description Key Largo Overview
Key Largo, directed by John Huston, is a 1948 crime drama featuring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall as they become embroiled in a conflict during a Florida hurricane. The film’s narrative adapts Maxwell Anderson's 1939 play, with Claire Trevor receiving an Academy Award for her role as a former singer. It marks the final collaboration of Bogart and Bacall after three previous films.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
info Key Largo Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 1948 |
help Key Largo FAQ
What is the setup of Key Largo?
A war veteran named Frank McCloud, played by Humphrey Bogart, visits a Florida Keys hotel and finds gangster Johnny Rocco controlling the place. A hurricane traps the characters together, turning the hotel into a pressure chamber.
Which Bogart and Bacall film is Key Largo?
Key Largo was the fourth and final film pairing Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. They had previously appeared together in To Have and Have Not, The Big Sleep, and Dark Passage.
Why did Claire Trevor win an Oscar for Key Largo?
Claire Trevor won Best Supporting Actress for playing Gaye Dawn, Rocco's alcoholic former singer girlfriend. Her humiliating song scene in the hotel is one of the film's most remembered moments.
Is Key Largo based on a play?
Yes, John Huston's 1948 film adapts Maxwell Anderson's 1939 play. The movie shifts the material into a postwar crime drama with Edward G. Robinson as the exiled gangster Johnny Rocco.
explore Explore More
Similar to Key Largo
See all arrow_forward
Reviews & Comments
Write a Review
Be the first to review
Share your thoughts with the community and help others make better decisions.
