![In Casablanca (1942), Dooley Wilson, who played Sam, was actually a drummer, not a trained pianist, so the piano music for the film was played offscreen and then dubbed in. : r/MovieDetails In Casablanca (1942), Dooley Wilson, who played Sam, was actually a drummer, not a trained pianist, so the piano music for the film was played offscreen and then dubbed in. : r/MovieDetails](https://i.redd.it/kjb5apat4rx41.jpg)
In Casablanca (1942), Dooley Wilson, who played Sam, was actually a drummer, not a trained pianist, so the piano music for the film was played offscreen and then dubbed in. : r/MovieDetails
Bygone Cinema - FILM FACTS Professional Drummer Dooley Wilson who played Sam in CASABLANCA (1942) faked playing the piano in the film. The piano playing was actually a recording of a performance
![A cameraman films a young woman playing the piano from the classic movie ' Casablanca' in new York, USA, 07 December 2012. The perhaps most famous piano in movie history will be autioned A cameraman films a young woman playing the piano from the classic movie ' Casablanca' in new York, USA, 07 December 2012. The perhaps most famous piano in movie history will be autioned](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/D1E455/a-cameraman-films-a-young-woman-playing-the-piano-from-the-classic-D1E455.jpg)
A cameraman films a young woman playing the piano from the classic movie ' Casablanca' in new York, USA, 07 December 2012. The perhaps most famous piano in movie history will be autioned
![Dooley Wilson, actor known as Sam in Casablanca, honored with downtown marker | Local News | tylerpaper.com Dooley Wilson, actor known as Sam in Casablanca, honored with downtown marker | Local News | tylerpaper.com](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/tylerpaper.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/e7/1e7bed63-71dd-531a-b044-c001f4602ea2/59ef5ee3296f0.image.png?crop=800%2C600%2C0%2C21&resize=1200%2C900&order=crop%2Cresize)