Classic Movies - Humphrey Bogart

Today, let’s talk Bogart Classic Movies! Voted American Film Institute’s #1 actor of all time in 1999, Humphrey Bogart’s movies are legendary. Although he had been in Hollywood previously, with modest success, it wasn’t until he brought his stage rendition of gangster, Duke Mantee, in The Petrified Forest (1936), to the silver screen that he really burst upon the public’s awareness. He went on to star in such classic movies as The Maltese Falcon (1941), To Have and Have Not (1944),
The Big Sleep (1946),






The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948),
and of course, Casablanca (1942), perhaps his most popular film.


One of our favorite Bogart classics and the one we want to share with you today is 1951’s The African Queen, co-starring Katharine Hepburn. This remarkable film captured for Humphrey Bogart his one and only Academy Award for best actor. We believe it was well-deserved and long overdue.

Set in the East African Congo during World War I, The African Queen tells the tale of “two mismatched strangers joining forces in a common cause, and finding love along the way”. Bogart’s river rat, gin-guzzling, Charlie Allnut, and Hepburn’s straitlaced missionary, Rose Sayer, are two of the most memorable characters in motion picture history. You will never forget their perilous journey on the riverboat, “African Queen” as they hatch a plan to torpedo a patrolling German gunboat. Filmed in Technicolor, the lush scenery and wildlife are spectacular. The compelling story is both romantic comedy and dramatic adventure. Under the capable direction of John Huston, Bogart and Hepburn deliver two very fine performances in this wild and wonderful ride on The African Queen.

This film has been meticulously restored, and is now available on DVD for the first time ever. It includes an all-new feature on the making of the movie which is very entertaining in itself. We highly recommend The African Queen or any other Bogart classic to anyone who loves legendary motion pictures and the artists that make them great. Watch one today!

Do you have a favorite Bogart movie? Tell us about it. We love talking about old movies.

**Trivia Question for Today: Did you know that Humphrey Bogart’s mother, Maud Humphrey, was a famed child painter and commercial illustrator, and that she used baby Humphrey’s likeness for a famous baby product of that era? Do you know what the product was? We will reveal the answer to this question in our next blog.

Trivia Answer from Previous Post: The Big Country (1958). Charlton Heston co-starred with Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, and Carroll Baker in this sprawling Western Epic directed by William Wyler. It is one of the best westerns out there. Pay particular attention to the over-bearing, often amusing, “Oscar-winning” performance by Burl Ives as Rufus Hannesy. The dynamic musical score by Jerome Moross also makes this an unforgettable motion picture.

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