spence Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 I only just caught wind of this neat story a few hrs ago. The guy that owns thee actual boast used in the 1951 *Academy Award-(AMPAS) classic adventure starring *Oscar winner: *Bogart & *Kate Hepburn is currently located down here in Largo, FL. & he offers tours on the 1912 boat for fans of that famous motion picture It just went under a nearly $25m. rebooting though Honestly, it really looks pretty un sea worthy thesedays folks!? OOPS my error it's down in Key Largo, FLORIDA-(obviously same title of the superb 1948 crime-drama, which most say still has photos in the lobby of Edward G., Bogey & Bacall in it, however moist was really filmed in Burbank, CALIF & Warner Bros.) The famous boast is fully named AFRICAN QUEEN HMS (FINAL THOUGHT: Of course *Bogey was marvelous & the leaches sequence likely won him his sole Best Actor *Oscar for it, he told most *Brando would take it as Stanly Kowalski in A Streetcar... instead? However, personally I rate his work even better as Fred C. Dobbs in 1948's all-time great adventure The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (WB) & was not even in the golden race for it either??? Likely reason is it's $B.O.$ failure & his built in fans wanted him to portray another hero by then, like in same yrs Key Largo. WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK & furthermore, I could always see *Tracy as Charlie Allnut even over *BOGEY, How about you folks??? He always said the best way for someone to win an *Oscar is for all to play the same role Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spence Posted August 19, 2018 Author Share Posted August 19, 2018 AGAIN, IT IS BASED IN KEY LARGO & NOT OTHER PREVIOUUSLY LISTED PLACE. This man is now up in age, but has owned that boat for decades I think Reckon' his son will take over later or something & I didn't see just how much it is for a ride down it's river yet??? Man, man, o, man can you even fathom the heat & mostly the humidity riding that thing in this time of the year!? I;'ve unfortunately been down here since 1982 when I was only 17 & the heat only gets WORSE FOR THIS LONGTIME MOVIEBUFF & TCM-ITE!!! Reason whgy all the Orlando studios suffer in sales during the god awful summertime too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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