Stephen Bogart to Host Humphrey Bogart Film, 5/2 -5

The Humphrey Bogart Film Festival features a formal Bogart Ball, a display of Bogart memorabilia, and rides on the original, fully-restored African Queen.  The theme of the inaugural festival is film noir, and Leonard Maltin will give a presentation at the Bogart Ball about Humphrey Bogart's contribution to the genre.  The Bogart Ball is a formal event, and features a cocktail reception, dinner, and dancing.  The Bogie memorabilia include personal letters, signed contracts, movie posters, trophies and awards, clothing, and other unique artifacts.

The festival will screen Bogart movies and other iconic films from the film noir genre.  Tracing Bogart's career arc and the history of noir's golden age, the following Bogie classics will be screened:  The Petrified Forest, High Sierra, The Maltese Falcon, The Big Sleep, Dark Passage,The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Key Largo, and In a Lonely Place.  Because the actual African Queen boat is in Key Largo, Bogie's Oscar-winning turn as Charlie Allnut in The African Queen will also be shown.  Lastly, since it's hard to imagine a Humphrey Bogart festival withoutRick Blaine, Casablanca will be screened.  In between the Bogie classics, in order to provide a fuller picture of the history of film noir, classics such as Double Indemnity and Sunset Boulevard will be screened.  More recent noirs, such as Memento, Brick, and Drive will complete the journey through the world of film noir.