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Son of Bogart and Bacall to attend Florida Keys film fest on 65th anniversary of 'Key Largo'
In this April 12, 2012, photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, the African Queen, the original vessel from the classic 1951 movie by the same name, sails on a Key Largo, Fla., canal steered by Stephen Bogart, center, son of Humphrey Bogart, who starred in the film. Stephen Bogart is to host the Bogart Film Festival, set for May 2-5, 2013, in Key Largo. Built in 1912, the 30-foot boat was refurbished to provide Florida Keys visitors an opportunity to ride the cinema icon. (AP Photo/Florida Keys News Bureau, Andy Newman)
KEY LARGO, Fla. - Key Largo will celebrate the 65th anniversary of the movie "Key Largo" with a film festival honouring the movie's late star Humphrey Bogart.
Bogart was married to Lauren Bacall, who also starred in the movie. Their son Stephen Bogart is scheduled to headline several events at the Humphrey Bogart Film Festival in Key Largo May 2-5, including a May 2 cocktail reception that he will host with film critic Leonard Maltin. The reception will be followed by an outdoor waterfront screening of the movie.
The 1948 movie "Key Largo" told the story of a group of gangsters holed up in a hotel with the hotel owners and others during a ferocious hurricane.
The festival will feature screenings of additional Bogart films and other classics. Cruises will be offered on the original, century-old African Queen, the boat used in the Bogart film of the same name. Registered as a national historic site, the vessel was relaunched in 2012 following a $70,000 restoration.
Stephen Bogart will also host a "Casablanca"-themed Bogart ball May 4 at the Hilton Key Largo Resort with a Moroccan-themed dinner where Maltin will speak about Humphrey Bogart's contribution to the film noir genre. Tickets to the ball are $175 per person.
Tickets to individual screenings are $10 each. Details at http://www.bogartfilmfestival.com.
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