RIP Humphrey Bogart (December 25, 1899 - January 14, 1957), aged 57 And RIP Katharine Hepburn (May 12, 1907 - June 29, 2003), aged 96 You both will be remembered as legends.
I don't think Cassie got the full picture of Rosie, who went from an extreme, buttoned up, repressed, "old maid", 19th century raised missionary- sacrificing her life to help her brother to bring the Gospel to Africa. She would have likely lived out her life in that way, but for the coming of WW1 in 1914, and her adventure on the African Queen. Katharine Hepburn did a great job carrying off that change that Rosie undergoes.
Exactly, the scene with her brother pretty much calling her an old maid who has wasted her life really sets the tone to come with her character - this is her chance to actually do something and she's determined to make it happen.
Good description of her character arc, which has to be seen in the context of a time barely out of the 19th century and Victorian values and deportment. Viewed in the context of a time when kissing an ungloved hand or showing an ankle was considered lewd, her transformation is extraordinary.
I agree. Cassie was charmed by Bogart's unique looks, voice, and vocal delivery but seemed less appreciative of Hepburn's equally unique qualities. That these two great actors were together in this film and worked so well together makes it really special.
Hepburn's character lightened up and became more "worldly",and Bogie's character became a little less jaded and narrowninded, both opened up emotionally under extreme circumstances.
I agree , but i see it as more of Rosie getting the oppurtunity to reveal another real dimension of her soul. Miss Hepburn managed to look so beautiful in spite of oil and grime all over her.
Kate Hepburn was nominated 12 times for the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and won four times. She is considered to be one of the greatest actresses in movie history. She also starred on Broadway and TV. She and Audrey Hepburn were not related.
@@stephenridolfi6464 I can't wait for Cassie to watch Katharine Hepburn in _Bringing Up Baby_ and _The Philadelphia Story_ , two of my favorites from those decades. both of which she *and* Carly would love! 😃
@@stephenridolfi6464 True. Her parents were both well educated, he a doctor (Urologist & Surgeon), and she a birth control advocate and women's rights advocate, from a well to do family. Scandalous at the time, they were both liberal & progressive; believing in equality among races, women, and those of lesser financial means. She was raised by great people, with fantastic ideals & morals, and she believed the same. There are many stories of Katharine championing those who were being treated unfairly, or who weren't being given equal treatment. She was a phenomenal actress, and quite a trailblazer & role model for women. One of my favorites ever, a real hero! I really hope Cassie does more Katharine Hepburn movies. I think she'll really like: Bringing Up Baby, Desk Set, Holiday, The Philadelphia Story, Rooster Cogburn, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?, and The Lion In Winter.
I wouldn't call it a "comedy " in the traditional sense. Its a drama/love story with some humor in it to make it less serious and more realistic for the character development.
A truly great film, with some wild behind-the-scenes stories. (Many of the cast and crew got sick from drinking the local water; the notable exceptions were Bogart and director John Huston, supposedly because they stuck to drinking Scotch. Bogey claimed that if any insects bit him or Huston, they dropped dead.) I hope while you were in Philly you: 1) actually went inside the Art Museum and not just run up the steps, and 2) did not go to Pat’s or Geno’s for your cheesesteak. The book this movie was based on was written by C.S. Forester, who also wrote (among others) the Horatio Hornblower series (loosely based on the life of Admiral Nelson) and “The Good Shepherd,” which the recent Tom Hanks movie “Greyhound” was based on. 9:39 I’m sure some commenter has already mentioned this, but Disney based the Jungle Cruise ride on this movie. 14:52 My wife and I actually know a man named Alnutt, so every now and then we use this line as a joke. The captain of the Louisa is Peter Bull, whom you may remember as the Russian Ambassador in “Dr. Strangelove.” The first officer is Theodore Bikel, who’s been in everything, but many people today might recognize him from Star Trek: TNG as Sergey Rozchenko, Lieutenant Worf’s human foster father. (Coincidentally, he was also in Babylon 5 as a family friend of Susan Ivanova.) 31:52 Not only did Bogart still have it, he was married to the phenomenal Lauren Bacall at the time. In a twist on the usual story, instead of there being some BTS drama between the real-life spouse and the onscreen love interest, Hepburn and Bacall reportedly became great friends during filming. 33:02 There’s no relation between Audrey Hepburn and Katherine Hepburn. Audrey’s real last name was Ruston and she was from the Netherlands (her mother was a Baroness). Katherine was from Connecticut, and her own mother’s connection was only to the Houghton family that owned Corning Glass. You really need to see Katherine Hepburn in her comedic roles: “The Philadelphia Story,” “Bringing Up Baby,” etc. *Then* you can tackle her heavy dramas like “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” “The Lion in Winter,” and so forth.
haha THATS the trivia I want to post in chat when Cassie is there, I can only imagine how sick the ladies ( BOgies wife) got and the men just got drunk each night lol
The scene where she was playing the piano, they had a bucket just out of frame for her to get sick into. She used it a lot. When Cassie said it looks hot, that was why.
@@highcountrydelatite I love both Forester and O'Brian. But I have to say I like Jack Aubrey better (for all his many faults) than Hornblower, though Hornblower is what I grew up on.
2 questions you brought up that I think I can answer! 1) The stomach growling scene, I believe, was to establish the main characters and their differing personalities. We see Rosie and her brother are quite proper English people and (despite Charlie's obvious hunger) take their time eating a nice 'civilised' tea. And it shows how gruff Charlie is when he steers the conversation back to his growling stomach (something that would be considered a bit off putting and something to be ignored, not continually commented on at tea). Personally, it also made Charlie the likable and relatable one since I would have probably been just as awkward in that situation- might as well laugh it off instead of ignoring a stomach like that! 2) The brother, I think, dies of heat stroke (potentially compounded by the blow to the face he took from the German soldier). Rosie comments on him being out in the garden working all day without a hat on. And in Africa that doesn't lead to just a headache, it can cook your brain a bit! I hope those points help flesh out the movie a bit!
Make no mistake, "The Jungle Cruise" was absolutely inspired by "The African Queen". The Disney theme park boats design bear a distinct resemblance to the one in the film. ( And I think maybe the phrase you're looking for is "tally-ho!".)
My husband and I were in the mood to try an older classic one date night, we chose this one, it was different but interesting. My emotions kind of went up and down, but it was a good one in several ways. Hope you enjoyed it . :)
Katharine Hepburn tied for Best Actress in 1968 with Barbra Streisand (Streisand in Funny Girl and Hepburn in The Lion in Winter). I actually saw Katharine Hepburn on Broadway in Coco many years ago and exchanged a few words with her at the stage door afterwards. She's a true legend.
WOW!! That is awesome! She was definitely a bit of an eccentric to say the least. She did very few interviews. There is a really good one on the Dick Cavett show.
First Jimmy Stewart is "the guy from Rear Window" and now Bogart is "the guy from Casablanca." Just two of the most famous actors of the century. I almost did a face palm. :)
"King Solomon's Mines" (1950, in color) nominated for a Best Picture Oscar, was also filmed in Africa, and is a satisfying adventure/romance classic that would be well worth your time. But if you want more top line Humphrey Bogart, then the 1941, John Huston directed, black and white classic murder mystery is it, titled "The Maltese Falcon".
This is one of those movies I've been occasionally putting into the youtube search bar for a couple years now hoping a good reaction would pop up. You're a great person to do it! It's one of my family's favorites, way before my time but still seen it so many times introduced by my dad. It's just one of the most charming couples ever to be put on screen going through a real adventure, filmed mostly on location which gives the trip a real authentic, meaningful feel.
