A coastal hotel is used as a hide out by a bunch of criminals whilst they await a boat to take them to Cuba, unfortunately a storm hits the area knocking out the power and causing their getaway to be delayed. This is the story of Key Largo (1948), a brilliant film starring Lionel Barrymore, Lauren Bacall, Edward G. Robinson and Humphrey Bogart. Claire Trevor had a supporting role as a gangster mole; an alcoholic ex night club singer.
This is the film's trailer.
The song 'My Darling Clementine' (1946) is also the name of a film starring Henry Fonda and Victor Mature. This song is the type once heard you can not help humming along and it then stays in your head. It has been featured in other films including the end credits of North to Alaska (1960) and even the gorgeous George Hamilton sang a couple of bars whilst looking in a mirror (No surprise there) in All the Fine Young Cannibals (1960). In the film HUD (1963) members of the cast are watching My Darling Clementine at the cinema.
Mr. Henry Fonda.
How cool am I?
What does Dirty Dancing and Mean Streets have in common? They have the same song playing over the opening credits. The Ronettes' 'Be My Baby'.
On Dirty Dancing I can understand as the female lead characters' name is Baby but the use of it in the rough tough Mafia wannabes film is genius.
Legend has it that Phil Spector went to see Martin Sorcese's Mean Streets (1973) in a New York cinema with John Lennon and was not happy when he heard one of his most famous songs being used without his consent. Lennon managed to convince him his music would reach a far greater audience and make him more cash if he did not take action to stop The Ronettes 'Be My Baby' being used. The rest as they say is history.
