MOVIE: KEY LARGO

Date & Time: Tuesday, June 23 @ 7:30 pm

Venue: Frida Cinema
305 E 4th St #100, Santa Ana, CA 92701

Tickets: $13.00
https://thefridacinema.org/purchase/1515539/

Director: John Huston Run Time: 100 min. Release Year: 1948
Starring: Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Gomez

Fear and fury are sizzling in the Florida Keys!

We’re attempting to ride out the storm with our next Bogie Fest entry: Key Largo! This hurricane-lashed drama brings Humphrey Bogart together once more with Lauren Bacall in a story where danger rises with the tide.
Set in a remote Florida Keys hotel, war veteran Frank McCloud (Bogie himself) arrives to visit the family of a fallen comrade, only to find himself trapped as a powerful storm bears down. The hotel is then seized by a gang of mobsters led by the ruthless Johnny Rocco (Edward G. Robinson doing his very best Edward G. Robinson impression), a larger-than-life crime boss whose presence turns the claustrophobic setting into a pressure cooker of fear and defiance.

As the winds howl outside, tensions escalate within, and McCloud must decide whether to remain the detached observer he claims to be…or take a stand against tyranny. Anchored by crackling dialogue and powerhouse performances, Key Largo is a bit underrated these days, sometimes lost in the sea of masterpieces that director John Huston bestowed upon us.