key largo ( film )
in honor of this film, the real key largo hosts a humphrey bogart film festival every year .
song key largo, is a nice piece of poetic whimsy or in fact a factual summary of bertie higgins trip to key largo .
and back in 1948 they stared in a film called…. . come on you can guess “key largo”
gross: i' m thinking of
key largo
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key largo (1948) – in the good old days of classic hollywood .
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tcm' s saturday afternoon host tiffany vazquez introduces key largo, 1948. >
referenced in bertie higgins' 1981 # 1 hit song ,
key largo
.
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a boat washed ashore in key largo after the region was hit by hurricane irma .
key largo is a 1948 film noir directed by john huston, adapted in name only from a 1939 play by maxwell anderson .
the humphrey bogart estate, led by stephen humphrey bogart (son of humphrey bogart and lauren bacall), hosts the annual humphrey bogart film festival at the stunning playa largo hotel in the tropical paradise of key largo, florida! not only is key largo named after the classic bogie and bacall film, but the real, original boat from the african queen is docked in key largo! .
but like many songs, if we drill down to the accuracies or in this case inaccuracy we will find that neither of the actors actually sailed away to key largo, as humphrey bogart (bogie in the key largo song) travelled down to key largo on the bus .
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humphrey bogart and edward g. robinson in key largo (1948), directed by john huston .
gross: so let' s hear that scene with the song from the movie
key largo .
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the song key largo by bertie higgins is a florida keys slushy favourite... find out why !
gross: that' s claire trevor singing
moanin' low
from the movie
key largo .
so there we go the key largo lyrics have been well and truly torn apart………but i still like it anyway .
the film has continued to evoke an interest in today’s popular culture. in 1981, bertie higgins critically acclaimed hit song, key largo about the passionate romance between humphrey bogart and lauren bacall is heavily influenced by the film .
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great choice. i wrote about the key largo storm last year for the beach party blogathon. very symbolic weather .
i' m overwhelmed. i don' t know where to start ,
one key largo resident says .
the american market has more than one chart running, and in the adult contemporary chart the song key largo did even better .
on it’s release, key largo was a monumental success. the film was lauded for it’s distinguished cast, and it’s use of portentous and sinister dialogue that is wrapped around it’s impressive cinematography .
lauren bacall ‘s aug. 12 death moved a lot of classic film fans earlier this month. this past week, it moved bertie higgins song “key largo” way up the digital sales charts .
with the headline: the screen;' key largo,' remake of drama by anderson with bogart and robinson, at strand .
key largo
is a masterpiece (not to mention a multi - course royal banquet of great performances); but it is also as chilling a film as there is... .
if you compare the numbers on the bow, the same boat was used in both movies, key largo and to have and have not .
the song key largo by bertie higgins is a popular choice of people who are sitting in the homes, wallowing in some florida keys nostalgia .
every episode includes sweeping aerial shots of the florida overseas highway, which runs from north of key largo all the way to key west. it’s the only florida highway to be designated an all - american road .
setting: a hilltop in spain; a wharf in key largo, florida; interior of d' alcala' s house. january, 1939 .
in the united kingdom the key largo song, failed to deliver much interest in the record buying public and only managed to get to number 60 .
a returning veteran (humphrey bogart) tangles with a ruthless gangster (edward g. robinson) during a hurricane in key largo (1948). >
… starred in huston’s next film, key largo (1948), a suspenseful adaptation of a maxwell anderson play that is regarded as a classic film noir. with a screenplay by huston and richard brooks, it is set in a small hotel in the florida keys that is taken over by a gangster…
key largo is a worthy example of film noir. from the dreary hotel, where the atmosphere is foreboding, to the menacing gangsters, who all come alive during a ferocious hurricane, this is a perfect fit into the genre .
john huston’s key largo plays a pivotal part in motion picture history. released in 1948, and starring humphrey bogart and lauren bacall in their fourth and final collaboration together, this enduring classic is a quintessential addition from the film noir repertoire .
wwii vet frank mccloud (humphrey bogart) introduces himself to key largo lodge owner temple (lionel barrymore), whose son was killed under frank' s command, the son' s widow nora (lauren bacall) joining them, early in john huston' s key largo, 1948, from the maxwell anderson play. >
as we traveled from key largo, through islamorada, marathon and to key west, we saw extensive damage on every island. entire neighborhoods seemingly demolished. irma' s wrath seemed to take its worst toll on mobile home developments and rv parks .
we take a look back at the final bogie and bacall movie, key largo, and its role as both a noir and a post - world war ii statement .
but it paints a lovely romantic picture which is the main theme of the song key largo, so we can let the writer off the tune off on this one .
higgins’ song “key largo” originally hit no. 8 on the billboard hot 100 on april 17, 1982, when it reached no. 1 on the adult contemporary chart .
fourth and final film pairing of humphrey bogart and his wife lauren bacall. a fifth film was planned several years later, but bogart died before it could be made .
