" Although silenced by his military superior for being a disloyal "traitor," young Lawrence is sympathetic with Feisal""s views and will not remain quiet.Are we to stay or up and quit? There""s no avoiding this conclusion, our town is turning into shit." [The anachronism of the pure white townsfolk using a four-letter word in their church hymn song is typical of Brooks"" humor.Directed by the talented Hungarian-accented Michael Curtiz and shot almost entirely on studio sets, the film moves quickly hrough a surprisingly tightly constructed plot, even though the script was written from day to day as the filming progressed and no one knew how the film would end - who would use the two exit visas? [Would Ilsa, Rick""s lover from a past romance in Paris, depart with him or leave with her husband Victor, the leader of the underground resistance movement?] And three weeks after shooting ended, producer Hal Wallis contributed the film""s famous final line - delivered on a fog-shrouded runway.The saucy maid reinforces Gregory""s plotting to keep Paula isolated by questioning Paula about her wishes to go out.