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Fighter Squadron 1948 2 stars

    N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Edmond O'Brien, Robert Stack, John Rodney, Tom D'Andrea, Henry Hull, Rock Hudson

  Major Ed Hardin (Edmond O'Brien) is a World War II fighter pilot who leads his group of daring men on their missions in the European theater. Rock Hudson's film debut.

Key Largo 1948 3 and a half stars

    N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: John Huston
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, Lionel Barrymore, Claire Trevor, Thomas Gomez, Jay Silverheels, Marc Lawrence, Dan Seymour, Monte Blue, Harry Lewis, John Rodney, William Haade, John Litel, Pat Flaherty

  Johnny Rocco (Edward G. Robinson) and his gang have taken over a run-down hotel on Key Largo, Florida. At the same time, Frank McCloud (Humphrey Bogart) has come to visit the hotel owners, who are the father (Lionel Barrymore) and widow (Lauren Bacall) of his war buddy. Frank becomes their reluctant savior. Claire Trevor won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Rocco's alcoholic girlfriend. A great John Huston film of Post-World War II American attitudes.

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1. Fighter Squadron (1948)
2. Key Largo (1948)

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