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i met a couple in key largo who told me of evacuating their mother from seabreeze. the frail - looking elderly woman in the passenger seat could only nod and hold back tears .
john huston' s key largo is a film that i was yet to hear of. fortunately i gained the opportunity to see this film, and i must say it was great. the overall concept of the film is very clever when you think about it, even if the events are by accident. what follows is a hotel hold - up, in which a man named rocco plans to make a big money deal; yet needs to stay out the way of the law. what surprised me most about this film is the great use of film noir cinematography that could easily rival the likes of double indemnity. in bringing in choices such as low - key lighting which resembles that of german expressionism; alongside more…
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higgins is currently editing his production company' s fifth film, which his son directed .
long before songwriters were brought on set, the film industry debated what to do with sound .
claire trevor' s best supporting actress oscar win was this film' s only oscar nomination .
…known for the chemistry between lauren bacall, in her film debut, and humphrey bogart. …
before presenting higgins with his award, reynolds sat at a table with rocker rick derringer, another inductee who now lives in florida, as higgins performed
key largo
and a few other songs .
the film version of
key largo
has very little to do with maxwell anderson' s original play. all the characters in the play had their names changed in the film version. this was very unusual for a play written by anderson, who was then one of the most highly regarded american playwrights, and whose best - known plays had, on the whole, been filmed faithfully .
anita page, bessie love and charles king sing
the broadway melody
in the 1929 film of the same name. it was the first sound film to win the oscar for best picture .
the film follows the story of frank mccloud (humphrey bogart) a disillusioned war veteran, who travels to key largo to visit james temple (lionel barrymore) the father of his friend, george temple, who was killed in action while serving in the italian campaign. on his arrival, he expectedly meets, georges’s widowed wife, nora (lauren bacall) who along with james helps run the hotel largo .
a drawing - room noir set in florida, john huston' s
key largo
is a film that finds a disparate group of people powering a drama that is more about those people than a propulsive narrative. even without palpable forward motion, huston cooks up a meaty and engaging, hurricane swept morality tale .
the boat used by rocco’s gang to depart key largo, with bogart’s character at the helm, is named the santana, which was also the name of bogart’s personal 55 - foot (17 m) sailing yacht .
the great lionel barrymore describes the 1935
labor day hurricane
to gangster edward g. robinson in the john huston - directed warner brothers film
key largo .
starring humphrey bogart and lauren bacall. all rights reserved to the warner brothers studio, this clip used for discussion purposes only under the fair use policy .
today marks the 68th anniverary of key largo' s release in 1948. in celebration, we are revisiting our fond thoughts on the film as a definitive post - war marriage of noirish nihilism and tough guy patriotism. this article originally ran on aug. 18, 2014, the week of lauren bacall' s passing .
highway 1 is clear from florida city to key west, but major debris still clutters the road shoulders .
satellite imagery of bay drive just east of key west, florida, after being struck by hurricane irma .
branches knocked down on the ernest hemingway house property in key west after hurricane irma swept through the area .
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very thorough review of key largo. the only thing omitted is the subplot about the native americans who have relied on the kindness of lionel barrymore’s character during previous storms, but are left to their fates because of rocco .
after hurricane irma, florida keys residents anxiously wait to return home some residents of key largo are now being allowed back in, but the florida keys are still largely without power, water, medical service and cell service .
key largo may not be the most memorable of the humphrey bogart and lauren bacall vehicles, but it sure does pack a punch. what the film lacks in sexual chemistry between bogart and bacall, it makes up in verbal dispute with edward g. robinson as the antagonist playing off against bogart in a game of cat and mouse .
unlike much of hollywood film noir, key largo (1948) features neither a hard - boiled detective nor an urban setting. there isn’t even a femme fatale. nonetheless, it does have a gangster as its central villain, johnny rocco (edward g. robinson), and emphasizes post - world war ii cynicism. rocco has traveled to key largo as a stop on his way back to the continental u. s. after years of exile in cuba. he is pitted against army veteran frank mccloud (humphrey bogart), who begins the film as a drifter, lacking purpose beyond meeting the father of george temple, a slain soldier formerly under his command .
