Amazon.com Essentials:
The 1951 John Huston classic, set in Africa during World War
I, garnered Humphrey Bogart an Oscar for his role as a hard-drinking
riverboat captain in Africa, who provides passage for a Christian
missionary spinster (Katharine Hepburn). Taking an instant, mutual
dislike to one another, the two endure rough waters, the presence of
German soldiers, and their own bickering to finally fall into one
another's arms. This is classic Huston material--part adventure, part
quest--but this time with a pair of characters who'd all but given up
on happiness. Bogart (a longtime collaborator with Huston on such
classics as The Maltese
Falcon and Key
Largo) and Hepburn have never been better, and support from
frequent Huston crony Robert Morley (Beat the Devil,
also featuring Bogart) adds some extra dimension and color. --Tom
Keogh
