The alchemy of cinema has long possessed the uncanny ability to unite legends from disparate epochs within a single frame, transcending time and cultural shifts. A prime example of this magic is Herbert Ross’s *Play It Again, Sam* (1972), a film that stitches together the sardonic neuroses of Woody Allen with the ghostly charisma of Humphrey Bogart, a star long immortalised in Hollywood’s golden age. While undeniabl…