if shooting is to occur on private property only, a permit is not required although all production companies are requested to notify the florida keys & key west film office regarding their intentions, whether on private or public property .
made right on the heels of the treasure of sierra madre, huston’s noirish gangster movie key largo was another great film in this legendary collaboration. co - starring bogie’s real - life wife, lauren bacall, the movie was adapted from maxwell anderson’s broadway play and featured bogart as frank mccloud, an embittered world war ii veteran who travels to key west, florida to pay a visit to a dead war buddy’s widow (bacall), only to be pulled into a situation where a fading mobster (edward g. robinson) tries to take over a rundown hotel owned by the widow’s father - in - law (lionel barrymore). though resistant at first, frank finally decides to get involved when three innocents are murdered. a richly textured film noir, the film tackled themes of morality and the unwillingness to take action in the face of great evil, making key largo bogie and huston’s most impressionable movie .
a near miss of a film noir saved by its superb bad guy, just slips in as a classic .
mccloud (humphrey bogart) isn' t bothered when rocco (edward g. robinson) threatens to use toots (harry lewis) as a method of persuasion, shortly after the hurricane in john huston' s key largo, 1948 .
key largo is a 1948 film noir directed by john huston and starring humphrey bogart, edward g. robinson and lauren bacall. the supporting cast features lionel barrymore and claire trevor. the movie was adapted by richard brooks and huston from maxwell anderson' s 1939 play of the same name, which played on broadway for 105 performances in 1939 and 1940 .
mccloud (humphrey bogart) isn' t bothered when rocco (edward g. robinson) threatens to use toots (harry lewis) as a method of persuasion, shortly after the hurricane in john huston' s key largo, 1948. >
key largo. the hollywood reporter called the john huston film noir
a tense and vigorous drama that is inevitably headed for a leading position on warners' list of top grossers this year .
( it took in $ 8. 1 million domestic — $ 82 million today — and ranked 12th among all films in 1948 .) largo' s plot centered on a world war ii veteran (humphrey bogart, then 48) visiting a florida keys hotel run by an ...
the medals on mr. temple' s desk that his son earned that frank mccloud momentarily holds are a silver star (held near the beginning of the film) and a purple heart (held near the end of the film) .
it is definitely a crime picture filled with gangsters, including edward g. robinson’s best take on a wiseguy in the part of johnny rocco, but with its coherent plotting and lack of sexual innuendo between bogie and a surprisingly softer bacall, it sometimes flies under the radar with fans looking for the quintessential post - war noirs. this is partly because key largo finds a way, in spite of its hallmark genre era patented cynicism, to be the ultimate cinematic affirmation of the worldview that sprang up for the greatest generation following the second world war. in many ways, key largo is the definitive post - war film .
higgins became a household name with his 1981 ballad
key largo .
the song quickly sprang to success on the billboard music charts, spending 17 weeks in the top 40 of the billboard hot 100 and topping the adult contemporary chart for two weeks .
now, more than three decades after the success of
key largo ,
higgins remains active in filmmaking. higgins, who grew up in the tampa bay area, said it' s one of the reasons he and his family moved to california .
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the highlight of the film for me is clare trevor’s performance and, of course, yet another gorgeous max steiner score .
humphrey bogart and lauren bacall. although its plot is often cited as one of the most baffling in film history, the big sleep was deemed culturally significant by the library of congress and was added to the national film registry in 1997. …
the original broadway production of
key largo
by maxwell anderson opened at the ethel barrymore theater on november 27, 1939 and ran for 105 performances. the original stage cast includes paul muni, uta hagen and the broadway debut of character actor james gregory .
well of course this was his zenith career wise, but he did release another humphrey bogart inspired song
casablanca
but it did nowhere near as well as his key largo song, although the japanese and chinese people did seem to like it a lot .