Two of the biggest and most influential stars of all time, both with truly epic bodies of work paked with seminal works and stone cold classics, both actors revered, honoured, nominated, imitated and utterly beloved by millions for decades. And both were unknown and unrecognised by this reactor.
My mom loved this movie. She’d always stop at it if she saw it was on. I watched parts of it many times when I’d come through and it would be on. I miss mom and this was something I had to stop at when I saw the reaction pop up and watch in her honor. Love you mom.
Katharine Hepburn's speech intonation in this movie is what's called the Mid-Atlantic accent, it's halfway between New England WASP and English Gentry thus the joke is that it originated somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. It was very big in the theater and was helpful at being able to reach the back of the crowd, and to be understood by English-speaking crowds in either the United States or England without having to put on a fake British accent. Katharine Hepburn with her jutted out jaw was undoubtedly one of the Masters of it and she just kept acting that way even after the rest of Hollywood abandoned it. It became her trademark. It's perfect for a movie like this where she has to play a repressed matronly figure, and also good for her to be the head of a secretarial pool or a newspaper reporter or a Philadelphia debutant. As the accent doesn't exist in real life it is so nonspecific to the ear that it could represent a person of any class, and a charismatic enough actor or actress could do wonders with it. Katharine Hepburn could appear in movies with someone as rough and tumble as Humphrey Bogart, someone as suave and debonair as Cary Grant, someone as meek and mild as a young Jimmy Stewart, someone as crotchety and unlikable as an old Henry Fonda, or finally someone as haunted and tortured as her real life love Spencer Tracy. It's like they say about Ginger Rogers, she had to do all the same impossible dance moves that Fred Astaire did but she had to do it backwards. She was an absolute giant of early Hollywood, and deservingly so.
Bogart came from an upper class background, equal to or surpassing Hepburn's. He went to elite boarding schools. Hepburn's original Connecticut Yankee accent would have been even more patrician than the MA accent.
@@michaelbrennick Yes, both are very true. I could have more precisely said that each of those male actors I mentioned was type-cast into their own particular spot in the Hollywood machine. Bogart being older (in a Hollywood sense) when he became a "name" actor was allowed the least range of all of them, Jimmy Stewart & Fonda for example had entire eras of their careers where they threw off typecasting entirely (even Cary Grant could do a screwball comedy with the best of them but let's face it he was always playing Cary Grant), while Bogart (despite his real life origin) was seen by the public first as Thuggish, then as an antihero, and only finally as an acceptable leading man type. It's no tragedy though, he had a brilliant career and that "Treasure" & "Queen" happened so close together in his filmography proves that by that point in his career he could flit between any of those types at will (I would even say he's all three in treasure of the Sierra Madre). As for Hepburn, the magic of the Mid-Atlantic accent was it's ability to level the playing field throughout her career, the idea that her characters in Philadelphia Story, Desk Set, & On Golden Pond (just a few examples) would talk the same is ludicrous, but since she never broke that pattern throughout her career people could take her seriously as everything from a queen to a socialite to a office manager and back again, something that would probably have been impossible if Americans ever heard her real accent stripped of the faux Britishness, her New English-ness would have turned off entire regions of her own country, I'm sure she could have played it off in "Bringing Up Baby" as a society brat, but could she have done the same as the Queen of England in "A Lion in Winter" absolutely not, she would have had to do a fake British accent, but there she is using the same Mid-Atlantic accent as the QUEEN OF ENGLAND as she does in "Desk Set" playing the head library clerk. A brilliant tool for a brilliant actress, that could be utilized by the dirt poor Cary Grant & the high society Hepburn equally to talk up or down as needed.
@@RussellCHall The development of an "appropriate" accent by public persons in the late 19th and early 20th century is a fascinating subject. It went well beyond actors and performers. My favorite example, being from my environs and background, was legendary Boston Mayor James Michael Curley, the Rascal King. Born, and barely surviving, as a son of Irish immigrants in the stinking mud flats of Boston's Roxbury neighborhood, where Curley decided to enter politics, but he needed a persona. He created one as a scourge of the privileged Boston Yankee elite. But, unlike today, where a man of the people aura would be preferable,he chose to be a cultivated dandy with an impeccable, seemingly upper class accent. He turned himself into one of the most noted orators of his day, with help from study at Boston's famous Staley School of the Spoken Word, and immersion in the classics. There aren't many recordings of his voice , but there are some, notably on the campaign hustings with FDR in his first presidential run. It's Curley, the slum kid, who sounds even more aristocratic than FDR!
Katherine Hepburn made so many great movies. She did several with Spencer Tracy (2 superstars of the past). I'll throw out one movie you might like. An old Cary Grant/Katherine Hepburn comedy: "Bringing Up Baby". It's a romantic comedy, but not what you think.
This film holds a special place for me. Back in the day when I was a smart alec teenager my mother commandeered the TV against my wishes to watch the film. I argued why anyone would want to watch a stupid old movie, over whatever I wanted to watch. Anyway she as expected got her way, and I sat there trash talking the film. Within 15 minutes I was hooked and completely absorbed by the performances, story, and cinematography. That night ignited a passion for classic films, that remains now over 50 years later. I was in love with Hepburn, and wanted to be Bogey
One of my very favourite movies. Bogie deserved his Oscar for this. It's so out of character compared with his other movies where he always played the tough guy. In this he's a silly, weak little man, and does a superb job of it. I think the scene of Robert Morley's (the brother's) death is incredibly poignant and never gets the appreciation it deserves.
You have to watch I Know Where I’m Going some day! My sister and I only watched it one Saturday night about 35 years ago when our newspaper’s tv guide called it “the most romantic film ever made” and it really is.
Such a great movie. Bogart is one of my favorite actors. Yes he was in Casablanca. He was about ten years older in this one. Other great Bogart movies you should check out are The Maltese Falcon, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and Key Largo. Katherine Hepburn kept acting until 1994 and died in 2003 at age 96. For some great Katherine Hepburn movies, try Bringing Up Baby, The Philadelphia Story, and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.
This movie came out when I was born. So its over 70 years old. And THIS was really the first time, and I love classic films, to "see" it mostly in it's entirety, thru your video, Cassie. Thank You!! And loved your reaction and thots on watching older, much more modest, films.
This movie is in my top 10 favorite movies of all time! It has action, adventure, comedy and romance. Bogart and Hepburn were perfect. There is a picture of my grandfather in his orchard, wearing a grey shirt and cap and he looks just like Bogart in this film!
Two different boats were used in the tow filming locations. One on the upper Nile in Uganda, and on on the Congo River in the Belgian Congo. One of the boats is now in Key Largo, Florida!
Last time I saw this was 1986, as part of my university degree. I wrote an essay on it, turned it in, and a couple of days later the tutor phoned me at home to accuse me of plagiarism because the writing was 'too good for a first year'. I've been a professional novelist for 20 years now, so I guess she was right in a way. Anyway, your reactions certainly brought back the memories from almost 40 years ago. Some of the scenes are as fresh as if I saw them yesterday.
I miss the days when films were more good-hearted and kind. This was a great movie and the cast was a masterclass in acting. Also, Katherine Hepburn wrote a lovely, light memoir, "The Making of the African Queen, or How I Went to Africa with Bogart, Bacall and Huston and Almost Lost My Mind!" It's very entertaining and pretty good on the production background, too.
These older movies didn't have tons of special effects to lean on. So in order to be hits. It was all up to great storylines and top notch acting. And you are quite right. The acting back then would be considered in today's cinema a little hammy and over the top. But regardless, this method for acting still draws you into the developing characters and make you really care about them and their story. And that's 99% of what makes a great movie. The other one percent is no less important because that is a great director who understands the characters, their motives and motivations and are able to steer the actors performances and keep each one on their individual courses. Some movies today fall apart quickly because you're dealing with an ignorant and arrogant movie maker who thinks that if he throws enough money into the special effects. That it will overcome bad acting and weak storylines. A great modern day old movie called "The Artist". Is a fantastic sleeper that hardly anyone is reacting to because it didn't make a splash at the boxoffice. But it's a fantastic movie with a fantastic style that you will not soon forget.
