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 1951-52-53 This time period saw the birth of the film African Queen - a new look at Bogie. 1951
 Humphrey Bogart is a gun-runner in 1920s Syria in this action-filled drama of war, exotic action and romance. Co-stars Lee J. Cobb, Marta Toren and Zero Mostel. Available in VHS video 98 min.
 THE AFRICAN QUEEN is a film that has everything; adventure, humor, spectacular photography and superb performances. In his only Oscar-winning performance, Bogart stars as Charlie Allnut, a reprobate who uses his little battered steamer, The African Queen, to run supplies to small villages in East Africa at the onset of WWI. At one stop he meets Rose (Katharine Hepburn), the devoted spinster sister of Rev. Samuel Sayer (Robert Morley). When Charlie returns to the village later, he finds that German troops have invaded and Sayer is dead, and he offers to take the distraught Rose back to civilization. Thus begins a perilous and unforgettable journey as Charlie and Rose decide to do their part in the war effort against the Germans. THE AFRICAN QUEEN's marvelous screenplay was written as a straight drama by James Agee, but director John Huston and his stars give it a lyrical tongue-in-cheek treatment that fills the screen with hilarious humanity. reference: www.tvgen.com Available in VHS video Limited Edition Collector's Set
 Bogart is captured in front-line as a crusading D.A. out to break the back of a vicious murder-for-hire ring. He must win a race against time to uncover the killer of his star witness. Everett Sloane, Zero Mostel, Ted de Corsia co-star. Available in VHS video 87 min. 1952
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 This movie was the forerunner to M*A*S*H - by 20 years, chronicling a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in the Korean War. Allyson is a self-sacrificing nurse who comes to Korea to serve at Bogart's hospital just a few miles behind the lines. He's attracted to her, and the incongruous romance begins in between his attempts at getting her to stop doing dumb things and taking needless chances. Because the hospital is mobile, it just picks up and moves often, depending on how far the enemy has advanced or retreated. Wynn, a former circus type, knows how to pull up stakes, so he takes care of moving the equipment and providing what little humor there is. Bogart is a hard drinker and tries to avoid any real entanglement with Allyson, but they eventually get together. Available in VHS video 90 min. Want you own copy of these films? Click on the links above or below for information and secure online ordering. Most films are on VHS, some on DVD, and different Bogie posters are also available.
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