Key Largo [VHS]
starring: Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, Lionel Barrymore, Claire Trevor
directed by: John Huston
directed by: John Huston
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John Huston (The Maltese Falcon) directed this smart thriller about a gangster (Edward G. Robinson) who holds a number of people hostage in a hotel in the Florida Keys during a tropical storm. Humphrey Bogart is the returning war veteran who takes on the villains, and Lauren Bacall is on hand as one of the people on the wrong end of Robinson's gun. Somewhat similar in tone to Howard Hawks's To Have and Have Not (which also featured Bogart and Bacall), this moody movie captures a certain despair offset by the bond between individuals united by common purpose. Claire Trevor won an Academy Award for her part as Robinson's alcoholic girlfriend. --Tom Keogh
John Huston (The Maltese Falcon) directed this smart thriller about a gangster (Edward G. Robinson) who holds a number of people hostage in a hotel in the Florida Keys during a tropical storm. Humphrey Bogart is the returning war veteran who takes on the villains, and Lauren Bacall is on hand as one of the people on the wrong end of Robinson's gun. Somewhat similar in tone to Howard Hawks's To Have and Have Not (which also featured Bogart and Bacall), this moody movie captures a certain despair offset by the bond between individuals united by common purpose. Claire Trevor won an Academy Award for her part as Robinson's alcoholic girlfriend. --Tom Keogh
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- The Threat from Hurricane Rocco
The southernmost part of Florida has a string of islands connected by a causeway. The film begins when a bus is stopped by the police who are searching for two men who escaped from jail. "They always head for home." A man arrives at the Largo Hotel; it is closed they say. It is hot and humid. Frank McCloud wants to see Mr. Temple and Nora, George's wife. The strangers arrived and offered a lot of money to rent the hotel for a week. They are told a hurricane will arrive. The shutters must be bolted ... Read More
Rating: - Engrossing!
Typical Bogart...strong & silent....Bacall is steady and believeable...
What do you say about Edward G....my opinion he steals the movie...
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Rating: - taut drama with lots of suspense
Key Largo is easily one of the best films from the 1940s. The plot moves along at a very good pace and although I had an idea of how things might turn out it still held my attention every step of the way. The cinematography works well and the choreography was especially good in the scenes filmed in the hotel during the hurricane. The casting was terrific and it resulted in some very convincing acting.
When the action starts, we quickly meet former Major Frank McCloud (Humphrey Bogart) ... Read More
Rating: - Classic Bogie-Bacall flick
Fortunately for me, I saw "Key Largo" right after viewing "The Hurricane" with Jon Hall and Dorothy Lamour.While the storm is a lot tamer in "Key Largo," the drama is more intense.
The story centers around a hotel on the island run by an elderly, disabled man (Lionel Barrymore) and his widowed daughter-in-law (Lauren Bacall).World War II veteran Bogie checks in looking for peace and quiet, but finds neither when a vicious megalomaniac gangster (Edward G. Robinson) arrives with his entourage ... Read More
- Great serviceGreat service.Product was exactly as described.Speedy shipping.Would order from here again!
- The Threat from Hurricane RoccoThe southernmost part of Florida has a string of islands connected by a causeway. The film begins when a bus is stopped by the police who are searching for two men who escaped from jail. "They always head for home." A man arrives at the Largo Hotel; it is closed they say. It is hot and humid. Frank McCloud wants to see Mr. Temple and Nora, George's wife. The strangers arrived and offered a lot of money to rent the hotel for a week. They are told a hurricane will arrive. The shutters must be bolted ... Read More
- Engrossing!Typical Bogart...strong & silent....Bacall is steady and believeable...
What do you say about Edward G....my opinion he steals the movie...
POWERFULL
- taut drama with lots of suspenseKey Largo is easily one of the best films from the 1940s. The plot moves along at a very good pace and although I had an idea of how things might turn out it still held my attention every step of the way. The cinematography works well and the choreography was especially good in the scenes filmed in the hotel during the hurricane. The casting was terrific and it resulted in some very convincing acting.
When the action starts, we quickly meet former Major Frank McCloud (Humphrey Bogart) ... Read More
- Classic Bogie-Bacall flickFortunately for me, I saw "Key Largo" right after viewing "The Hurricane" with Jon Hall and Dorothy Lamour.While the storm is a lot tamer in "Key Largo," the drama is more intense.
The story centers around a hotel on the island run by an elderly, disabled man (Lionel Barrymore) and his widowed daughter-in-law (Lauren Bacall).World War II veteran Bogie checks in looking for peace and quiet, but finds neither when a vicious megalomaniac gangster (Edward G. Robinson) arrives with his entourage ... Read More