It's great to think that one day your Grandchildren (or Great-grandchildren) will have this unique perspective of their Grandmother, or Great-grandmother from hours of your movie reactions 😊
Now u need to watch some Hepburn and Spencer Tracy movies. Desk set is a good one. Oh or Adams Rib. Actually, i take it back, watch Hepburn and Grant in Bringing up Baby
Glad you mentioned Desk Set, one of my favorites. There's also a lesser-known movie that Hepburn and Grant did called Holiday (1938) a comedy/drama that should get a look at.
Clicking "like" already...gotta keep going with the classics, there are so many that are just fantastic! Hope you enjoy this, I think the production in this was amazing. The logistics alone had to be insanely challenging. Not a huge Bogie or Hepburn fan but admire their work. Fun fact: my grandmother did Katherine Hepburn's hair during this film! Said she was so nice & courteous. (You mentioned "It Happened One Night"....you just have to watch that one, it is so cleverly written & the cast was great. I thought Claudette Colbert was so good)
One thing I like about this movie is that it would've been so easy to make Rosie a shrieking violet damsel in distress and/or make Charile a washed-up drunkard who needs to be constantly babysat, but instead, both are equally strong, capable, and cooperative while at the same time having flaws the other helps over come. That's great character writing right there.
Harper Goff, who helped design Main Street USA for Walt and Disneyland, gave an interview about The Jungle Cruise. He said that Walt came to him a year before DL opened and pitched the idea of a travelogue attraction through Central and South America. Harper said he (Harper) had seen The African Queen and loved it so he borrowed the boat ride from that movie as a way to travel through the attraction.
Humphrey Bogart was one of my Hollywood star role models. He was described by those who knew him as a man who would walk down the middle of the street and something about his presence caused people to step aside for him. And also: he was the original leader of The Rat Pack (the name came from Bogie's wife, Lauren Bacall). Cool behind-the-scenes bit of trivia about this movie: it was shot in Africa, and the entire cast and crew got sick at least once from drinking the local water. All except Bogart and director John Huston, who only drank the Scotch they had imported. Yes, I spent years and years watching TCM.
Yes, Bogart proved his acting ability film after film. Well-deserved Oscar. Him opposite Kathryn Hepburn was splendid casting. I had the pleasure of helping her while I was working at a store in NYC.
Please never be influenced by the age of a movie that may be recommended Cassie. You might miss the best you have seen, what could become your favorite.
10:07 The movie takes place in 1914, the heart of the Temperance movement. People were fanatically anti-alcohol, especially Christian church types like she is.
At the same time with it being so early in the war the Germans in East Africa were very much on the defensive from multiple nations and many times their number. The story of them and their general Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck is one of the greatest underdog tales of all time. He went largely undefeated in the war and was known as quite the gentleman. Even became friends with his biggest rival in the war afterwards. There was village burning later in the war as he was forced out of German East Africa and attacked into English and Belgian colonies. Though that was less out of spite and more to deny the armies chasing him from supplies. Plus the German African soldiers with him brought their whole families along to assist with moving everything by foot so they had to slow the Entante. I think in GEA there was 3-4 cars in the entire colony and they were completely alone.
This has always been one of my favorite movies, I can't even remember the first time I watched it, but I know it would have been with my mother. You can't get better actors then these two. I you check out some more of theirs. Enjoy
The film set set in 1915, during early World War I. Bogart was also in a World War II film called Sahara, which was excellent. Hepburn would later play in a western called Rooster Cogburn where is played a similar character, but the male lead was John Wayne.
Humphrey Bogart was married to Laureen Bacall (To Have and Have Not - 1944) & she went with him to Africa to film The African Queen. There is film of the making of the movie. John Huston was the Director & got in some big game hunting while on location.
Bogart was married to Lauren Bacall at the time this was filmed, and she was along for the trip. They met when they were cast in *To Have and Have Not,* and fell instantly in love, even though Bacall was about 20 years younger than Bogart. They also starred in *Key Largo* together.
Humphrey Bogart probably made more truly great films than any other actor, Casablanca, The African Queen, The Maltese Falcon The Treasure of Sierra Madre, Key Largo, The Big Sleep, To have and have not. Catherine Hepburn won four Oscars as Best actress , a record,
This is one of my favorites! When I watched it as a little kid, some things went over my head. Watching it as an adult was a real eye-opener. There's the part where Rose is suddenly making Charlie tea and calling him dear. "Wait....did they just...." 😲 And yes, the scene with the leeches always makes me cry.
IRL, Humphrey Bogart served in the US Navy in World War I. Katherine Hepburn (played by Kate Blanchett) was a major supporting character in "The Aviator" (the biopic about Howard Hughes starring Leonardo DiCaprio).
White Hunter Black Heart is a film by Clint Eastwood starring Clint in the role of John Huston, the director of African Queen on his quest to make the film. Clint actually acted unlike himself which was a great feat.
Hello Popcorn, Back in the 1980s for a long time, the " Africa Queen " was docked in New Orleans, Louisiana. Last I heard was that it was moved to Florida, U.S.A.
I think I mentioned this one in the reaction to Casablanca. Glad Cassie got to it. Watched it several times as my mother loved it and the first time made me sit through the first half until the adventure and war story started. Haven't seen it again in years.
Sometimes great movies just pop into my head when I’m getting your reaction to other movies..either way..whenever I type in a movie title ..a quick search will tell you if it’s worth exploring..I’ve seen most everything..and have been watching since I was a kid in Chicago..
I recently watched The African Queen for the first time, but this time I noticed that the captain of the Königin Luise was played by Peter Bull, who also played the Russian ambassador in my ATF movie, Dr. Strangelove.
Katherine Hepburn won four academy awards for best actress - for films made in 1933, 1967, 1968 and 1982. Be sure to see two of them: "Guess who's coming to dinner (1967)" and "The Lion in Winter (1968)". She collaborated with Spencer Tracy (with whom she had a many years long affair, but was never married herself) on seven films. If you do see "Guess who's coming to dinner", reflect on Spencer Tracy's final speech in the film, done in a single take and he died only days later.
It’s so much fun to see you being utterly charmed by these classics, Cassie! As you can see by my avatar, I’m a big fan of Humphrey Bogart (aka Bogie) and classic movies in general. Katherine Hepburn wasn’t related to Audrey Hepburn, they just happened to share the same last name. Katherine was the daughter of two wealthy Connecticut Americans; Audrey the daughter of Dutch nobility. There was no meeting of family lines. Katherine began her film career in the 1930s and at one point was one of the most popular actresses in Hollywood. Audrey began her career in the 1950s, rising to prominence with ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953), which you watched not long ago, and that film allowed her to be the first actress to win an Oscar, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA Award for the same performance. Interestingly, Bogart co-starred with Audrey Hepburn in SABRINA (1954), along with William Holden. I’m sure you’ll find that film charming and enjoyable as well! I hope that this year you get to see not only THE MALTESE FALCON (1941), Bogart’s terrific first film with director John Huston (who directed this film, THE AFRICAN QUEEN), but also at least a couple of Bogie’s films from the 1940s that he was in with his wife Lauren Bacall: TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT (1944), THE BIG SLEEP (1946), DARK PASSAGE (1947), and KEY LARGO (1948). Each one is an iconic film that is still today creating new fans every year!
