![]() He’s there to visit the widow and father-in-law of an old army buddy, but he finds them being held hostage by a group of gangsters led by the infamous Johnny Rocco (Robinson). The story begins in the Florida Keys as an ex-serviceman, Frank McCloud (Bogart), arrives at a hotel just ahead of a hurricane. Huston reportedly found the play so hard to adapt that he barred Wald from the set, but the producer recognized a good set-up when he saw one and knew immediately that it would make a good pairing for Huston and Bogart and Bacall. The good luck charm on Key Largo might well have been producer Jerry Wald ( Mildred Pierce, Caged) who first brought a play by Maxwell Anderson to the attention of John Huston. Great films are, to a large degree, the result of hard work and good luck. It’s worth remembering, for instance, that Bogart, Huston and Mary Astor followed the triumph of The Maltese Falcon with the immediately forgettable Across the Pacific. Of course, even with that line-up of talent, things could have gone poorly. Robinson, with whom he worked in the Warner Brothers gangster cycle in the thirties John Huston, the writer/director most responsible for moving him out of the gangster roles in the early forties and Lauren Bacall, his soul mate onscreen and off, who had only recently become his wife. Key Largo is famous because it reteams Bogart with collaborators from different phases of his career: Edward G. There it joins films like The Enforcer and Dark Passage. Still, when you consider that his credits include Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon, The Big Sleep, The Treasure of Sierra Madre, and In a Lonely Place, you realize that Bogart simply made so many masterpieces that even a film like Key Largo has to get bumped down to the second tier. Since I’ve seen it, oh, 20 times or so, it must be doing something right. I want to state this up front because I know that many people will disagree: Key Largo is not one of Humphrey Bogart’s best films.ĭon’t get me wrong, it’s really, really good. Today we’ll look at John Huston’s Key Largo. Last week we looked at Delmer Daves’ Dark Passage. The classic portraits of the stars make this poster unforgettable.In tribute to the late Lauren Bacall, we’re looking at the four classic films she made with husband and screen partner Humphrey Bogart between 19: To Have and Have Not, The Big Sleep, Dark Passage, and Key Largo. This popular half sheet has light creasing, pinholes in the corners, a few smudges, and small corner bends. This is the fourth film Lauren Bacall made with Bogart and the all-star cast is rounded out with Lionel Barrymore and Claire Trevor, who won an Academy Award for her role as Rocco's desperate ex-girlfriend Gaye Dawn. One of the greatest films Robinson and Bogart made together, tensions slowly build through the claustrophobia, heat and humidity of an old hotel in the Florida Keys, as everyone waits for an impending hurricane. Robinson) around, that is until he meets up with reluctant hero and war veteran Frank McCloud, played to perfection by Humphrey Bogart. Nobody pushes the great Johnny Rocco (Edward G. Excellent condition with some minor handling wear. Beautiful graphics and stunning images of these major stars. Spectacular classic Bogie half sheet for one of his most unforgettable classics. Original Vintage Half Sheet movie poster (22x28")
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