Film noir

Lenny 2022-10-02 13:10:25

The veteran Frank went to a small island called Chi Largo to look for the relatives of his deceased comrades, but he was taken hostage by the black boss Jonny Rock along with the relatives of his comrades. The whole film is more like a stage play performed in a hotel, with various characters appearing under the director's lens. Among them, Edward Robinson, who plays the black boss, is the most brilliant, and he interprets a triad boss who is incompatible with the post-war American society. success. The film has a lot of black humor and irony. For example, the invincible black boss is helpless with the storm outside the window. The hotel owner claims to be the protector of the Indians, but the last two Indians were killed by the police, which is a bit ironic. The U.S. government’s policy towards Indians is that two groups of underworld gangs trade blatantly in a hotel, while the police are still holding the bodies of their colleagues.

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Key Largo quotes

  • Toots: I say smack her and let it go at that.

  • Deputy Clyde Sawyer: Down in the lobby, I ran up against these two.

    [indicates Toots and Curly]

    Deputy Clyde Sawyer: Well, they didn't look right to me, so I asked them a few questions. By the way they answered me, I knew there was something fishy. So I put in a call to Ben Wade, but before I could get through, the lights went out on me. I woke up in there. Rocco was standing over me. I recognized him right away from the pictures. I made a break for the door, and the lights went out again.

    Toots: I'm the electrician.

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