Key Largo (1948)

Watched In 2012 (Michael M) (330 movies items)

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Top 10 Favourites of the 1940s (10 movies items)

" "When your head says one thing and your whole life says another, your head always loses." - Frank McCloud In "Key Largo", Bogart and Bacall team up against Edward G. Robinson. The Golden Age of Hollywood's power couple taking on Robinson in one of his iconic gangster roles is my kind of fun. I found their verbal altercations as enjoyable as a good shoot-out. "

Best of 1940s (16 movies items)

" Director: John Huston Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, Lionel Barrymore Story: A man visits his old friend's hotel and finds a gangster running things. As a hurricane approaches, the two end up confronting each other."

A classic

“To be honest, I'm not really familiar with Humphrey Bogart. I mean, I have seen a couple of flicks but not many. Anyway, this time he was working again with his wife, Lauren Bacall, for the 4th time, and with John Huston, the director who gave his big break, also for the 4th time so I was in pretty good hands, that's for sure and I expected to have a good time. Eventually, I wasn't disappointed. Honestly, I don't think it is the best thing they made but it still remained a pretty good flick. As usual, Bogart and Bacall had some tremendous chemistry and were spellbinding to watch. The directing by John Huston was also pretty solid but I honestly didn't care much about the story. I mean, it was definitely entertaining but it was just a little bit too pedestrian for my taste, I guess. Still, ” read more

my 'must watch' list UPDATED 11/08/12 (15 movies items)

"RTR: 96% fresh. WON ACADEMY AWARD FOR: best supporting actress for CLAIRE TREVOR'S performance!."