US Release date: 16 July 1948
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 4 March 1950
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Running time: 100 minutes
Director: John Huston
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson & Lauren Bacall
Australian Distributor: Warner Bros
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Three weeks from 20 January 1950 as a Feature Only presentation.
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-1
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 354 | 33 |
| EF PPE | 6.00 | 64 |
| Metres Travelled | 580,794 | 22 |
| Average MT | 9,844 | 264 |
| Engagements | 59 | 6 |
| Slots | 64 | 84 |
| Weeks | 5 | 168 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 8.47% | 217 |
| Saturdays | 49 | 1 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 83.05% | 2 |
| Tuesdays | 5 | 261 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 8.47% | 317 |
| First billed | 59 | 4 |
| Second billed | 0 | 293 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts Ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 53 |
| Ratio | 89.83% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.53% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 5 |
| Ratio | 8.47% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.08% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 1 |
| Ratio | 1.69% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.55% |
| Hoyts eng | 36 |
| Ratio | 61.02% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -4.76% |
| Independent eng | 8 |
| Ratio | 13.56% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 2.06% |
| Suburban eng | 15 |
| Ratio | 25.42% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 2.70% |
Notes: This Warners crim meller had a top-shelf cast and the right director to exploit them and the material. Number 1 for Saturdays, 2nd for Saturdays as a % of engagements, 4th for top-billings and 6th for overall engagements – its 354 EF points pusing it close to the top 30. Sofia and Badger’s Green alternated in the support position.
Key Largo engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| St.Kilda | Victory | Hoyts | 4/3/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Elizabeth of Ladymead |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 11/3/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Sofia |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 11/3/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Sofia |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 11/3/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Badger’s Green |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 11/3/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Badger’s Green |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 11/3/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Sofia |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 11/3/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Badger’s Green |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 11/3/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Badger’s Green |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 11/3/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Heldorado |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 11/3/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Badger’s Green |
| Windsor | New | Hoyts | 11/3/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Sofia |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 18/3/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Badger’s Green |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 18/3/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Sofia |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 18/3/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Badger’s Green |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 18/3/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Badger’s Green |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 18/3/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Badger’s Green |
| Brunswick | Padua | Hoyts | 18/3/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Sofia |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 18/3/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Badger’s Green |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 18/3/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Badger’s Green |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 18/3/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Sofia |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 18/3/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Badger’s Green |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 18/3/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Trocadero |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 18/3/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Badger’s Green |
| Coburg | Grand | Hoyts | 18/3/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Sofia |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 25/3/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Badger’s Green |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 25/3/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Sofia |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 25/3/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Badger’s Green |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 25/3/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Badger’s Green |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 25/3/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Badger’s Green |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 25/3/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Badger’s Green |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 25/3/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Sofia |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 25/3/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Badger’s Green |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 25/3/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Badger’s Green |
| Brunswick | Alhambra | Hoyts | 25/3/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Girl From Manhattan |
| Footscray | Trocadero | Hoyts | 25/3/50 | 4 | W | 1 | Sofia |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 1/4/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Sofia |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 1/4/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Badger’s Green |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Badger’s Green |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Badger’s Green |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Badger’s Green |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Sofia |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 1/4/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Badger’s Green |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 1/4/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Sofia |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 8/4/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Western Heritage |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 8/4/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Sofia |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 15/4/50 | 7 | S | 1 | Demobbed |
| Clifton Hill | Clifton | Suburban | 15/4/50 | 7 | S | 1 | Always Together |
| Eltham | Plaza | Suburban | 15/4/50 | 7 | S | 1 | Silent Conflict |
| Elwood | Broadway | Independent | 22/4/50 | 8 | S | 1 | The Big Punch |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 22/4/50 | 8 | S | 1 | The Trespasser |
| Preston West | Rivoli | Independent | 22/4/50 | 8 | S | 1 | Look Before You Love |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 22/4/50 | 8 | S | 1 | Badger’s Green |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 6/5/50 | 10 | S | 1 | Sioux City Sue |
| Malvern East | Verne | Suburban | 20/5/50 | 12 | S | 1 | Variety Time |
| Preston East | Gowerville | Independent | 3/6/50 | 14 | W | 1 | The Big Fight |
| South Melbourne | Empire | Suburban | 10/6/50 | 15 | S | 1 | Empty Holster |
| Coburg West | Progress | Independent | 1/7/50 | 18 | S | 1 | The Big Fight |
| North Melbourne | Central | Independent | 8/7/50 | 19 | W | 1 | Song of the Saddle |
| Prahran | Empress | Hoyts | 9/12/50 | 41 | S | 1 | Murder on the Waterfront |
The 1950 Project 