THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951) Movie Reaction! | FIRST TIME WATCHING!

[@aagold76]

Must See Hepburn- Little Women, Alice Adams, Stage Door, Bringing up Baby, The Philadelphia Story, Woman of the Year, Adam's Rib, The African Queen, The Rainmaker, Summertime, A Long Day's Journey into Night, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, The Lion in Winter, On Golden Pond. Winner of 4 Oscars for Best Actress- the most of any acto.

[@tuckerplum8085]

They DID use special effects in this movie..... But the fact that they actually filmed it "on location" in Africa was both highly unusual, at the time, and extremely challenging.

[@OGBReacts]

Yes! When I mentioned green screen I meant during the parts like when they were going through the rapids and such. They definitely were clearly on location though for a lot of it.

[@jesusfernandezgarcia9449]

Classic cinema fascinated me precisely because of the special effects it used...Bogart, Katharine, Garbo, Cooper...they never used them again, they lost the formula.

[@artbagley1406]

Back in the days before GREEN SCREEN, there was a technique known as REAR PROJECTION, usually seen in car chases or horse rides.

[@bobschenkel7921]

"I now pronounce you man and wife. Proceed with the execution". Best line in a movie. EVER.

[@robertjewell9727]

My cousin Kate played Rosie.

[@Dej24601]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@johncampbell756]

Katherine Hepburn was my favorite actress. She had 12 Oscar nominations and won for Best Actress 4 times, a record.

[@Dej24601]

Bogart won his only Best Actor Oscar for this; Huston and Hepburn were nominated but to lost to others. Bogart’s wife Lauren Bacall (good friend of Hepburn) accompanied them on the trip to Africa. Hepburn wrote a book called: “The Making of The African Queen or How I went to Africa with Bogart, Bacall and Huston and almost lost my mind.”

[@LittleBlueOwl318]

Fun Fact: The iconic vessel the African Queen (built in 1912) is located in Key Largo Florida. Made famous in the 1951 movie of the same name, starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn, she still remains a timeless classic. This famous steamboat is available for daily canal cruises in the Port Largo Canal area and also for private events.

[@Rmlohner]

Funnily enough, the namesake of another John Huston movie.

[@LittleBlueOwl318]

@@Rmlohner Key Largo (1948) starring Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall and Lionel Barrymore

[@thunderstruck5484]

Key Largo is another great classic!

[@kathyk5319]

Much of the film was shot on location in Uganda and the Congo in Africa.

[@artbagley1406]

Several stars and technicians came down with malaria and/or other tropical diseases during shooting.

[@dow311]

I must of seen this film 100 times. Just love the acting, location and story.

[@Dej24601]

This was one of the first Hollywood films to film mostly on location. They were in Uganda and the Congo. Closeups were done later in water tanks in California.

[@pjb3583]

The mighty, mighty Katharine Hepburn, paired with the excellent Humphrey Bogart under the direction of the legendary John Huston - it’s a classic film for good reason. Thanks, I enjoyed watching it with you. Houston’s daughter, Angelica Huston, co-stars in a more recent classic, The Grifters. It’s a good one too, if you’ve not already seen it. Peace …

[@rg3388]

My mom always loved how the word “Dear” tells you what you need to know, making a sex scene unnecessary. I cited this when writing about how the same word summarizes a situation in HOWARDS END (1992).

[@michaelatteberry6462]

someone suggested On Golden Pond. It is a must-see

[@Rmlohner]

John Huston is one of my favorite directors, with a 50 year career that spanned some significant stylistic and technological shifts in how movies were made, which he was always able to keep up with. He was especially renowned for somehow being able to edit an entire movie in his head before shooting a single frame, and then shooting hardly anything beyond exactly what he needed, leading to his actual editors having the easiest job of their lives. Even on his final movie The Dead in 1987, where he was seriously sick and in a wheelchair, he still hadn't lost this touch and several people remarked that he could have shot the whole film with his eyes closed if he wanted.

[@Dyrla67]

I remember the first time I saw this film, it was a rainy Saturday afternoon in the late 70's and this film was being shown on BBC2 (they used to show an assortment of old classic movies as an alternative to the sport being shown on BBC1), sat down to watch with little expectation. Soon however I was engrossed in this unlikely duo's trials and tribalations as they attempted to sink the Louisa. Became an instant Katherine Hepburn and Humphrey Boggart fan!

[@LittleBlueOwl318]

Hell yeah, Sam!! I've been waiting for you to do this one!! It's a classic and still fun after 73 years... Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart - it doesn't get any better than this! Except maybe Kate and Henry Fonda in "On Golden Pond".

[@craigoconnor6662]

This is one of my favorite films and, as far as I know, you're the first reactor to take it on. Thanks.