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we cannot support another mouth in key west ,
city general manager jim scholl said on a conference call on monday .
a key largo fixture since 1963, the caribbean club is a favorite watering hole of danny and his old buddy eric o’bannon (played by jamie mcshane). they were seen here drinking, smoking, playing pool, and getting up to all kinds of trouble .
ethan' s roulette film # 97 john huston # 1 of 6 key largo (1948) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i don' t know if you know this, but bogart doesn' t stick his neck out for nobody .
at the end of key largo, a hurricane has thwarted johnny rocco’s plans to reemerge in american life for the immediacy, but he’ll be back after another short stint in cuba. thus, he will have frank pilot a boat for him all the way to havana .
ensemble scene from key largo 1948, in which moll gaye (claire trevor) trembles, temple (lionel barrymore) fumes, and rocco (edward g. robinson) dares mccloud (humphrey bogart) to shoot, john huston directing from maxwell anderson' s play. >
first seen soaking in a tub while chomping on a cigar, robinson arises from the water to put a stranglehold on the film .
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in this context, key largo is a borderland, an island acting as a bridge for escape from or return to mainstream america. in noir anxiety, kelly oliver and benigno trigo argue that the free - floating anxiety of noir reflects a more primal angst related to borders and boundaries. we want to be sure of our footing, to know who and where we are. but labels are arbitrary, identities and cultures are fluid and changing, and war escalates worry over the present and future of a nation. film noir reflects such concerns, more often than not challenging the viewer’s sense of ease and security. duplicity is everywhere. from personal integrity to race, class, and nation, film noir emphasizes a world of ambiguity. and this makes the island setting of key largo ideal for its tensions and central conflict .
prof. furia: yeah. a wonderful use of a song in a dramatic film is in the movie
key largo ,
where claire trevor sings the song
moanin' low .
she' s the moll, the girlfriend of edward g. robinson who, as always, plays, you know, a notorious criminal. and she' s also become an alcoholic, and she' s begging him for a drink in the bar in key largo as he is holding humphrey bogart and lauren bacall and other people hostage under gunpoint, he and his henchmen. and he says you can have a drink if you sing that song you used to sing when you were on broadway .
surprisingly it’s neither humphrey bogart nor lauren bacall who steal the show in john huston’s thriller, it’s edward g. robinson who once again takes the role of the villain and dominates the film with his cruelty, indifference and stony heart. for me that was key largo ’s biggest surprise, when you realize that this is going to be another movie featuring the legendary couple of bogart and bacall you normally expect to see them at the center of film’s attention creating another strong romance, but here john huston completely abandons that cliche and quite bravely puts both characters in the…
was bogart and bacall’s fourth, and final, film together. (a year earlier, in 1947, their third co - billing ,
a hurricane swells outside, but it' s nothing compared to the storm within the hotel at key largo. there, sadistic mobster johnny rocco holes up - and holds at gunpoint hotel owner james temple, his widowed daughter - in - law nora, and ex - gi frank mccloud .
the body of canadian documentarian and conservationist rob stewart was found by divers today off the coast of islamorada in the florida keys. stewart went missing tuesday during a deep - water dive near islamorada’s alligator reef. the recovery by a key largo volunteer fire department dive team was confirmed by capt. jeffrey janszen, commander of u. s. coast guard sector key west. the miami herald reported that janszen said stewart’s body “was very close to where he…
with news of a hurricane coming, nora (lauren bacall) and frank (humphrey bogart), the visiting commanding officer of her deceased husband, tie down a boat, exhibiting excellent nautical skills, indian actors jay silverheels and rodric redwing featured, in john huston' s key largo, 1948. >
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die hard on an x: one of the earliest film examples. however, while the characters are held hostage in an isolated environment for the bulk on the film, frank doesn' t get to sneaking around and knocking off bad guys until they' re on the boat towards the end .
…happiness when he wed actress lauren bacall in 1945. their rapport was evident in their memorable onscreen pairings in to have and have not, the big sleep, dark passage, and key largo. they teamed again for a well - received television adaptation of the petrified forest (1955) that also starred henry fonda…
lux radio theater
broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on november 28, 1949 with edward g. robinson reprising his film role .
in addition, sound was extremely expensive. studios had to build sound stages, deal with noise on the set and figure out how to film outdoor scenes .
the final confrontation on a boat is actually the ending to the book
to have and have not
which wasn' t used in the film version .
in traditional noir, this would be the end of the hero. even in terms of pure melodrama, key largo is loosely based on a 1939 maxwell anderson play set during the spanish civil war in which the protagonist dies fighting off mexican bandits. when updated for the post - war era, it is just as easy to see a transition from a hopeful sunrise - basking nora to that fog - drenched boat floating at sea with a dead, if triumphant, frank mccloud at the helm. instead, frank is very much alive, piloting the santana (the name of bogart’s real - life boat) all the way back to key largo and nora’s open arms .
