Howard Hawks boasts that he can make a movie out of the worst Hemingway novel, which is To Have and Have Not. The script is written by Jules Furthman, closely following the book, but the US Government threatens to withdraw the film's export license due to its depiction of corruption and violence on Cuba.
A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not'
Legendary director Howard Hawks boldly asserts that he can transform even Ernest Hemingway's most mediocre literary works into cinematic triumphs, using "To Have and Have Not" as his proof.
