A hurricane swells outside, but it's nothing compared to the storm within the hotel at Key Largo. There, sadistic mobster Johnny Rocco holes up - and holds at gunpoint hotel owner James Temple, his widowed daughter-in-law Nora, and ex-GI Frank McCloud.

Humphrey Bogartas Frank McCloud
Edward G. Robinsonas Johnny Rocco
Lauren Bacallas Nora Temple
Thomas Gomezas Richard 'Curly' Hoff
Lionel Barrymoreas James Temple
Harry Lewisas Edward 'Toots' Bass
William Haadeas Ralph Feeney
Claire Trevoras Gaye Dawn
John Rodneyas Deputy Clyde Sawyer
Karl Freund