Bogey starts in Key Largo

Film buffs can celebrate an iconic performer who appeared in more than 75 movies during a 50-year career at the fourth annual Key Largo-based Humphrey Bogart Film Festival, set for today through Sunday.

Commemorating Bogart’s life, his films and the golden era of cinema, the fest honors the 75th anniversary of “The Maltese Falcon” and the 70th anniversary of “The Big Sleep.” The festival’s Key Largo setting is appropriate since the 1948 film “Key Largo,” starring Bogart and his wife Lauren Bacall, was partly filmed on the island.

Returning to co-host events and film screenings is Bogart and Bacall’s son, Stephen Bogart, joined by novelist and film historian Eddie Muller. Festival highlights include indoor and outdoor single- and double-feature showings of Bogart classics. The movies will be screened at the Playa Largo Resort at mile marker 97.4 and Key Largo Fisheries at 1313 Ocean Bay Drive.

Throughout the weekend, fans can view Bogart memorabilia, find festival collectibles and book canal cruises on the African Queen, the original boat from John Huston’s 1951 film of the same name that starred Bogart and Katharine Hepburn. The vessel is docked at the Holiday Inn Key Largo, mile marker 100.

Festival passes range from $100 to $350. Complete event details, as well as all-access and single-event passes and merchandise, can be found at www.bogartfilmfestival.com.

This story was originally published October 12, 2016 at 8:57 AM with the headline "Bogey starts in Key Largo."