@@earlbrown That’s a great film, too, and definitely she should see it, but it wasn’t one of the four he did with Bacall, nor was it one of his collaborations with John Huston. I guess I should have included THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948), though.
I think you need to give Katharine Hepburn another chance. I would rexommend The Philadelphia Story, which also stars Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart. Another good choice would be Adam's Rib with Spencer Tracy.
The conditions the crew lived in during filming were dire! Hepburn's 'bathroom' was a yellow bucket with her name on it. Enjoy Philly. I took my NCLEX exam there.
Katherine Hepburn wrote a book with reminiscences about the making of this film. It's a cool read (as is her autobiography). Everyone got very ill with tropical diseases except for Bogart and the Director John Huston because of their large intake of alcohol!
Hi Cassie, When I saw you were reacting to The African Queen, I stopped what I was doing and immediately started watching. Oboyoboyoboyoboy! Love this movie! Another favorite is in your top five - It Happened One Night (1934) - the first movie to win the top five Oscars. It’s held up surprisingly well. Only two more movies have done it since then: One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest and Silence of the Lambs.
This is one of the movies I’ve been eagerly waiting for you to watch. It’s one of my favorites. Two of the greatest actors from the golden age of hollywood. I’m also hoping you’ll watch “The Spirit of St Louis”, starring Jimmy Stewart as Charles Lindbergh. One of the greatest adventure films ever
This was amazing to see how Mr. Bogart was two completely different people in this movie and who he was in Casablanca. Masterful performances. And when thought on how Miss Hepburn was two different woman in this, she completely changed from the uptight fake person she was after spending time on the African Queen, falling in love. :)
I know this is going to sound like I am from the stone age, but I don't text. I would become a patreon, but I can't afford to spend the money on it. I do enjoy your reactions, however, and I wish you all the best with your channel. A kind suggestion - You might consider being less critical of the classic movie "acting style." I suppose it is "different" from today's performances, but the greatest performances and finest movies in cinema come from that "era" and in that "style." They knew what they were doing. Humphry Bogart was voted by the American Film Institute as America's finest male cinematic actor. That is no small thing. Anyway, good luck with your channel. I will be looking forward to your future reactions.
Dearest "Popcorn In Bed", You actually watched "THE AFRICAN QUEEN" (1951) - starring HUMPHREY BOGART - and had to still check afterwards to make sure, on your own hunch, that this might be the same "Humphrey Bogart", that starred in "CASABLANCA" (1942), from some ten years earlier, which both you and your "sis" had watched together, a year or so ago, here on your "UA-cam" reaction? Please, heaven help us all, ramp up your most basic, apparently quite minimal, knowledge of basic "GOLDEN ERA HOLLYWOOD". IE: Asking after some seventy years in 2023, the easily answerable question, as to if Katherine Hepburn and Audrey Hepburn are related. Audrey DID co-star with Bogart in what you will find to be the most delightful "SABRINA" (1954).
I just noticed after years of watching this movie that an African crewman untied Charly's hands before abandoning ship. Guess he felt that they probably wouldn't make it so what the heck.
The original boats, one used for filming on the Nile and one used on the Congo, still exist. Both have been restored. One is in Florida and is used for tourist rides. The other is restored in private hands in Uganda. For close up scenes, there was also pieces of the boat that could be set up on a raft for different shots. It was a tough shoot. Hepburn was very ill while she was playing the piano and there was a bucket out of view for her use. Most of the crew stayed sick. Scenes in the water were too dangerous to film in Africa and were done in a tank in the UK. It was a landmark in film history. Filming such a thing on location was still unusual, and it was an early use of technicolor.
Katherine Hepburn, who is in her later years in this movie, was THE MERYL STREEP of her time. A GREAT ACTRESS! Check her out with Cary Grant in their two movies together, Bringing Up Baby and The Philadelphia Story! Both classic comedies!
I would recommend "The Truth About Spring" with Hayley Mills co-starring with her father John Mills, who was also a director. On boats! In the Caribbean! I think you'd love it!
You should watch Six Days Seven Nights with Harrison Ford. It seems heavily influenced by this film. And it’s really good too. Also, Joe versus the Volcano with Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan. A great movie, with elements similar to this, including the ending.
I think that watching old movies requires a recognition that pacing was very different back then and modern movies have a very quick scene cutting style. Most of the writers and actors back then came out of theater and vaudeville. So the narrative flow was basically full scenes and not so much editing. The actors enunciated clearly and projected to be heard clearly. Close ups weren't used as much as that is a film technique not a theater one. Having a knowledge of the historical context is really useful to understand the the cultural references. I watched these movies in the sixties and seventies and when I watch them now I can feel the difference after having gotten used to modern films and it takes me a bit to adjust to the slower pace and the acting style.
This Christmas, watch the1955 film, "We're No Angels". It was Humphrey Bogart's only comedy and he kills in it alongside Peter Ustinov and Aldo Ray. Very dry humor but one of the funniest shows every made.
I would recommend "The Nun's Story" with Audrey Hepburn. (You watched Audrey in "Roman Holiday." Both of these Hepburn women were hugely important stars.)
RIP Humphrey Bogart (December 25, 1899 - January 14, 1957), aged 57
And
RIP Katharine Hepburn (May 12, 1907 - June 29, 2003), aged 96
You both will be remembered as legends.
I had forgotten Bogart died that young. Could have had 20-25 years of acting left.
@@kbrewski1 I agree.
I don't think Cassie got the full picture of Rosie, who went from an extreme, buttoned up, repressed, "old maid", 19th century raised missionary- sacrificing her life to help her brother to bring the Gospel to Africa. She would have likely lived out her life in that way, but for the coming of WW1 in 1914, and her adventure on the African Queen. Katharine Hepburn did a great job carrying off that change that Rosie undergoes.
Exactly, the scene with her brother pretty much calling her an old maid who has wasted her life really sets the tone to come with her character - this is her chance to actually do something and she's determined to make it happen.
Good description of her character arc, which has to be seen in the context of a time barely out of the 19th century and Victorian values and deportment. Viewed in the context of a time when kissing an ungloved hand or showing an ankle was considered lewd, her transformation is extraordinary.
I agree. Cassie was charmed by Bogart's unique looks, voice, and vocal delivery but seemed less appreciative of Hepburn's equally unique qualities. That these two great actors were together in this film and worked so well together makes it really special.
Hepburn's character lightened up and became more "worldly",and Bogie's character became a little less jaded and narrowninded, both opened up emotionally under extreme circumstances.
I agree , but i see it as more of Rosie getting the oppurtunity to reveal another real dimension of her soul. Miss Hepburn managed to look so beautiful in spite of oil and grime all over her.
Kate Hepburn was nominated 12 times for the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and won four times. She is considered to be one of the greatest actresses in movie history. She also starred on Broadway and TV. She and Audrey Hepburn were not related.
Katharine Hepburn was the GOAT. She was beautiful, well educated and took no crap from anyone.
@@stephenridolfi6464 I can't wait for Cassie to watch Katharine Hepburn in _Bringing Up Baby_ and _The Philadelphia Story_ , two of my favorites from those decades. both of which she *and* Carly would love! 😃
@@stephenridolfi6464 True. Her parents were both well educated, he a doctor (Urologist & Surgeon), and she a birth control advocate and women's rights advocate, from a well to do family. Scandalous at the time, they were both liberal & progressive; believing in equality among races, women, and those of lesser financial means.
She was raised by great people, with fantastic ideals & morals, and she believed the same.
There are many stories of Katharine championing those who were being treated unfairly, or who weren't being given equal treatment. She was a phenomenal actress, and quite a trailblazer & role model for women. One of my favorites ever, a real hero!
I really hope Cassie does more Katharine Hepburn movies.