[@shelleys9603]

Another interesting thing about this movie is that it directly inspired the Jungle Cruise at Disneyland, both in the design of the boats and the decision to make the attraction a boat ride in the first place. Great reaction, thanks!

[@mikevandenboom5958]

I believe it's the first film or coloured film shot on location. The cameras were huge. There is a documentary on KZbin about it

[@tec52]

Not many reactors do old classics like this thanks

[@OGBReacts]

No problem! I’m always open to watching anything :) I have lots more I’ve reacted to on my channel!

[@tec52]

@@OGBReacts I recommend a classic named "Angels With Dirty Faces". It has a legendary cast including James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart and The Dead End Kids

[@Dreamfox-df6bg]

Long before Ellen Ripley and Sarah Conner, there was.... Rose Sayer. There is a lot that can and has been said about this movie, but what is rarely said, especially with things are these days, this is one of the earliest strong woman in movies I know of. She takes everything Africa throws at her and doesn't back down. Even when it seems hopeless, she keeps her faith. When threatened with death by hanging, she rubs it in to the Germans just to tell them how close they came. No superpowers, no throwing heavier opponents around like it is nothing. Just an unshakable determination and faith.

[@mwflanagan1]

Good one, Sam. Thanks for reacting to this one. It’s always great to see these two mature stars excel in their craft.

[@rogermorris9696]

There is a movie about the making of this movie staring Clint Eastwood called White Hunter Black Heart.

[@russellgtyler8288]

I'm not a big bogart fan, but this is one of my all-time favorite movies. Just a simple, beautiful story.

[@aagold76]

Hepburn talks about getting dysentery because she drank water while she was there- Houston and Bogart never got sick- all they drank was whiskey. Kate used an outhouse once and found a deadly Black Mamba in the toilet.

[@im-gi2pg]

What’s a mamba!!!!???????😮😮😮😮 🚽 😮😮😮😮😮

[@Tiisiphone]

I just love these vintage movies! Both Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn are legendary actors, and their chemistry is great. The African Queen reminds me of the Millenium Falcon, she's a floating wreck but does the job when the time comes. Thanks for your reaction, and I loved the Harry Potter reference...it's gonna be a bumpy ride!

[@browniewin4121]

I love this movie, two Hollywood greats, with filming on location.

[@maryannweitzel5636]

This was one of my top 5 movies in the 60's growing up.

[@Dej24601]

Bogart and Huston were about the only cast/crew who did not get sick while in Africa, supposedly because they drank alcohol instead of water.

[@jaysverrisson1536]

Thank you for continuing to explore the many fine films of the early post-war era, including All About Eve, Sunset Boulevard, The Heiress, etc.. I would recommend adding to your repertoire A Place in the Sun (1951) and, dipping back a few years earlier, the noir classic Double Indemnity (1944) and noir-ish drama Mildred Pierce (1945). I know you'd do a good job with these given your success with and apparent enjoyment of other famous films of this period!

[@francoisevassy6614]

Hi Sam ! Thanks a lot : I watch your reaction to every classic I know, and I love it ! I used to show this movies to my teenage nephews. When my niece got married, they named each wedding table after a ship, and on the table where I sat the bride had written « The African Queen » 😊. Greetings from France 🇫🇷

[@brendanfoehr5086]

This is one of those movies where if you just told me the basic plot was "wild-eyed spinster missionary and drunk salty sea captain decide to blow up a warship," I'd be down to watch it

[@adaddinsane]

Hey Sam, great reaction to a real classic. That's not green screen (not for another 20 years at least), it's called back-projection. The actors are in front of a screen which has the background projected on to it and it's all filmed together.

[@Dej24601]

Only for some scenes. They did shoot on rivers in Uganda and The Congo. The boat going over the waterfall and in the rapids were done using prop boats but shot on location from other boats nearby. Conditions were dangerous and would never be allowed today but this was one of the first times, so few rules were in place.

[@LittleBlueOwl318]

Some of it, like the rapids scenes, were done using miniatures.

[@Dej24601]

@@LittleBlueOwl318 not exactly ‘miniatures’ (in the way most people think) but ‘models’ about 8 feet long, and shot through a telephoto lens.

[@LittleBlueOwl318]

@@Dej24601 Correct - thx ✌💙🦉

[@Dej24601]

@@LittleBlueOwl318 👍

[@chriscann7627]

The story of the making of this film is a legend in its own right. The crew filmed in Africa for months in harsh conditions - Director John Huston and Humphrey Bogart aimed to drink the continent dry and Katherine Hepburn nearly died of dysentery - in the opening scene where she is playing the organ in the church, she actually had a sick bucket next to the organ and her feverish sweat is absolutely real. Her book on the making of the film iis one of the great Hollywood reads

[@m.hreels9822]

This is such a classic film!❤

[@robertpearson8798]

Think back to your reaction of Dr. Strangelove. The captain of the Louisa was Peter Bull who played the Russian Ambassador in Strangelove.

