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Anyway, in Key Largo our he-man is gangster Johnny
Rocco, who has returned to America to take over the reins
of the mob and he's due to meet some other heavies in the
Florida Keys.
Unfortunately, for Edward G., there is a hurricane on the
way and that means he has to hole-up in small hotel run by
a crippled retiree (Lionel Barrymore) and his daughter Nora
(Lauren Bacall), widowed during the Second World War.
Together with his followers - including a thug, a psycho
killer and a singer-turned-lush lady friend - he proceeds
to take over the joint.
Aside from the approaching hurricane, Edward G. also is facing
hassles with a returned soldier, Major Frank McCloud, in the
form of Humphrey Bogart. A loner who just wants a quiet life,
Bogey eventually gets dragged back into helping those in trouble
and has to fight the murderous bad guys.
He deals with them in his usual Bogey way - and we don't
mean a slap in the kisser either!
While Key Largo is a good, very watchable melodrama,
it doesn't reach the heights of some of Bogart's great movies.
The imagery is crisp black and white, and the sound pretty
acceptable for such a vintage movie.
Conclusion: Movie 75%, Extras 10%
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