I think she'll really like: Bringing Up Baby, Desk Set, Holiday, The Philadelphia Story, Rooster Cogburn, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?, and The Lion In Winter.
@@stephenridolfi6464 Agree! 💯
She is definitely one of the greatest of all time. Bringing Up Baby & The Philadelphia Story are essential viewing.
Is it a love story ? Is it a comedy ? Is it a war movie ?
Yes
That was what I was going to say. It's absolutely unique and you almost forget that there are only two actors for the majority of the movie.
I may have yelled this at my phone.
I think of it as a “yarn.” Just good, old-fashioned blend of action, romance, comedy & peril, with a little God and war added in for flavor.
@@Divamarja_CA Ah yes, that's the word! A yarn. And a ripping yarn at that!
I wouldn't call it a "comedy " in the traditional sense. Its a drama/love story with some humor in it to make it less serious and more realistic for the character development.
"I pronounce you, man, and wife. Proceed with the execution." One of the great lines of all time!
I love that line and quote it everytime in a movie when they get to that point in the wedding.
I think you’d love The Philadelphia Story. Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant and James Stewart.
One of my all time favorite movies!
And it's one that almost no one reacts to. The list of movies people aren't watching is amazing.....Harvey, Charade, etc.
Yes, my favorite!
Love that movie!!!
YES!!!!!
A truly great film, with some wild behind-the-scenes stories. (Many of the cast and crew got sick from drinking the local water; the notable exceptions were Bogart and director John Huston, supposedly because they stuck to drinking Scotch. Bogey claimed that if any insects bit him or Huston, they dropped dead.)
I hope while you were in Philly you: 1) actually went inside the Art Museum and not just run up the steps, and 2) did not go to Pat’s or Geno’s for your cheesesteak.
The book this movie was based on was written by C.S. Forester, who also wrote (among others) the Horatio Hornblower series (loosely based on the life of Admiral Nelson) and “The Good Shepherd,” which the recent Tom Hanks movie “Greyhound” was based on.
9:39 I’m sure some commenter has already mentioned this, but Disney based the Jungle Cruise ride on this movie.
14:52 My wife and I actually know a man named Alnutt, so every now and then we use this line as a joke.
The captain of the Louisa is Peter Bull, whom you may remember as the Russian Ambassador in “Dr. Strangelove.” The first officer is Theodore Bikel, who’s been in everything, but many people today might recognize him from Star Trek: TNG as Sergey Rozchenko, Lieutenant Worf’s human foster father. (Coincidentally, he was also in Babylon 5 as a family friend of Susan Ivanova.)
31:52 Not only did Bogart still have it, he was married to the phenomenal Lauren Bacall at the time. In a twist on the usual story, instead of there being some BTS drama between the real-life spouse and the onscreen love interest, Hepburn and Bacall reportedly became great friends during filming.
33:02 There’s no relation between Audrey Hepburn and Katherine Hepburn. Audrey’s real last name was Ruston and she was from the Netherlands (her mother was a Baroness). Katherine was from Connecticut, and her own mother’s connection was only to the Houghton family that owned Corning Glass.
You really need to see Katherine Hepburn in her comedic roles: “The Philadelphia Story,” “Bringing Up Baby,” etc. *Then* you can tackle her heavy dramas like “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” “The Lion in Winter,” and so forth.
haha THATS the trivia I want to post in chat when Cassie is there, I can only imagine how sick the ladies ( BOgies wife) got and the men just got drunk each night lol
Katharine switched over to champagne as soon as they realized the water was the cause.
The scene where she was playing the piano, they had a bucket just out of frame for her to get sick into. She used it a lot. When Cassie said it looks hot, that was why.
Excellent post!
@@highcountrydelatite I love both Forester and O'Brian. But I have to say I like Jack Aubrey better (for all his many faults) than Hornblower, though Hornblower is what I grew up on.
2 questions you brought up that I think I can answer!
1) The stomach growling scene, I believe, was to establish the main characters and their differing personalities. We see Rosie and her brother are quite proper English people and (despite Charlie's obvious hunger) take their time eating a nice 'civilised' tea. And it shows how gruff Charlie is when he steers the conversation back to his growling stomach (something that would be considered a bit off putting and something to be ignored, not continually commented on at tea). Personally, it also made Charlie the likable and relatable one since I would have probably been just as awkward in that situation- might as well laugh it off instead of ignoring a stomach like that!
2) The brother, I think, dies of heat stroke (potentially compounded by the blow to the face he took from the German soldier). Rosie comments on him being out in the garden working all day without a hat on. And in Africa that doesn't lead to just a headache, it can cook your brain a bit!
I hope those points help flesh out the movie a bit!
Make no mistake, "The Jungle Cruise" was absolutely inspired by "The African Queen". The Disney theme park boats design bear a distinct resemblance to the one in the film. ( And I think maybe the phrase you're looking for is "tally-ho!".)
Yeah, "Jolly Ho" is someone who's happy in their work! 😄
@@tomflorio3639 "Someone"?
My husband and I were in the mood to try an older classic one date night, we chose this one, it was different but interesting. My emotions kind of went up and down, but it was a good one in several ways. Hope you enjoyed it . :)
Katharine Hepburn tied for Best Actress in 1968 with Barbra Streisand (Streisand in Funny Girl and Hepburn in The Lion in Winter). I actually saw Katharine Hepburn on Broadway in Coco many years ago and exchanged a few words with her at the stage door afterwards. She's a true legend.
WOW!! That is awesome! She was definitely a bit of an eccentric to say the least. She did very few interviews. There is a really good one on the Dick Cavett show.
First Jimmy Stewart is "the guy from Rear Window" and now Bogart is "the guy from Casablanca." Just two of the most famous actors of the century. I almost did a face palm. :)
Old movies are the best movies. Next for Katherine Hepburn, "Philadelpia Story".
"King Solomon's Mines" (1950, in color) nominated for a Best Picture Oscar, was also filmed in Africa, and is a satisfying adventure/romance classic that would be well worth your time. But if you want more top line Humphrey Bogart, then the 1941, John Huston directed, black and white classic murder mystery is it, titled "The Maltese Falcon".
This is one of those movies I've been occasionally putting into the youtube search bar for a couple years now hoping a good reaction would pop up. You're a great person to do it! It's one of my family's favorites, way before my time but still seen it so many times introduced by my dad. It's just one of the most charming couples ever to be put on screen going through a real adventure, filmed mostly on location which gives the trip a real authentic, meaningful feel.
Two of the biggest and most influential stars of all time, both with truly epic bodies of work paked with seminal works and stone cold classics, both actors revered, honoured, nominated, imitated and utterly beloved by millions for decades. And both were unknown and unrecognised by this reactor.
Fame and glory are truly fleeting.
My mom loved this movie. She’d always stop at it if she saw it was on. I watched parts of it many times when I’d come through and it would be on. I miss mom and this was something I had to stop at when I saw the reaction pop up and watch in her honor. Love you mom.
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Katharine Hepburn's speech intonation in this movie is what's called the Mid-Atlantic accent, it's halfway between New England WASP and English Gentry thus the joke is that it originated somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. It was very big in the theater and was helpful at being able to reach the back of the crowd, and to be understood by English-speaking crowds in either the United States or England without having to put on a fake British accent. Katharine Hepburn with her jutted out jaw was undoubtedly one of the Masters of it and she just kept acting that way even after the rest of Hollywood abandoned it. It became her trademark. It's perfect for a movie like this where she has to play a repressed matronly figure, and also good for her to be the head of a secretarial pool or a newspaper reporter or a Philadelphia debutant. As the accent doesn't exist in real life it is so nonspecific to the ear that it could represent a person of any class, and a charismatic enough actor or actress could do wonders with it. Katharine Hepburn could appear in movies with someone as rough and tumble as Humphrey Bogart, someone as suave and debonair as Cary Grant, someone as meek and mild as a young Jimmy Stewart, someone as crotchety and unlikable as an old Henry Fonda, or finally someone as haunted and tortured as her real life love Spencer Tracy. It's like they say about Ginger Rogers, she had to do all the same impossible dance moves that Fred Astaire did but she had to do it backwards. She was an absolute giant of early Hollywood, and deservingly so.