yet, as great as their two collaborations with howard hawks are, to have and have not (1944) and the big sleep (1946), i found myself again drawn to their fourth, final, and most underrated shared project, john huston’s key largo (1948). indeed, while the movie is fondly remembered as a bogie and bacall sizzler in the world of booze, broads, and bullets, it is the one “noir” film that they did which is not truly noir .
the mood is tense in the mostly deserted parking lot of the homestead - miami speedway — police are diverting people who are trying to get back to the keys there to avoid traffic from building up at a nearby roadblock. there are no services, but some people, like key largo resident mark schweiss, decided to camp out anyway .
despite a lack of services and a sundown - to - sunup curfew in key west, there were a number of civilians seen driving and walking around the island .
director john huston reveals rocco (edward g. robinson), explaining why the thugs downstairs pulled guns on nora (lauren bacall), her innkeeper father - in - law (lionel barrymore) and their guest mccloud (humphrey bogart), the former c - o of their late husband and son, in key largo, 1948. >
he' s shooting' sharky' s machine' in atlanta, and his brother, who was driving the bus, was forcing him to listen to my first demos from the first album ,
higgins said .
every morning, bop, bop, and here' s' key largo' with me and a guitar .
in the light of the recent storms over key largo this is a good story set in a doomed location. 1948 was not the best year for special effects but the cast are all brilliant and hardly notice the raging storm outside. except when the windows blow in that is and where did they gat the chippy to repair it so quick !
…indemnity, 1944), karl freund (key largo, 1948), and sid hickox (the big sleep, 1948) to heighten the sombre tone of films in the genre. classic images of noir included rain - soaked streets in the early morning hours; street lamps with shimmering halos; flashing neon signs on seedy taverns, diners, and…
in the film, james temple describes the 1935 hurricane that devastated matacumbe key. this was one of worst hurricanes in u. s. history and many of the victims of the storm were world war i veterans who were building the florida keys portion of u. s. highway 1, also known as the overseas highway. a portion of the highway is seen in the film' s opening. the storm also produced the lowest - ever recorded barometric pressure over land in the north american continent .
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in an electrifying production, we are introduced to the picturesque scenery of key largo, the fury of nature as a fierce hurricane is about to approach, and the major dispute between a set of gangsters. all this and more takes place in a dark and gloomy hotel where the cyclone that’s evolving outside is nothing compared to the storm that’s brewing inside .
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with its teal waters and thick mangroves, the narrow beach at long key state park is achingly beautiful. but fans won’t be able to forget what john rayburn did here .
this classic film noir by john huston stars humphrey bogart as world war ii vet frank mccloud. visiting key largo to pay his respects to the family of his late war buddy, mccloud attempts to comfort his comrade' s widow, nora (lauren bacall), and father, james temple (lionel barrymore), who operate a hotel. but mccloud realizes that mobsters, led by the infamous johnny rocco (edward g. robinson), are staying in the hotel. when the criminals take over the establishment, conflict is inevitable .
this is surprisingly staid for a huston film. still, the top - notch cast punches it across, and the swirling storm raging outside the hotel provides an interesting backdrop .
in the opening episode, john rayburn (played by kyle chandler) shows up at the islamorada bus stop to discover that his older brother is a no - show. danny (ben mendelsohn) has gotten off the bus a few stops early and is wolfing down a fish taco and a beer at alabama jack’s, a key largo joint that’s been open since 1947 .
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some residents of key largo are being allowed back in tuesday morning, but the florida keys are still largely without power, water, medical service and cell service. most keys residents are anxiously waiting to hear when they can return home, and others who stayed despite mandatory evacuations remain stranded there. more than 80 percent of customers in the keys are currently are without power .
another masterpiece from john huston, the tension rarely lets up in this fantastic film. with great performances from the whole cast and an ending that packs a punch on noir goodness .
what a cool film, i need to see this! love the idea of the turmoil trapped inside as well as outside. great review too, really informative and nice trivia 🙂
however, if we are being really pedantic then the line “here’s looking at you kid” was taken from another humphrey bogart film “casablanca” and wasn’t even spoken to lauren bacall at all .
