Synopsis
In 'Key Largo' (1948), an embittered war veteran, Frank McCloud (Humphrey Bogart), travels to a hotel in Key Largo to pay his respects to the widow of a fallen friend. His visit coincides with the arrival of dangerous gangster Johnny Rocco (Edward G. Robinson), which leads to a dramatic clash amidst a threatening hurricane.
Why Watch It
Bogart and Bacall crackle with tension as a drifter trapped in a hotel standoff with Edward G. Robinson's menacing mobster, all while a hurricane bears down outside. Huston masterfully converts a single location into a pressure cooker of noir atmosphere and mounting dread, proving that confinement can be far more suspenseful than spectacle.
Did You Know?
- First film to pair Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall as a married couple.
- Remake of the play 'Hotel Universe' by Philip Barry.
- Last of four movies Bogart and Bacall made together.
- Edward G. Robinson's tenth film with Humphrey Bogart.
- The film's plot was loosely based on the 1939 play of the same name.
Iconic Quotes
- You don't like it, do you Rocco, the storm? Show it your gun, why don't you? If it doesn't stop, shoot it.
- When your head says one thing and your whole life says another, your head always loses.
- You don't like it, do you Rocco, the storm? Show it your gun, why don't you? If it doesn't stop, shoot it.
- There's only one Johnny Rocco.
- I know, you're part Indian. Part squaw.
