Frank McCloud (Humphrey Bogart) is a war veteran who travels to Key Largo to honor a friend of his who died during the war. He visits those left behind (a father and his daughter played by Lionel Barrymore and Lauren Bacall), who run a hotel in this far corner of Florida.
Despite the quiet season no rooms are said to be available and it doesn’t take long for Frank and the rest of the occupants of the hotel to be stuck as a result of a tropical storm. It turns out it is not the only threat they are facing. Continue reading →