What 1947 film noir stars Humphrey Bogart as escaped convict Vincent Parry?

The 1947 film noir starring Humphrey Bogart as escaped convict Vincent Parry is Dark Passage.

Directed by Delmer Daves, the Warner Bros. production adapts David Goodis’s 1946 novel. Parry has been convicted of murdering his wife, but escapes from San Quentin while insisting he is innocent. Lauren Bacall plays Irene Jansen, a woman who believes Parry’s claim and helps him evade the police.

Dark Passage is especially famous for its unusual point-of-view technique. During much of the opening section, viewers see events from Parry’s perspective rather than seeing Bogart’s face. After Parry undergoes reconstructive facial surgery, Bogart appears normally on screen. This device was one of the film’s most distinctive storytelling choices.

A common mix-up is Key Largo, another Bogart-Bacall film, but it was released in 1948 and features Bogart as Frank McCloud. Dark Passage was their third film together, following To Have and Have Not and The Big Sleep; Key Largo was their fourth and final pairing.