favour."