[@richelliott9320]

I first saw this it was the first movie we watched in my cinema class in college in 1980

[@michaelgrillo4333]

One of my favorites from my youth. Excellent acting and plot and remains timeless today. .Lots of other greats out there like "The Guns of Navarone" and the "Summer of 42".

[@beatmet2355]

I can’t help but draw parallels between this and another Hepburn movie, Rooster Cogburn. She also plays a missionary (to Native Americans) with her father, who is killed and a deputy marshal (Rooster) played by John Wayne helps bring her father’s killers to justice. She goes with him against his wishes and it even leads to a journey down a river.

[@PenelopeFrank]

A Streetcar Named Desire, a must watch classic. Free on Tubi right now.

[@TheLadyLuck523]

One of my faves. Just an all around good movie. Has a little adventure, a little romance and beating up Nazis is always a good time. Thanks for reacting to this movie. I don't know if any other has!

[@MikeHunt90731]

Humphrey Bogart was the greatest actor of all time. So many class act movies made. Watch Dark Passage if you can :)

[@Divamarja_CA]

Love camera angles/perspective in Dark Passage. Advanced for its time! Plus, always love that it takes place in my hometown.

[@Buskieboy]

One of my favourite movies! Hepburn & Bogart had great chemistry. #suggestion I'd love it if you could watch the movie "Father Goose" starring Cary Grant. A comedy set during WW2.

[@ejtappan1802]

Oh, I was hoping you would get to this one! One of my favorites!!

[@jerrywalters8885]

To see Katherine Hepburn in one of her last roles and in a great love story movie....check out ALWAYS by Stephen Spielberg.

[@mikeh8416]

One of my all time favorites. Sadly not reviewed nearly as much as it should be!!

[@aagold76]

Bogie won the Oscar, Kate was nominated.

[@philowens7680]

Humphrey Bogart won a well-deserved Oscar for this performance. His drunkard was good ... but I especially liked his hippo!

[@texasdustfart]

This was filmed on location in Africa, everyone became ill with stomach issues due to the water with the exception of the Director John Ford and Humphry Bogart due to the fact they drank only whiskey.

[@robertpearson8798]

John Huston.

[@texasdustfart]

@@robertpearson8798 thank you I always get them conused

[@robertpearson8798]

@@texasdustfart Easily done.

[@michellecasey5752]

I always thought Humphrey Bogart was homely when I was younger. But I fell in love with him when I first watched this movie about 5 years ago. I love at least half a dozen of his other films, seeing him as strong and handsome as Carey Grant, Brad Pitt or Jason Mamoa.

[@jacobjones5269]

There’s a lot of great Humphrey Bogart moments, but when she’s pours the booze out might be the best!.. “Oh… Please miss, be kind?!”.. lol..

[@no_rubbernecking]

Great reaction! The brother probably took a hit on the head, which, combined with certain other chronic conditions, could cause exactly the kind of neurological problem we saw. I'm not sure if they used green screen at that time, unless you know something i don't, which you certainly could. I know they had to cut around the foreground image by hand, which was very time-consuming.

[@frugalseverin2282]

There's a similar type WWII movie from 1964 starring Cary Grant and Leslie Caron called "Father Goose" that I highly recommend. It was Grant's penultimate film before retiring.

[@thunderstruck5484]

An all time favorite, a great adventure revenge love story! Thanks Sam!

[@ammaleslie509]

This was one of my mom's favorite movies. I watched it as a child with no understanding of why she was praying for forgiveness... P.S. film lore says those were real leeches

[@kattahj]

I have seen this film a bunch of times and never noticed the cat being thrown in until you mentioned it!

[@kattahj]

This is one of my favourite movies! I love the Hepburn/Bogart dynamic

[@Rmlohner]

The studio insisted they either get married at the end or not have a romance at all, because that's how prudish movies had to be under the Hays Code. So Huston just made it as funny and awkward as possible.

[@im-gi2pg]

Katherine Hepburn is great in “Desk Set” and “Pat and Mike”with Spencer Tracy. Im not a fan of Bringing up Baby or Lion in Winter. I read her autobiography many years ago. Excellent read. She was the daughter of a doctor. Her brother committed suicide in the house and he was never mentioned again. That really messed with her emotions as you can imagine! Also their summer home in New York was demolished in a hurricane. It was devastating. She was taught not to talk about tragedy. 😢

[@williamjones6031]

This was one of the movies I had to watch in high school film study, but the joke was on them since I had already seen it. Fun movie.

[@meganlutz7150]

Enjoyed your reaction !

