'Casablanca' 80th Anniversary-- Part 5: Looking Good and Looking At You

Well, actually 81st.

HER BEST SIDE

Ingrid Bergman preferred to be shot from her left side and cinematographer Arthur Edeson, who previously worked on "The Maltese Falcon" and "Frankenstein," did just that for most scenes.

He also used a gauze filter and targeted lights to soften her features and make her eyes sparkle.  The effect was designed to make her face seem sad and nostalgic.

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HERE'S LOOKING

Bogart is credited with improvising the line "Here's looking at you, kid," which was written as "Here's good luck to you," in the Parisian scenes.

But the phrase was used by Eddie Cantor in 1932 (a decade before "Casablanca" was released) to sign his name in cement at Grauman's Chinese Theater n L.A..

He wrote, "Here's looking at you, Sid," in reference to the theater's owner Sid Grauman.

--CootKid