The African Queen (1951)


Starring
Humphrey Bogart & Katharine Hepburn.
Dir. by John Huston






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Summary

At the start of World War 1, Charlie Allnut is using his old steamer, The African Queen, to ferry supplies to villages in East Africa. When German troops kill the Rev. Samual Sayer, Charlie agrees to take Sayers' sister, Rose, back to civilization. taking on the Germans at the same time.

Summary taken from the Internet Movie Database


Quotes

Charlie Allnut: Well I ain't sorry for you no more, ya crazy, psalm-singing, skinny old maid!

Charlie: We can't do that!
Rose: How do you know? You never tried it.
Charlie: Well, yeah, but I never tried shooting myself in the head neither.

Charlie Allnut: I don't know why the Germans would want this God-forsaken place.
Rose Sayer: God has not forsaken this place, Mr. Allnut, as my brother's presence here bears witness.

Charlie Allnut: How'd you like it?
Rose Sayer: Like it?
Charlie Allnut: White water rapids!
Rose Sayer: I never dreamed...
Charlie Allnut: I don't blame you for being scared - not one bit. Nobody with good sense ain't scared of white water...
Rose Sayer: I never dreamed that any mere physical experience could be so stimulating!

Rose Sayer: Nature, Mr. Allnut, is what we are put in this world to rise above.

Captain of Louisa: By the authority vested in me by Kaiser William II, I pronounce you husband and wife. Proceed with the execution.


Reviews

Find-A-Video
Mr. Showbiz


Links

Elizabeth's The African Queen Page
The African Queen Page at the IMDB


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