Bogart came from an upper class background, equal to or surpassing Hepburn's. He went to elite boarding schools. Hepburn's original Connecticut Yankee accent would have been even more patrician than the MA accent.
@@michaelbrennick Yes, both are very true. I could have more precisely said that each of those male actors I mentioned was type-cast into their own particular spot in the Hollywood machine. Bogart being older (in a Hollywood sense) when he became a "name" actor was allowed the least range of all of them, Jimmy Stewart & Fonda for example had entire eras of their careers where they threw off typecasting entirely (even Cary Grant could do a screwball comedy with the best of them but let's face it he was always playing Cary Grant), while Bogart (despite his real life origin) was seen by the public first as Thuggish, then as an antihero, and only finally as an acceptable leading man type. It's no tragedy though, he had a brilliant career and that "Treasure" & "Queen" happened so close together in his filmography proves that by that point in his career he could flit between any of those types at will (I would even say he's all three in treasure of the Sierra Madre). As for Hepburn, the magic of the Mid-Atlantic accent was it's ability to level the playing field throughout her career, the idea that her characters in Philadelphia Story, Desk Set, & On Golden Pond (just a few examples) would talk the same is ludicrous, but since she never broke that pattern throughout her career people could take her seriously as everything from a queen to a socialite to a office manager and back again, something that would probably have been impossible if Americans ever heard her real accent stripped of the faux Britishness, her New English-ness would have turned off entire regions of her own country, I'm sure she could have played it off in "Bringing Up Baby" as a society brat, but could she have done the same as the Queen of England in "A Lion in Winter" absolutely not, she would have had to do a fake British accent, but there she is using the same Mid-Atlantic accent as the QUEEN OF ENGLAND as she does in "Desk Set" playing the head library clerk. A brilliant tool for a brilliant actress, that could be utilized by the dirt poor Cary Grant & the high society Hepburn equally to talk up or down as needed.
@@RussellCHall The development of an "appropriate" accent by public persons in the late 19th and early 20th century is a fascinating subject. It went well beyond actors and performers. My favorite example, being from my environs and background, was legendary Boston Mayor James Michael Curley, the Rascal King. Born, and barely surviving, as a son of Irish immigrants in the stinking mud flats of Boston's Roxbury neighborhood, where Curley decided to enter politics, but he needed a persona. He created one as a scourge of the privileged Boston Yankee elite. But, unlike today, where a man of the people aura would be preferable,he chose to be a cultivated dandy with an impeccable, seemingly upper class accent. He turned himself into one of the most noted orators of his day, with help from study at Boston's famous Staley School of the Spoken Word, and immersion in the classics. There aren't many recordings of his voice , but there are some, notably on the campaign hustings with FDR in his first presidential run. It's Curley, the slum kid, who sounds even more aristocratic than FDR!
@@michaelbrennick Fascinating indeed!
Katherine Hepburn made so many great movies. She did several with Spencer Tracy (2 superstars of the past). I'll throw out one movie you might like. An old Cary Grant/Katherine Hepburn comedy: "Bringing Up Baby". It's a romantic comedy, but not what you think.
My favorite Tracy/Hepburn film is Adam's Rib
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Glad to see you watching this.
TY for your good taste in choosing this classic to review!
The Philadelphia Story, Cassie. You are hearing this rec for a reason. The Philadelphia Story. Just...trust us. You will love it.
This film holds a special place for me. Back in the day when I was a smart alec teenager my mother commandeered the TV against my wishes to watch the film. I argued why anyone would want to watch a stupid old movie, over whatever I wanted to watch. Anyway she as expected got her way, and I sat there trash talking the film. Within 15 minutes I was hooked and completely absorbed by the performances, story, and cinematography. That night ignited a passion for classic films, that remains now over 50 years later. I was in love with Hepburn, and wanted to be Bogey
One of my very favourite movies. Bogie deserved his Oscar for this. It's so out of character compared with his other movies where he always played the tough guy. In this he's a silly, weak little man, and does a superb job of it. I think the scene of Robert Morley's (the brother's) death is incredibly poignant and never gets the appreciation it deserves.
Morley is such an underrated actor. He creates a full sketch of a man in just a couple of scenes.
You have to watch I Know Where I’m Going some day! My sister and I only watched it one Saturday night about 35 years ago when our newspaper’s tv guide called it “the most romantic film ever made” and it really is.
It's one of my favorites too! Sadly, so unknown in the United States. Powell and Pressburger made so many masterpieces.
Such a great movie. Bogart is one of my favorite actors. Yes he was in Casablanca. He was about ten years older in this one. Other great Bogart movies you should check out are The Maltese Falcon, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and Key Largo. Katherine Hepburn kept acting until 1994 and died in 2003 at age 96. For some great Katherine Hepburn movies, try Bringing Up Baby, The Philadelphia Story, and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.
This movie came out when I was born. So its over 70 years old. And THIS was really the first time, and I love classic films, to "see" it mostly in it's entirety, thru your video, Cassie. Thank You!! And loved your reaction and thots on watching older, much more modest, films.
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This movie is in my top 10 favorite movies of all time! It has action, adventure, comedy and romance. Bogart and Hepburn were perfect. There is a picture of my grandfather in his orchard, wearing a grey shirt and cap and he looks just like Bogart in this film!
Two different boats were used in the tow filming locations. One on the upper Nile in Uganda, and on on the Congo River in the Belgian Congo. One of the boats is now in Key Largo, Florida!
Last time I saw this was 1986, as part of my university degree. I wrote an essay on it, turned it in, and a couple of days later the tutor phoned me at home to accuse me of plagiarism because the writing was 'too good for a first year'.
I've been a professional novelist for 20 years now, so I guess she was right in a way.
Anyway, your reactions certainly brought back the memories from almost 40 years ago. Some of the scenes are as fresh as if I saw them yesterday.
What a great film! Timeless. Even my young children loved it when I showed it to them many years ago.
I LOVE The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. I've been waiting years for someone to react to that. Love this one, too; wish more people would react to it.
🥲 this is one of the very last movies that my mother and I watched before she passed! 🙏
Thank you so very much for the memory.
I miss the days when films were more good-hearted and kind. This was a great movie and the cast was a masterclass in acting.
Also, Katherine Hepburn wrote a lovely, light memoir, "The Making of the African Queen, or How I Went to Africa with Bogart, Bacall and Huston and Almost Lost My Mind!" It's very entertaining and pretty good on the production background, too.
I completely agree. I feel like a lot of movies these days are depressing and nihilistic.
These older movies didn't have tons of special effects to lean on. So in order to be hits. It was all up to great storylines and top notch acting. And you are quite right. The acting back then would be considered in today's cinema a little hammy and over the top. But regardless, this method for acting still draws you into the developing characters and make you really care about them and their story. And that's 99% of what makes a great movie. The other one percent is no less important because that is a great director who understands the characters, their motives and motivations and are able to steer the actors performances and keep each one on their individual courses.
Some movies today fall apart quickly because you're dealing with an ignorant and arrogant movie maker who thinks that if he throws enough money into the special effects. That it will overcome bad acting and weak storylines.
