What's Beyoncé Doing in Humphrey Bogart's Office?

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Ted Mann 1,595 Views Dec 3, 2011

The room Beyoncé is dancing in looks familiar. In fact, the whole scene looks familiar. Here's the singer's new video. (Spoiler alert: She really thinks that guy over there is swell.)

For a similar vibe, albeit with less dancing, more clothes, and, frankly, better lines, consider the iconic scene in To Have and Have Not:

Why hasn't anyone sampled Hemingway/Faulkner dialogue yet? Beyoncé could certainly afford to clear the samples.

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