( the film was adapted from a play by maxwell anderson, and certain theatrical conventions– the sense of an act - break, the semi - proscenium blocking of some of the scenes– remain) where young widow nora temple (lauren bacall), having fallen asleep during the film’s centerpiece hurricane near frank mccloud (humphrey bogart), seated watchfully next to her on the floor of the lobby of the largo hotel, wakes, raises her head, and looks up into his eyes, and he looks back at her. that’s all. in a moment, the gangster dramatics of the film will resume, as johnny rocco (edward g. robinson) and his men plot how they will get themselves and their counterfeiting money to cuba now that the hurricane has passed, but for now we can enjoy simply being privy to a key to bogart’s success: the fact that hollywood’s most legendary tough guy knew the absolute importance of tenderness .
wenn man von ikonischen regisseur / schauspieler–duos spricht, habe ich oft das gefühl, dass das duo john huston und humphrey bogart gerne übersehen wird. die beiden waren vielleicht nur ein halbes dutzend filme verantwortlich, aber aus ihrer kollaboration sind doch einige klassiker entstanden. einer davon ist „key largo. “ der während eines hurrikan in florida spielende film (natürlich in den kühlen studios von warner brothers gedreht) ist eine als gangster film getarnte charakterstudie, die in der form eines kammerspiels abläuft. zu lauren bacall und humphrey bogart muss nicht mehr viel gesagt werden. frau bacall damals 24, verkörpert perfekt eine selbstbewusste frau, deren lebenserfahrung sich in ihrer gestik, mimik und stimme widerspiegelt .
bogey
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humphrey bogart plays frank mccloud, a world war ii veteran who visits a shoddy, run - down hotel in key largo, florida, that has been taken over by a notorious gangster named johnny rocco (edward g robinson). rocco is waiting at the hotel to conduct business, and awaits the first chance to flee to cuba where he' d been exiled by the feds .
the song, whose title references the 1948 humphrey bogart - bacall film of the same name, rose 625 percent in download sales, billboard reported, selling 3, 000 digital units .
based on a 1939 broadway play by maxwell anderson, the renowned playwright, who succeeded in journalism, writing, and poetry among an array of other subjects, key largo proved to be one of those stage productions that displayed his virtuosity as a dramatist. the play showcased his extensive use of blank verse, which along with his skillful technique helped it’s profitable run at the ethel barrymore theatre .
and so hollywood, when they made a musical, took the safe route of making a film version of a broadway musical that had already proven successful, rather than do what they' d done in the' 30s and' 40s, and that is make original film musicals like
42nd street
and
meet me in st. louis ,
those are originally done as hollywood movies. but things like
oklahoma
and
the king and i
and
south pacific
were just film adaptations of broadway shows, and i frankly find most of them boring .
the boat that belongs to bogarts character, the
santana
, appears to be the same boat used in the film ,
to have, and have not
, with some alterations .
london – hollywood studio output dominates the feature film category for this year' s british academy children’s awards with brave, life of pi, paranorman and wreck - it ralph competing for the nod .
at the historic hemingway house in key west, the entrance was blocked by massive trees. the landscaping took a big hit, but the staff told me, there was no damage to the interior .
increasingly, an unavoidable misanthropy and cynicism about the post - industrialized world had seized american society. whether it was in the automations of an insurance office or at a newfangled supermarket, the modern world gis came home to in billy wilder’s double indemnity (1944) was a perpetually rain - sodden dystopia of soul crushing efficiency. it would eventually become so unbearable that we would all be better off if a nuke went off, or as at least prescribed by the mickey spillane - based kiss me deadly (1955). but key largo had none of that. rather than a movie centered on the pointlessness of it all, key largo found in the coolest anti - heroes of noir a way to articulate without a trace of irony the overwhelming sentiments that a generation would ultimately view as hard - won after the depression and world war ii .
…valentine, with william haines and lionel barrymore. the following year he directed joan crawford in our modern maidens, the actress’s last silent film, and untamed (1929), her first talkie. …
wonderful post - wwii gangster drama with humphrey bogart and lauren bacall, both hampered by some speechy dialogue, so that it is really edward g. robinson' s film as the ambitious ex mobster johnny rocco come back to reclaim his empire like a napolean returning from exile. the film nicely builds up characters and tension in classic noir style, for an impressive little showdown and a pleasantly sappy ending .
this is bogart' s film, however, and his character will determine how we feel at film' s end. the possibility of an idyllic life may be long gone (and was always a myth, even if the film seems to argue otherwise via the nostalgic portrayal of the seminoles), but the battle for decency and hope for the future is not. so, frank agrees to set sail with rocco and his thugs and get them safely back to cuba with their loot. it is on the ocean, an even more liminal space, that frank will decide where he belongs, and why .
