The African Queen

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The African Queen

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Feb 17, 2014

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The T100P’s podcast #42 might not be the answer to all of life's questions, but it DOES end Humphrey Bogart’s AFI run...and it’s John Huston’s final AFIer as a director. It also marks the return of Katharine Hepburn. The Institute adores this movie. Did we? You must find out!

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Feb 17, 2014

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Ryan and Bev Ellis are partners in film nerdery who share their often humorous musings on the AFI's 1998 & 2007 lists of the greatest 100 American films ever made. But we finished with that in December 2015, so now we just review anything we feel like!

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The African Queen

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