A great modern day old movie called "The Artist". Is a fantastic sleeper that hardly anyone is reacting to because it didn't make a splash at the boxoffice. But it's a fantastic movie with a fantastic style that you will not soon forget.
It's great to think that one day your Grandchildren (or Great-grandchildren) will have this unique perspective of their Grandmother, or Great-grandmother from hours of your movie reactions 😊
Now u need to watch some Hepburn and Spencer Tracy movies. Desk set is a good one. Oh or Adams Rib. Actually, i take it back, watch Hepburn and Grant in Bringing up Baby
All 3, are great movies!👍🏼
Glad you mentioned Desk Set, one of my favorites. There's also a lesser-known movie that Hepburn and Grant did called Holiday (1938) a comedy/drama that should get a look at.
Clicking "like" already...gotta keep going with the classics, there are so many that are just fantastic! Hope you enjoy this, I think the production in this was amazing. The logistics alone had to be insanely challenging. Not a huge Bogie or Hepburn fan but admire their work. Fun fact: my grandmother did Katherine Hepburn's hair during this film! Said she was so nice & courteous. (You mentioned "It Happened One Night"....you just have to watch that one, it is so cleverly written & the cast was great. I thought Claudette Colbert was so good)
While Bogart and Hepburn are the main stars of course, and his role was only small, let's not forget the wonderful Robert Morley _(as the Reverend)._
One thing I like about this movie is that it would've been so easy to make Rosie a shrieking violet damsel in distress and/or make Charile a washed-up drunkard who needs to be constantly babysat, but instead, both are equally strong, capable, and cooperative while at the same time having flaws the other helps over come. That's great character writing right there.
Harper Goff, who helped design Main Street USA for Walt and Disneyland, gave an interview about The Jungle Cruise. He said that Walt came to him a year before DL opened and pitched the idea of a travelogue attraction through Central and South America. Harper said he (Harper) had seen The African Queen and loved it so he borrowed the boat ride from that movie as a way to travel through the attraction.
Filmed on location with a real 😊steamboat and a film crew. Just amazing . This motion picture was sheer entertainment from beginning to end.
Humphrey Bogart was one of my Hollywood star role models. He was described by those who knew him as a man who would walk down the middle of the street and something about his presence caused people to step aside for him. And also: he was the original leader of The Rat Pack (the name came from Bogie's wife, Lauren Bacall).
Cool behind-the-scenes bit of trivia about this movie: it was shot in Africa, and the entire cast and crew got sick at least once from drinking the local water. All except Bogart and director John Huston, who only drank the Scotch they had imported. Yes, I spent years and years watching TCM.
Yes, Bogart proved his acting ability film after film. Well-deserved Oscar. Him opposite Kathryn Hepburn was splendid casting. I had the pleasure of helping her while I was working at a store in NYC.
Please never be influenced by the age of a movie that may be recommended Cassie. You might miss the best you have seen, what could become your favorite.
I haven't seen this in decades-- thanks for reacting; it was fun. And I got North Ontario black flies flashbacks.
10:07 The movie takes place in 1914, the heart of the Temperance movement. People were fanatically anti-alcohol, especially Christian church types like she is.
At the same time with it being so early in the war the Germans in East Africa were very much on the defensive from multiple nations and many times their number. The story of them and their general Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck is one of the greatest underdog tales of all time. He went largely undefeated in the war and was known as quite the gentleman. Even became friends with his biggest rival in the war afterwards.
There was village burning later in the war as he was forced out of German East Africa and attacked into English and Belgian colonies. Though that was less out of spite and more to deny the armies chasing him from supplies. Plus the German African soldiers with him brought their whole families along to assist with moving everything by foot so they had to slow the Entante. I think in GEA there was 3-4 cars in the entire colony and they were completely alone.
This has always been one of my favorite movies, I can't even remember the first time I watched it, but I know it would have been with my mother. You can't get better actors then these two. I you check out some more of theirs. Enjoy
The film set set in 1915, during early World War I.
Bogart was also in a World War II film called Sahara, which was excellent.
Hepburn would later play in a western called Rooster Cogburn where is played a similar character, but the male lead was John Wayne.
Wonderful old movie. Bogie never disappoints! There is a weird blooper in this movie where a crew member is in full frame on the boat in one scene.
Humphrey Bogart was married to Laureen Bacall (To Have and Have Not - 1944) & she went with him to Africa to film The African Queen. There is film of the making of the movie. John Huston was the Director & got in some big game hunting while on location.
Bogart was married to Lauren Bacall at the time this was filmed, and she was along for the trip. They met when they were cast in *To Have and Have Not,* and fell instantly in love, even though Bacall was about 20 years younger than Bogart. They also starred in *Key Largo* together.
Humphrey Bogart probably made more truly great films than any other actor, Casablanca, The African Queen, The Maltese Falcon The Treasure of Sierra Madre, Key Largo, The Big Sleep, To have and have not. Catherine Hepburn won four Oscars as Best actress , a record,
Surely Cassie has reacted to Casablanca by now, hasn't she?
Yes she has and I think also The Maltese Falcon.@@kbrewski1
This is one of my favorites! When I watched it as a little kid, some things went over my head. Watching it as an adult was a real eye-opener. There's the part where Rose is suddenly making Charlie tea and calling him dear. "Wait....did they just...." 😲
And yes, the scene with the leeches always makes me cry.
ive been on the African Queen. She has been restored and living in Key Largo. I got to go on one of the very first tours. cool little boat
Nice reaction - Have to say that these older movies are always BETTER , not just a little different.
IRL, Humphrey Bogart served in the US Navy in World War I.
Katherine Hepburn (played by Kate Blanchett) was a major supporting character in "The Aviator" (the biopic about Howard Hughes starring Leonardo DiCaprio).
Oh my god! Treasure of Sierra Madre and It Happened One Night are both AMAZING!!! Highly recommend.
Hepburn wrote a book about her adventures making this film- they actually went to Africa to film, they didn't do that much back in the 50s/earlier.
White Hunter Black Heart is a film by Clint Eastwood starring Clint in the role of John Huston, the director of African Queen on his quest to make the film. Clint actually acted unlike himself which was a great feat.
Hello Popcorn, Back in the 1980s for a long time, the " Africa Queen " was docked in New Orleans, Louisiana. Last I heard was that it was moved to Florida, U.S.A.
P.S. I would sure like to have a steamboat launch like the " Africa Queen ". Toot! Toot!
Jolly-ho! Glad to see you’re doing the “essential” classics.
(I have seen this movie soooo many times!)
I think I mentioned this one in the reaction to Casablanca. Glad Cassie got to it.
Watched it several times as my mother loved it and the first time made me sit through the first half until the adventure and war story started.
Haven't seen it again in years.
Looking forward to this - all time classic! And the original book was written by C.S.Forester, my Dad’s favorite author.
My wife and I love watching this movie for a good time
Sometimes great movies just pop into my head when I’m getting your reaction to other movies..either way..whenever I type in a movie title ..a quick search will tell you if it’s worth exploring..I’ve seen most everything..and have been watching since I was a kid in Chicago..
I recently watched The African Queen for the first time, but this time I noticed that the captain of the Königin Luise was played by Peter Bull, who also played the Russian ambassador in my ATF movie, Dr. Strangelove.
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I love this movie, but I am genuinely surprised it beat out Treasure of the Sierra Madre. That one is absolutely incredible.
Katherine Hepburn won four academy awards for best actress - for films made in 1933, 1967, 1968 and 1982. Be sure to see two of them: "Guess who's coming to dinner (1967)" and "The Lion in Winter (1968)". She collaborated with Spencer Tracy (with whom she had a many years long affair, but was never married herself) on seven films. If you do see "Guess who's coming to dinner", reflect on Spencer Tracy's final speech in the film, done in a single take and he died only days later.
