A must see classic, from the golden age of film, with a terrific cast of actors.

Rating: 8/10 (27 April 2019)

After having grown up watching Bogart in The Big Sleep, Key Largo, and the African Queen, I confess that I found his screen presence as the Captain, not his performance, but his appearance, a bit shocking. Only in his mid fifties when he surveyed this role, he was near the end of his life, and looked it. Haggard, no doubt from many years of smoking, drinking, and the Hollywood lifestyle, it was sad to see. But, as always, he delivered. The rest of the cast gave exceptional performances, to a man, the dialogue was literate, and the courtroom scenes riveting. The scenes shot at sea were also realistic, and well done. Really, a superb film that, although I've seen it several times over the years, never fails to entertain. And Mae Wynn was a doll, although her career was brief, and the young Robert Francis might have had a long and distinguished career had not fate intervened. Holds up remarkably well for a film six plus decades old. Highly recommended.