Piano In 'Casablanca' Sells For $3.4 Million
The famous upright went to auction on Monday in New York. It came with a signed photograph of actor Humphrey Bogart who played Sam, and with the old wad of chewing gum found under the keyboard.
RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:
Good morning. I'm Renee Montagne, with news from "Casablanca."
(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "CASABLANCA")
INGRID BERGMAN: (As Isla) Play it once, Sam, for old times' sake.
MONTAGNE: That's Ingrid Bergman at the piano in Rick's cafe. Now someone else will have a chance to play it again. The famous upright went on auction yesterday, fetching $3.4 million. That price included a signed photograph of actor Dooley Wilson, who played Sam. But even millions couldn't buy the precious transit papers that Humphrey Bogart's Rick hid in that piano. It's MORNING EDITION.
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