...well, some would say "On Golden Pond" was her finest performance (Oscar winner '82)
It’s so much fun to see you being utterly charmed by these classics, Cassie!
As you can see by my avatar, I’m a big fan of Humphrey Bogart (aka Bogie) and classic movies in general. Katherine Hepburn wasn’t related to Audrey Hepburn, they just happened to share the same last name. Katherine was the daughter of two wealthy Connecticut Americans; Audrey the daughter of Dutch nobility. There was no meeting of family lines. Katherine began her film career in the 1930s and at one point was one of the most popular actresses in Hollywood. Audrey began her career in the 1950s, rising to prominence with ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953), which you watched not long ago, and that film allowed her to be the first actress to win an Oscar, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA Award for the same performance. Interestingly, Bogart co-starred with Audrey Hepburn in SABRINA (1954), along with William Holden. I’m sure you’ll find that film charming and enjoyable as well!
I hope that this year you get to see not only THE MALTESE FALCON (1941), Bogart’s terrific first film with director John Huston (who directed this film, THE AFRICAN QUEEN), but also at least a couple of Bogie’s films from the 1940s that he was in with his wife Lauren Bacall: TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT (1944), THE BIG SLEEP (1946), DARK PASSAGE (1947), and KEY LARGO (1948). Each one is an iconic film that is still today creating new fans every year!
You left off ''In a Lonely Place''.
and it's anniversary was a couple days ago too.
@@earlbrown That’s a great film, too, and definitely she should see it, but it wasn’t one of the four he did with Bacall, nor was it one of his collaborations with John Huston. I guess I should have included THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948), though.
I think you need to give Katharine Hepburn another chance. I would rexommend The Philadelphia Story, which also stars Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart. Another good choice would be Adam's Rib with Spencer Tracy.
classic academy award winning movie.
33:26 That film is likely the 2018 survival drama film, 'Adrift'.
The conditions the crew lived in during filming were dire! Hepburn's 'bathroom' was a yellow bucket with her name on it.
Enjoy Philly. I took my NCLEX exam there.
Katherine Hepburn wrote a book with reminiscences about the making of this film. It's a cool read (as is her autobiography). Everyone got very ill with tropical diseases except for Bogart and the Director John Huston because of their large intake of alcohol!
This is a great film one of my favorites. There are a number of older excellent films out there.
Classic movie! Riveting story and great performances by the legendary Bogart and Hepburn
The inspiration behind "The Jungle Cruise" ride at Disneyland.
Watching this growing up gave me an interest in drinking Gordon’s Gin when I got older, which has led to a life long exploration of gin.
Hi Cassie,
When I saw you were reacting to The African Queen, I stopped what I was doing and immediately started watching. Oboyoboyoboyoboy! Love this movie! Another favorite is in your top five - It Happened One Night (1934) - the first movie to win the top five Oscars. It’s held up surprisingly well. Only two more movies have done it since then: One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest and Silence of the Lambs.
This is one of the movies I’ve been eagerly waiting for you to watch. It’s one of my favorites. Two of the greatest actors from the golden age of hollywood. I’m also hoping you’ll watch “The Spirit of St Louis”, starring Jimmy Stewart as Charles Lindbergh. One of the greatest adventure films ever
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The Jungle Cruise is what you would get if The African Queen and Pirates of the Caribbean had a baby.
This was amazing to see how Mr. Bogart was two completely different people in this movie and who he was in Casablanca. Masterful performances. And when thought on how Miss Hepburn was two different woman in this, she completely changed from the uptight fake person she was after spending time on the African Queen, falling in love. :)
I know this is going to sound like I am from the stone age, but I don't text. I would become a patreon, but I can't afford to spend the money on it. I do enjoy your reactions, however, and I wish you all the best with your channel. A kind suggestion - You might consider being less critical of the classic movie "acting style." I suppose it is "different" from today's performances, but the greatest performances and finest movies in cinema come from that "era" and in that "style." They knew what they were doing. Humphry Bogart was voted by the American Film Institute as America's finest male cinematic actor. That is no small thing. Anyway, good luck with your channel. I will be looking forward to your future reactions.
Great actors, great movie.
All the greater for being filmed on location.
Dearest "Popcorn In Bed",
You actually watched "THE AFRICAN QUEEN" (1951) - starring HUMPHREY BOGART - and had to still check afterwards to make sure, on your
own hunch, that this might be the same "Humphrey Bogart", that starred in "CASABLANCA" (1942), from some ten years earlier, which both you and your "sis" had watched together, a year or so ago, here on your "UA-cam" reaction?
Please, heaven help us all, ramp up your most basic, apparently quite minimal, knowledge of basic "GOLDEN ERA HOLLYWOOD".
IE: Asking after some seventy years in 2023, the easily answerable question, as to if Katherine Hepburn and Audrey Hepburn are related.
Audrey DID co-star with Bogart in what you will find to be the most delightful "SABRINA" (1954).
The acting in these early movie is often still in the theatrical/Theatre style where everything was projected
I just noticed after years of watching this movie that an African crewman untied Charly's hands before abandoning ship. Guess he felt that they probably wouldn't make it so what the heck.
The original boats, one used for filming on the Nile and one used on the Congo, still exist. Both have been restored. One is in Florida and is used for tourist rides. The other is restored in private hands in Uganda. For close up scenes, there was also pieces of the boat that could be set up on a raft for different shots. It was a tough shoot. Hepburn was very ill while she was playing the piano and there was a bucket out of view for her use. Most of the crew stayed sick. Scenes in the water were too dangerous to film in Africa and were done in a tank in the UK. It was a landmark in film history. Filming such a thing on location was still unusual, and it was an early use of technicolor.
Katherine Hepburn, who is in her later years in this movie, was THE MERYL STREEP of her time. A GREAT ACTRESS! Check her out with Cary Grant in their two movies together, Bringing Up Baby and The Philadelphia Story! Both classic comedies!
I would recommend "The Truth About Spring" with Hayley Mills co-starring with her father John Mills, who was also a director. On boats! In the Caribbean! I think you'd love it!
Although, I don't know if it's available anywhere. I believe it's an obscure, hard to find film.
I'd suggest "The Philadelphia Story" with Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart.
This is a great feel-goood movie and the cast are masters of what they do.
You should watch Six Days Seven Nights with Harrison Ford. It seems heavily influenced by this film. And it’s really good too. Also, Joe versus the Volcano with Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan. A great movie, with elements similar to this, including the ending.
I think that watching old movies requires a recognition that pacing was very different back then and modern movies have a very quick scene cutting style. Most of the writers and actors back then came out of theater and vaudeville. So the narrative flow was basically full scenes and not so much editing. The actors enunciated clearly and projected to be heard clearly. Close ups weren't used as much as that is a film technique not a theater one. Having a knowledge of the historical context is really useful to understand the the cultural references. I watched these movies in the sixties and seventies and when I watch them now I can feel the difference after having gotten used to modern films and it takes me a bit to adjust to the slower pace and the acting style.
In the book this was based on, Charlie was actually English, but they made him Canadian here because Bogart couldn't do an English accent
There is no such thing as old as old movies. They're movies you've never seen.
Jolly Ho !! That's the sweetest malapropism I think I've ever heard!! Just Wonderful !!!
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This Christmas, watch the1955 film, "We're No Angels". It was Humphrey Bogart's only comedy and he kills in it alongside Peter Ustinov and Aldo Ray. Very dry humor but one of the funniest shows every made.
I would recommend "The Nun's Story" with Audrey Hepburn.
(You watched Audrey in "Roman Holiday." Both of these Hepburn women were hugely important stars.)