How does Key Largo end?

In the final act ("Resolution & New Dawn"): Wade captures Ziggy's remaining gang and clears Frank's name. Frank returns safely to the hotel, where Nora opens the shutters to the sunrise, symbolizing hope and survival.

Key Largo (1948) — AI Story Visualization

Name: Key Largo
Genre: crime, thriller
Released: 1948
Rating: 7.5

Plot Analysis Summary

A veteran confronts a gangster during a hurricane, transforming from a reluctant survivor to a decisive hero.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

Arrival & Gathering Storm

Hostage Crisis & Storm Rages

Law Enforcement & Counterfeit Deal

Sea Battle & Gang Elimination

Resolution & New Dawn

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.

Directed by

John Huston

Key Cast

Humphrey Bogart — Frank McCloud
Edward G. Robinson — Johnny Rocco
Lauren Bacall — Nora Temple
Thomas Gomez — Richard 'Curly' Hoff
Lionel Barrymore — James Temple

Rating: 7.5/10 (587 votes)