both the county and film office require a current insurance certificate indemnifying the appropriate county and / or municipality for a minimum of $ 1 million. location fees may apply for use of government buildings and parks .
rob stewart, a canadian filmmaker and marine biologist best known for his environmental documentary 2006 sharkwater, was found dead in florida after going missing while deep sea scuba diving on tuesday. he was 37. according to variety, stewart was working on a sequel to his critically acclaimed film — which earned 31 awards internationally — when he went missing underwater. his body was recovered by the u. s. coast guard. in a tweet, the coast guard wrote, “body of diver mr stewart reportedly found @ depth of 220 ft by rov assist to key largo vol fire dept. ” friends, family members and organizations tried to find the
a few years after the end of world war ii, frank mccloud travels to the florida keys to visit the family of one of the men he commanded. the dead soldier' s father, james temple, runs a hotel in key largo with the help of his now widowed daughter - in - law nora. he arrives in the heat of summer to find the hotel closed for the season but occupied by a group of shady characters. mccloud and the temples take an instant liking to each other. the hotel has been rented for a week by none other than mobster johnny rocco who was deported from the us some 8 years before but has returned via cuba to complete a business transaction with his old partners in crime. as a hurricane descends on key largo, tempers flare leading mccloud to protect the temples from the threat that rocco and his hoods pose .
’s final take on heroism: if one has to become evil to deal with evil, can one come back to the light? we’re led to believe so, as frank turns the boat north - north - west, back toward boot key harbor. we know so, as nora, receiving the call that the coast guard has forwarded to the largo hotel on frank’s behalf, opens the storm shutters and sunlight floods the screen .
played to less - than - enthusiastic reviews: the film, about a wrongly accused, escaped con [ bogart ] who has plastic surgery in order to elude recapture, is fascinating and nightmarish; we follow bogart’s character up and down the impossible hills of san francisco via first - person point - of - view until it’s revealed midway through the film that the surgery has “given” him bogart’s face. not having bogart actually present on - screen for half the film’s running time, as well as the script’s weak ending [ bogart finds the real killer, but she commits suicide before he can bring her to the police ], stifled
great and very informative post on a fantastic film. if i had to encapsulate kl for a new viewer, it would go something like “johnny rocco chews the scenery, storm chews hotel. storm wins. ”
reading the reviews for this film reminds me why i would never review a live, one - off performance of anything: so much depends upon one' s own frame of mind (mood) at the time. i have watched
key largo
in this version three times over the space of as many years. it does not pal for me. i was impressed at the first viewing and i remain convinced by the film' s integrity after the latest showing. unlike another reviewer, i find both bacall and bogart fulfil their roles well. however, i would have to agree that claire trevor' s performance is top grade. she is masterful in her portrayal of emotion through facial expression and body posture. she gives a similarly fine performance in a far lesser production
born to kill
] with lawrence tierney. picture and sound of high quality .
humphrey bogart, lauren bacall, edward g. robinson, lionel barrymore, and claire trevor play the men and women imprisoned both by the mob and the weather in a key largo hotel. bogart' s ex - soldier and robinson' s mob boss find themselves at odds as a storm rages outside. a staring contest of wills, bullets, and threats, huston' s drama locks its characters in a slow - rolling battle for survival .
in addition, the bafta kids’ vote, in which children between the ages 7 and 14 have their say in a nationwide poll to choose their favorite film, television program, website and game, launched this week .
for state roads and bridges in the keys, the florida department of transportation must be contacted and require a 30 - day notice, as well as the monroe county sheriff' s department and the florida highway patrol. the key west police department should be notified if intentions are to shoot on key west city streets. as a facet of the permitting process, local officials may require production companies to hire local officers to assist in traffic control .
doug leclaire / school of visual arts doug leclaire teaches at the school of visual arts, and is the director of the traveling short film exhibition: asbury shorts ny. asbury shorts is new york city' s longest running annual short film exhibition, and tours to various theatrical and public venues in the us and europe. professor leclaire also worked in nyc tv advertising production for over 27 years as a production manager, production supervisor and line producer .
not in key west yet ,
the officer told me .
but the salvation army' s here and she can get clothes there .
he immediately called in a spanish interpreter to help communicate with the woman .
