Key Largo
Have You Ever Seen #512 takes a bus down to the Florida Keys to see what Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall and Edward G. Robinson are up to at Lionel Barrymore's hotel. Bogart and co-writer/director John Huston are back doing another noir after The Maltese Falcon made them major players in the industry 7 years earlier. Key Largo was also released the very same year as their masterpiece, The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre. There's a lot of content packed into this strong script, but Huston ties it all together in a tidy 100-minute runtime. Everyone gets a chance to shine, even if real-life lovebirds Bogie & Bacall are muted compared to their other 1940s collaborations. Robinson stands out the most---even more than Oscar-winner Claire Trevor---playing another in his long line of criminals. So pour a drink to steady your gun-toting hand and batten down the hatches against the raging storm as Ryan handles this Key Largo review alone. Sparkplug Coffee remains our sponsor. Go to "sparkplug.coffee/hyes" and use that "hyes" promo code to get 20% off your next order. To share your own thoughts, email us (haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com) and/or tweet us (@moviefiend51 and @bevellisellis). This podcast and all of our 2023 endeavours are available on YouTube (@hyesellis). For another few weeks, check out Ryan's podcast about sports flicks, "Scoring At The Movies".