Key Largo

Genre: Thriller

Worldwide gross$7.0M

Frank McCloud travels to a run-down hotel on Key Largo to honor the memory of a friend who died bravely in his unit during WW II. His friend's widow, Nora Temple, and wheelchair bound father, James Temple manage the hotel and receive him warmly, but the three of them soon find themselves virtual prisoners when the hotel is taken over by a mob of gangsters led by Johnny Rocco who hole up there to await the passing of a hurricane. Mr. Temple strongly reviles Rocco but due to his infirmities can only confront him verbally. Having become disillusioned by the violence of war, Frank is reluctant to act, but Rocco's demeaning treatment of his alcoholic moll, Gaye Dawn, and his complicity in the deaths of the Osceola Brothers and a deputy sheriff start to motivate McCloud to overcome his Hamlet-like inaction.

🏆 Won 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 1 nomination total

Genres

Action, Crime, Drama

Director

John Huston

Cast

Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall

Released

31 July 1948

Runtime

1h 40m

Certificate

Approved

IMDb rating

7.7 / 10

Votes

46,109

Metascore

74

Rotten Tomatoes

97%

Box office

$7,017,420

Edition

Base