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

  • [first lines]

    Sheriff Ben Wade: [to the driver after pulling over a bus] Hello, Eddie.

    Bus Driver: Hi, Ben. What gives?

    Sheriff Ben Wade: We're lookin' for a couple Indians broke out of jail. Young bucks in fancy shirts. If you see anything of 'em, telephone my office at Palm Grove.

    Bus Driver: Okay.

    [after the sheriff and deputy leave, he turns to Frank McCloud in the first passenger seat]

    Bus Driver: Those Indians they're lookin' for must be from around here. They always head for home.

    Frank McCloud: Home being Key Largo.

  • Johnny Rocco: Now what you were saying, that's the truth only you don't believe it. I can see right through you. What you're really thinking is "I'm better than Rocco. He's filth, Like the old man said". Right?

    James Temple: Right!

    Johnny Rocco: He's got a gun, you're thinking, and I haven't. You figure it's the gun? Well listen soldier, thousands of guys got guns but there's only one Johnny Rocco!