Bacall was a new 'type' for movies when she debuted in To Have and Have Not. She wasn't the vamp and she wasn't the ingenue. In films like Key Largo, The Big Sleep, Dark Passage and How To Marry A Millionaire, Bacall played a smart woman -- wise from life's experiences.
In the years since that initial run of performances, more recent films such as The Walker, The Mirror Has Two Faces and Misery have demonstrated that not only does the talent remain but a much wider range than was ever hinted at in her initial films.