Hot dog, what an awesome movie! This is maybe my sixth time watching. The first time I watched Key Largo I thought it was OK, but not great. Not sure what headspace I was in then, because the acting in this is top notch. The underrated Claire Trevor is a standout (she won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her work here), but everyone, Bogart, Robinson, Barrymore, and Thomas Gomez are all in top form. Probably the best that Bacall has ever been. Huston has some nicely framed shots and sets things up well. Highly recommended and if you don't love it, watch it again.

me every time i watch lauren bacall and humphrey bogart fall in love while pretending to be different people: gee i really hope this doesn’t awaken anything in me

the world will always be shit so long as good men do nothing about fat gangsters.

achieves a remarkable sense of place for a film shot on a backlot. Bogart is sweeter than you expect, as he often was in the Huston films, but this is Edward G. Robinson's show and he sells it so well.

She has her Bogie back.

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Here's looking at you.

Ah, yes, my two favorite things:

● Films set mostly in one single location.
● Lauren Bacall's face.

The best hurricane things are this, Snake Eyes, the first episode of Invasion, that one apartment complex episode of The X-Files and The Hurricane.

me every time i watch lauren bacall and humphrey bogart fall in love while pretending to be different people: gee i really hope this doesn’t awaken anything in me

Gangsters and dames and constant building pressure, both inside and outside the hotel. Bogey is the goat. Hope to watch several more of his movies this month.

Suggested double feature: Any other Bogart/Bacall or Bogart/Robinson joints, presumably

Brilliant shot of Edward G Robinson in the bath.

I think I appreciated this one more than I was actually taken by it, the same way I felt about the other Bogart/Bacall post-marriage noir, Dark Passage. Can't put my finger on why. Weirdly, I felt like it ran aground narratively exactly when it should have been ramping up: right when the much anticipated hurricane hits the shore. Edward G. Robinson's gangster is fantastic.

A slow-moving "gangsters hijack a hotel" thriller, but it is marvellously acted and has some excellent dialogue that make any scene worth an investment. Even better is the phenomenal cinematography by Karl Freund that gives the film an extra dimension. The scenes of Edward G. Robinson sexually harassing Lauren Bacall with words (not heard) are worth the price of admission alone.

fun drinking game take a shot every time someone mentions the mangroves

Having seen only one movie before featuring Edward G. Robinson in the cast (Soylent Green), this was highly entertaining. His expressions, manerisms and line delivery as mobster Jonny Rocco, just terrific acting and he walks away with every scene he's in. It also boasts a great set-up of the character. That scene where he whispers in Bacall's ear, tells you everything you need to know about what a dirty little scumbag that guy is. The movie takes place only on a few locations but makes great use of the limited space, presenting a tightly knit story about a group of people, some more dangerous than others, who come together in a hotel during a hurricane. Besides Robinson, the rest of the main ensemble also performs great.

Still blessed with many gaps regarding films from before 1960, this was completely enjoyable.

Not quite as good as I had hoped but I liked it. Bogart is charismatic as usual but I do feel as though him and Bacall were underused. The setting was really cool though