Movie Notes: The African Queen

Synopsis
In deep World War II Africa, loner steamboat captain Charlie Allnut (Humphrey Bogart) reluctantly takes missionary Rose Sayer (Katharine Hepburn) on as an unwanted passenger.

Synopsis
In deep World War II Africa, loner steamboat captain Charlie Allnut (Humphrey Bogart) reluctantly takes missionary Rose Sayer (Katharine Hepburn) on as an unwanted passenger.

Synopsis
Nerdy, soon-to-be-married paleontologist David (Cary Grant), owner of a valuable bone, meets nutty society heiress Susan (Katharine Hepburn), owner of a music-loving leopard. Screwball comedy.

Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner represents a move from one age of filmaking to another: controversial subject matter and a more realistic style of filmmaking near the end of the sixties. Passing the baton are high-quality, classic film veterans Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy.