Key Largo (Warner Bros.) (1948)

FIVE TOP STARS IN WARNERS KEY LARGO’ (Lead Story — Single) “Key Largo” starring five of Hollywood’s top personalities opens Sse at the ........ Theatre. Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Lionel Barrymore and Claire Trevor are the stars in the Warner Bros. re-release. Set in a hurricane-battered Florida hotel, the story is a fast-paced drama. Robinson, trying to rule with his iron fist, and Bogart’s challenge provide the force and action in the story. The not-so-innocent bystanders in the drama are Lionel Barrymore as the strong-willed hotel keeper, Lauren Bacall, whose nowfamous “look” is given full play in the film and Claire Trevor, an Academy Award winner for her “Key Largo” role. The distinctive talents of the stars and the top supporting cast are united by the direction of John Huston. Huston, who won a double Academy Award for his direction and writing of “Treasure Of Sierra Madre,” also collaborated on the screenplay of “Key Largo.” The highlight of “Key Largo” is the hurricane scene in which dramatic conflicts are resolved. There is plenty of gunplay as Robinson and Bogart fight it out for the top man position. LAUREN BACALL Still 692-510 KEY LARGO’ RETURNS TODAY (Opening Day — Single) Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Lionel Barrymore, Claire Trevor. This all-star cast, under the direction of John Huston, appears in Warner Bros.’ re-release “Key Largo,” which opens today at the ........ Theatre. The film is based on a play by Maxwell Anderson. Set in a small Floridian hotel in one of the isolated Keys, the story promises dramatic conflict and rugged action as Robinson and Bogart square off. The performance of Claire Trevor as the fading nightclub singer, which won for her an Academy Award, is one of the highlights of the film. Lauren Bacall’s now-famous “look” is put to effective use in her role as the woman who becomes the pawn in the fight between Bogart and Edward G. Robinson. Produced by Jerry Wald, “Key Largo” was written for the screen by Richard Brooks and John Huston. Mat 692-1B Page Ten HUMPHREY BOGART and EDWARD G. ROBINSON square off in this scene from the Warner Bros. re-release, ‘“‘Key Largo,” which opens ......... BPMMGH is. 2. 216 Theatre. Still 692-49 SYNOPSES “Treasure Of Sierra Madre” In Tampico, Dobbs (HUMPHREY BOGART), an American on the beach, meets Curtin (TIM HOLT). In a cheap lodging house they overhear Howard (WALTER HUSTON), an old-time prospector, tell about gold in the hills. Dobbs wins a lottery which stakes them to equipment and provisions. The trio heads for the hinterland by pack-mule. They strike gold but soon bitterness sets in with Dobbs constantly bickering with the other two partners. The three decide to quit and start the long journey back to the village. En route they are overtaken by Indians who tell of a stricken lad in their camp. Howard goes off with them to tend the boy. Dobbs, still the troublemaker, starts an argument with Curtin, and there is gunplay in which the latter is wounded and left behind. Dobbs continues alone with all the treasure now, but his troubles multiply. Finally Gold Hat, renegade chief, ambushes Dobbs. The bandit rips open the money-bags and unknowingly seatters the valuable gold dust to the four winds. Curtin manages to reach Howard, where they hear the whole story, including details of Gold Hat’s final capture by the authorities. “Key Largo” Frank McCloud (HUMPHREY BOGART), ex-Army major, arrives at a Key Largo, Florida, hotel which is run by James Temple (LIONEL BARRYMORE) and his war-widowed daughterin-law, Nora (Lauren Bacall). Upstairs, Johnny Rocco (EDWARD G. ROBINSON), a mob leader, is hiding out with his men, waiting for nightfall and a visit from another gang from Miami. A hurricane strikes and forces the mobsters to remain longer than anticipated. Angered Rocco threatens the entire gathering, but McCloud intervenes. Rocco forces McCloud to pilot a boat over to Cuba. Gaye (CLAIRE TREVOR), Rocco’s jilted girl friend, slips a gun to the ex-officer. When the boat is at sea McCloud goes after his passengers, one by one, in a thrilling climactic sequence. Purpose accomplished, McCloud returns alone in the craft through the heavy fog to the waiting Nora. HUMPHREY BOGART has the upper hand in this dramatic scene from the award-winning “Treasure Of Sierra Madre,’ Warner Bros. re-release opening ........ at thea. 22% Theatre. Still 680-86 Mat 692-2B Mat 680-24 KEY LARGO’ COMING SOON TO STRAND (Advance — Single) The lonely Florida Keys are the locale of the dramatic action film “Key Largo,” Warner Bros. rerelease starring Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall with Lionel Barrymore and Claire Trevor. The local engagement of the all-star film begins ........ Ein (lke! Bip eae Theatre. The story is set during the offseason in a resort hotel in Florida. Into this quiet atmosphere gathers a strange array of personalities; a gang of mobsters escaping the law and Jed by Edward G. Robinson; Humphrey Bogart, who challenges Robinson; Laureen Bacall who dares them all with her famous “look”; Lionel Barrymore and Claire Trevor, who won an Academy Award for her portrayal of a jaded gangland queen. In addition to the dramatic force of the film, a violent tropical hurricane plays an important part in the story. Director John Huston, an Academy Award winner, contrasts the natural force of the storm with the emotional conflicts of the people caught in the dramatic situation. Produced by Jerry Wald, the screenplay for “Key Largo” was written by novelist Richard Brooks and John Huston. The film is based on a play by Maxwell Anderson, as produced for the stage by the Playwrights’ Company. EDWARD G. ROBINSON Still E.G.R.-354 Mat 692-14 BOGARTS NAME FILM SHIP Sharp-eyed movie fans will note the name on the cabin cruiser which figures prominently in scenes in Warner Bros.’ drama, “Key Largo,” a re-release coming ........ at the sate teowete Theatre. It is the “Santana.” This is the name of the boat owned in real life by Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, who also star in the film. Bogart persuaded producer Jerry Wald to letter SANTANA on the film boat. “Makes us feel right at home,” said the actor.