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31 July 1948 (USA)
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A storm of fear and fury in the sizzling Florida Keys ! more
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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. full summary | add synopsis
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Won Oscar.
Another 1 nomination
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(7 articles)
Lauren Bacall, Annette Bening, Jeff Bridges: Governors Awards 2009
(From Alt Film Guide. 15 November 2009, 4:13 PM, PST)
Governors Awards presenters to include trio of Oscar winners
(From Gold Derby. 30 October 2009, 7:26 AM, PDT)
(From Alt Film Guide. 15 November 2009, 4:13 PM, PST)
Governors Awards presenters to include trio of Oscar winners
(From Gold Derby. 30 October 2009, 7:26 AM, PDT)
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shock value
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Humphrey Bogart | ... | Frank McCloud | |
| Edward G. Robinson | ... | Johnny Rocco | |
| Lauren Bacall | ... | Nora Temple | |
| Lionel Barrymore | ... | James Temple | |
| Claire Trevor | ... | Gaye Dawn | |
| Thomas Gomez | ... | Richard 'Curly' Hoff | |
| Harry Lewis | ... | Edward 'Toots' Bass | |
| John Rodney | ... | Deputy Clyde Sawyer | |
| Marc Lawrence | ... | Ziggy | |
| Dan Seymour | ... | Angel Garcia | |
| Monte Blue | ... | Sheriff Ben Wade | |
| William Haade | ... | Ralph Feeney |
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100 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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Iceland:12 |
Sweden:15 |
West Germany:16 (nf) |
South Korea:15 (2003) |
Australia:G (cable rating) |
Australia:PG (original rating) |
Canada:PG (video rating) |
Finland:K-16 |
USA:Approved (PCA #12932)
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Claire Trevor sings "Moanin' Low" acapella. This song was popularized in the early 1930s by Libby Holman.
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Factual errors: Mr. Temple describes fairly accurately the hurricane that struck the Florida Keys on September 2, 1935. However, his description of the death toll ("800 people washed out to sea") is about double that of the official toll of 408.
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Frank McCloud:
When your head says one thing and your whole life says another, your head always loses.
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Referenced in Luonteita: Renny Harlin (1990) (TV)
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Moanin' Low
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My favorite Bogart movie is also Key Largo. Even before Edward G. Robinson and his hoods take everyone hostage in Lionel Barrymore's hotel there is a tension that does not let up for one second. Movie goers had to be on the edge of their seats in 1948.
There is one scene however that I don't think viewers today can fully appreciate. Lionel Barrymore had been acting from a wheelchair for 10 years and movie audiences were used to that. When Robinson and his goons goad him to a futile gesture of bravado, Barrymore rises from that chair and moves slowly towards the snickering Robinson. He swings and misses and falls down and Bogey and Bacall pick up Barrymore and bring him back to his wheelchair. The shock value of that scene for 1948 audiences would have a dimension that can't be appreciated now.
Robinson's Johnny Rocco is based on Lucky Luciano who had been deported a few years back. He's evil incarnate and Humphrey Bogart as Frank McCloud is the jaded, cynical former idealist who redeems himself and becomes the countervailing force for good. They play well against each other in a reverse from the 1930s Warner gangster flicks where Robinson was usually the good guy.
Who could have known this would be the fourth, last, and best of the Bogey and Bacall teamings.