it is a hollywood ending if there ever was one, but not necessarily for the same reasons as most changes. there are many great post - war films in the 1940s that celebrate american life, such as the 1946 frank capra effort it’s a wonderful life (which also featured barrymore as the antithesis of james temple). there are also many classics that mourn the sacrifice of those who went to war and those they left behind, as seen with the best years of our lives (1946). but few expressed with more clarity beyond the past and present, and looked into the future of how america must soldier on after the war that was supposed to end wars. there is a cynicism inherent with 1940s crime / noir pictures running throughout key largo. after all that death how could the johnny roccos of the world still exist? but for better or worse, key largo answers how america should and will be ready for them in the future .
in name only: all that the film has in common with the play it is supposedly based on is there being a couple of fugitive seminoles falsely blamed for a murder. the characters of the play have completely different names and backstories. the play does not feature a gangster taking people hostage, and is not set during a hurricane or even in a hotel, though its spanish civil war background was out of date by the time the film was produced .
canadian filmmaker and marine biologist rob stewart ’s body has been recovered off the florida keys, the u. s. coast guard confirmed on friday. stewart, 37, had gone missing after going deep sea scuba diving tuesday, visiting the wreck of the queen of nassau. he was in the area filming a sequel to his documentary “ sharkwater. ” body of diver mr stewart reportedly found @ depth of 220 ft by rov assist to key largo vol fire dept. — uscgsoutheast (@ uscgsoutheast) february 4, 2017 the news comes after days of rescue operations. the coast guard solicited volunteer help, as did film distributor d films, which worked with stewart and considered him a “dear friend” of the company. “if you have a boat with searchlights, please help, ” a tweet for d film’s account read, among other calls for help and retweeted articles and videos about the search. it is great sorrow to hear that our friend rob stewart has passed .
it was not until the 1930s, with the emergence of fred astaire and ginger rogers, that movie studios began to embrace the idea that film characters, like their stage counterpoints, could sing musical numbers in the middle of a scene .
while john huston was beginning to succumb to the difficulties that ensued during production, lauren bacall documented key largo as one of her happiest movie experiences. in the months prior to filming, bacall’s career was struggling to follow the path of triumph and eminence that she had initially anticipated after the success of her first two vehicles with humphrey bogart. to help resurrect her floundering stature, bacall was yearning to work with bogart’s frequent director, john huston, who was known for his masterful camera approach and inventiveness .
when john huston didn' t have a conclusive ending to his script, howard hawks gave him the shootout on a boat that finishes the film, as he had been unable to include it in to have and have not (1944) .
yet, neighbor after neighbor in key west bristled when i mentioned sen. marco rubio' s push for another mandatory evacuation in the lower keys. he tweeted ,
no water, no energy and poor access is recipe for big problems.
key largo is a 1948 film noir directed by john huston and starring humphrey bogart , edward g. robinson and lauren bacall . the supporting cast features lionel barrymore and claire trevor . the movie was adapted by richard brooks and huston from maxwell anderson 's 1939 play of the same name , which played on broadway for 105 performances in 1939 and 1940 . key largo was the fourth and final film pairing of married actors bogart and bacall , after to have and have not ( 1944 ) , the big sleep ( 1946 ) , and dark passage ( 1947 ) . claire trevor won the 1948 academy award for best actress in a supporting role for her performance as a drunken ex-singer , the moll of robinson 's character . 
key largo is a 1948 film noir directed by john huston and starring humphrey bogart, edward g. robinson and lauren bacall. the supporting cast features lionel barrymore and claire trevor. the movie was adapted by richard brooks and huston from maxwell anderson's 1939 play of the same name, which played on broadway for 105 performances in 1939 and 1940. key largo was the fourth and final film pairing of married actors bogart and bacall, after to have and have not (1944), the big sleep (1946), and dark passage (1947). claire trevor won the 1948 academy award for best actress in a supporting role for her performance as a drunken ex-singer, the moll of robinson's character.
key largo is a 1948 film noir directed by john huston and starring humphrey bogart, edward g. robinson and lauren bacall. the supporting cast features lionel barrymore and claire trevor. the movie was adapted by richard brooks and huston from maxwell anderson's 1939 play of the same name, which played on broadway for 105 performances in 1939 and 1940. key largo was the fourth and final film pairing of married actors bogart and bacall, after to have and have not (1944), the big sleep (1946), and dark passage (1947). claire trevor won the 1948 academy award for best actress in a supporting role for her performance as a drunken ex-singer, the moll of robinson's character.