U2 is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and the original Star Wars is gearing up for a 50th-anniversary re-release in 2027. But did you know that another cultural artifact will turn 100 years old in 2030? The character, who originally appeared in a bestselling novel, inspired his first-ever screen adaptation in 1931 and the most recent in 2024. We're talking about arguably one of the longest-running franchises in Hollywood history, a series that was crystallized on the big screen in a film that was first released in 1941. The movie in question is currently streaming on HBO Max, but only for a little while longer.
It was directed by John Huston, the maverick behind hits spanning several genres. He made the masterpiece adventure movies The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and The African Queen, and the noir classics Key Largo and The Asphalt Jungle. His filmography also includes a James Bond parody and one of the most popular musical adaptations of all time, Annie. However, the very versatility that earned Huston millions of admirers was why Quentin Tarantino said he has "little respect" for him. In a conversation with French filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier, Tarantino said, "I admit I have little respect for a career that I find too all over the place. If I can't have confidence in someone, I can't respect his career. And I can't have faith in John Huston because too many of his movies are terrible."
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