markbeckuaf Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Cool comments folks!!! Love the discussion! I'll only add: KEY LARGO, wow, it is one of my faves because of Eddie G but it's Bogie's film. He's the star at that time and their roles are never more clearly defined than at the end, which turns on the head all their encounters in the 30's when Eddie G was top dog. But man...Eddie is the one that holds my attention most in this film. He is the villain and WHAT a villain! Always loved his performances. Claire Trevor, without a doubt, really is amazing in this film as well. I think that if you go in thinking in terms of a "Bogie/Bacall flick", you won't be disappointed, but you may come out of it just thoroughly impressed and blown away by Claire Trevor and ultimately Eddie G!! Link to post Share on other sites
mrroberts Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 One final thing about *Key Largo*, the obvious comparisons between it and *The Petrified Forest* . And in *Key Largo* (a variation of the earlier Petrified Forest), Bogie gets to play the good guy Lesile Howard role while Eddie G plays the bad guy Bogart role. In *The Petrified Forest* Eddie G probably would have been the villain if not for Lesile Howard's insistence that Bogart get the part. And the rest as they say, is history. Bogart goes Hollywood. Edited by: mrroberts on Jul 10, 2011 8:05 PM Link to post Share on other sites
thestick Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 A little off topic but does anyone else think that besides being crazy Michael Jackson got his monkey fetish from the opening of Sunset Boulevard? Along with that dangling his son off the balcony reminds me of the scene from a Napoleanic flick with Garbo and Boyer. Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Have you seen comparisons of KEY LARGO to THE PETRIFIED FOREST? In the former, the good guy comes to the bad guys. In the latter, the bad guys come to the good guys. Link to post Share on other sites
Edwoodjunkie Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 TOP 4 GANGSTER FLICKS FOR ME 1. Public Enemy 2. Little Ceasar 3. White Heat 4. Dead End TOP 4 FILM NOIR FLICKS 1. Cape Fear ( popular, but it is the best) 2. Out Of The Past 3. The Big Sleep 4. Maltese Falcon Link to post Share on other sites
FredCDobbs Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 "M", best early "pre-noir". "Stranger on the Third Floor", first American noir containing many major noir elements. "Out of the Past", best American noir. "The Third Man", best international noir. Link to post Share on other sites
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