A wooden cricket bat that was signed by members of the production unit of The African Queen (United Artists, 1951) and presented to Humphrey Bogart. The bat was a gift to Bogart for playing on the company's team during a cricket match against the Entebbe Club team while on a break from filming the epic adventure on location in Africa. This was also Bogart's first time playing cricket, which he referred to as "the strange Limey game." The bat features a wrapped and padded handle and the A.G. Spalding maker's mark. The stamped message above the signatures reads: "From the Unit / In Appreciation of / Your Sporting Innings / Played for the / African Queen Eleven / against Entebbe."

Among the notable crew members who signed the bat are Academy Award-winning cinematographer Jack Cardiff and assistant director Guy Hamilton, who went on to direct several James Bond films.

Accompanied by a copy of a photograph of Bogart hoisted on the shoulders of the team and a letter.

4.5 x 34.5 x 2 inches

PROVENANCE From the Estate of Humphrey Bogart;