He returns from the war disillusioned and depressed both from the horrors he has endured and the lies he was told. 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. In the film’s trailer, Bogart is repeatedly mentioned first but Robinson’s name is listed above Bogart’s in a cast list at the end.Įxterior shots of the hurricane were taken from stock footage used in Night Unto Night, a Ronald Reagan melodrama which Warner Bros. Robinson’s image was also markedly larger and centered on the original poster, with Bogart relegated to the background. For this movie, however, Robinson’s name appears to the right of Bogart’s, but placed a little higher on the posters, and also in the film’s opening credits, to indicate Robinson’s near-equal status. Clitterhouse (1938) and Brother Orchid (1940). Robinson had top billing over Bogart in their four previous films together: Bullets or Ballots (1936), Kid Galahad (1937), The Amazing Dr.
In the play, the gangsters are Mexican bandidos, the war in question is the Spanish Civil War, and Frank is a disgraced deserter who dies at the end. The script was adapted from a 1939 play by Maxwell Anderson.
HOTEL USED IN KEY LARGO MOVIE MOVIE
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 19. The supporting cast features Lionel Barrymore and Claire Trevor.
Key Largo is a 1948 film noir directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart, Edward G.
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