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Key Largo (1948)
A storm of fear and fury in the sizzling Florida Keys!
Director: John Huston, Rated R for language,
violence
  Starring:
Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, Lionel
Barrymore, Claire Trevor, Thomas Gomez, Harry Lewis, John Rodney
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★☆☆
- great
"It's better to be a
live coward than a dead hero."
- Gaye Dawn
Why watch this? ... heard of Bogey and Bacall? This
was their last film together.
Plot Summary:
Visiting Key Largo, former GI Frank McCloud encounters notorious
gangster Johnny Rocco and his men who have taken over a hotel
and are awaiting a hurricane to pass. Frank, along with the
hotel owner and his daughter-in-law, find themselves prisoners
of the ruthless Rocco as a storm brews both inside and outside
the establishment. Despite Frank's initial reluctance to engage,
Rocco's escalating cruelty forces him to confront the dangerous
situation.
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Dad's Preview:
What can one man do against a gang of mobsters? What if that man
is Humphrey Bogart? He had such a unique way of inhabiting his roles
- he always
appears to be planning his next move. He's
so darn believable in this hot summer, Florida noir classic. Was
he a tough guy in real life, I wonder? Edward G. Robinson is
also superb as the cocky, cold-blooded, mob boss, Rocco. |
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Jerry Wald; Warner Bros.
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