[@Hogtownboy1]

No green screen in these time. Back projection. If you want to see the best use of back projection watch the drive to the airport in Airplane!

[@macroman52]

Apparently when Bogart won the Oscar for this performance the director, John Houston, said "I told real leeches was worth it".

[@ink-cow]

This movie did the Germans dirty in order to tag a happy ending on the book it was based on. In the book, the German captain does try the couple as spies, but after figuring out who they really are (just a couple of civilian nuts with a crazy plan that does NOT work, not even later) he decides it wouldn't be right to execute them, and instead flies a flag of truce to hand them over to the British navy. Keep in mind that this was the first, not second world war. These were not Nazis. It's the British captain who treats Rose and Allnut like criminals, and steams back out to pursue and destroy the German ship that had just handed them over. The message of the movie is something like "love conquers all" while the message of the novel is something more like "what are you, some kind of nut?"

[@katwithattitude5062]

I love this movie but the book it's based on was somewhat different. If I remember correctly from when I read it several years ago Charlie was more spineless. Rose made most of the decisions and Charlie followed along without much argument. They failed to blow up the Louisa and they were arrested. The African Queen does not miraculously ram the ship. The Germans somehow figured out they were the missing missionary's sister and mechanic and the captain decided it wouldn't be civilized to hang them so they were not sentenced to death. It was her idea they should get married after they are released to the British authorities and the story just...stops.

[@nicolekerester1385]

You should watch bringing up baby and guess who's coming to dinner they both good Katharine Hepburn films

[@OGBReacts]

I have actually! Here you go! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWrbh5dqYt6nnrM

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

Hello O.G. Bojangles, I hope that you get to see one of the two " Africa Queens " which resides in Florida. Maybe one day you will have your own steam powered launch too. I've noticed this year there are many videos of the so many steamboats still remaining. In some locals rides are available.

[@PeterOConnell-pq6io]

Such a great film!

[@kermitcook8498]

❤ Okay, Sam. This is kinda somewhat based on a thing. The boat they were after was real. A riverboat or a ferry or some sh*t. The Graf von Goetzen? The battle of LAKE Tanganyika. One of those weird war stories. I mean there were boats with names like Toutou, Mimi, and Fifi. You classic warship names. There may even be a movie about it. Oh, i mean besides the AFRICAN QUEEN. i love the miniture work in this movie. The "green screen" stuff is done with 1951 state of the art blue screen. I'm guessing it kind of freaked people out a bit. Most of those effects in old movies were matte work, traveling mattes, and rear projection. We saw a good example in AIRPLANE. Anyway, glad you saw these icons do what they always did. 100% effort. There are more classics out there, babe. Keep finding them.

[@LittleBlueOwl318]

💯✌💙🦉

[@Dej24601]

The river and waterfall sequences were all real. Several copies of the boat were built in various conditions of wear and tear to use on the trip while on several rivers in Uganda and in The Congo. The pastor’s church and the village were in Uganda. Closeups and underwater shots, including the very final scene of the 2 of them swimming, were done in water tanks in either England or California.

[@davidthomas7456]

Time ro watch the Lion In Winter.

[@OGBReacts]

Interestingly enough, I have! Here you go kzbin.info/www/bejne/eafddnZmZb9-g6M

[@Divamarja_CA]

Talk about a tour de force! I’d love to see a reaction to this underseen film.

[@timbuktu8069]

The song Bogie sang with lyrics kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGakc5ipha16i6M

[@sarahjane8146]

Love your haircut…it looks so much like my own! Lol

[@herbyragan8686]

No Green Screen. Filmed on location in Africa.

[@OGBReacts]

Yes! I meant for the parts where they’re on the boat itself, like when they’re going through the rapids; they’re definitely clearly on location in many parts 😂

[@moonbrooke27]

@@OGBReacts They did use some blue screens (too much green for a green screen) but most everything was done on location without the need.

[@normanchristiansen1864]

if you like john huston's films, check out 'the man who would be king !!!

[@bobhoey4648]

No Greenscreen back then.

[@johnnehrich9601]

I like this movie but have a hard time rewatching it, due to the leeches part.

[@TedLittle-yp7uj]

The image of Bogie pulling the boat through the reeds became a famous trope, used in Bugs Bunny cartoons, Hope and Crosby Road pictures, and others.

[@nightfall902]

I really wanted to watch this but the fog filter makes me keep rubbing my eyes. Thanks for doing the review of this great film anyways !!!!

[@Dularr]

Katharine Hepburn was consider too different to be an popular actress. Too proper, too upper class. Great actress but hard to find movie roles in her early years.

[@d.-_-.b]

I'd have loved to see her as the antagonist in a horror film, seducing men then killing them while kissing with that sharp jawline.