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 (1948, Eagle-Lion, 79 min.) Good-girl Marsha Hunt and bad-girl Claire Trevor duke it out for the soul of homme fatale Dennis O’Keefe in this rambunctious display of quintessential noir pulp, featuring stunning visuals by the legendary John Alton. With Raymond Burr, John Ireland. Dir. Anthony Mann. Scr. John C. Higgins. Pristine 35mm archival print courtesy of the Library of Congress. Reception 6:00 PM, Film 7:30 |
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 (1942, MGM, 74 min.) RARITY!!! Never on VHS or DVD! It’s CSI: Hollywood, 1942 in this ultra-rarity, as the delightful and delectable Marsha Hunt plays a police forensics expert caught between cop Van Heflin and gangster Lee Bowman. The debut film of director Fred Zinneman. Scr. John C. Higgins. 35mm print courtesy of Warner Classics. |
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 (1951, RKO, 79 min.) Bill Bowers’ witty dialogue propels this terrific tale of a framed man (Dick Powell) who returns to his L.A. haunts seeking revenge on those who set him up. Co-starring ravishing Rhonda Fleming and Richard Erdman, the best wisecracking second-banana of all time. Dir. Robert Parrish. Print courtesy of UCLA Film & Television Archive. |
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 (1949, Universal, 78 min.) RARE AS THEY COME!!! Never on VHS or DVD! Bowers strikes again, this time providing uncredited seasoning to an exposé of Los Angeles black-market baby rackets. Co-starring Dennis O’Keefe, Gale Storm, Raymond Burr, Jeff Chandler. Dir. Joseph M. Newman. Scr. (credited) Irwin Geilgud. 35mm archival print courtesy of Universal Pictures. Don’t miss your only chance to see this on a big screen! |
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 (1953, UA, 83 min.) RARITY!!! Never on VHS or DVD! John Payne is a washed-up boxer framed for the murder of his wife. Evelyn Keyes is his sexy gal-pal, using all her wiles to bust the set-up. A damn near perfect 1950s crime saga, perhaps the signature film of director Phil Karlson. Scr. Robert Smith. 35mm print courtesy of MGM. |
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 1954, Republic, 90 min.) RARITY!!! Never on VHS or DVD! Are you ready for a dose of “Tiki Noir”? Evelyn Keyes goes undercover as a taxi-dancer in Honolulu’s notorious red light district, searching for her missing GI husband (Wendell Corey) — who’s become the kingpin of the Island rackets! Witness Keyes and Marie Windsor in full Polynesian regalia! Dir. John Auer. Scr. Steve Fisher. 35mm print courtesy of UCLA Film & Television Archive. |
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 (1949, RKO, 66 min.) RARITY!!! Never on VHS or DVD! Charles McGraw, the toughest man in noir, runs wild as a vengeful ex-con who breaks out of prison and kidnaps everyone who’s ever done him wrong. A brutal, violent thriller from director Felix Feist. Scr. Dick Irving Hyland. With Virginia Grey and Michael O’Shea. 35mm print courtesy Warner Classics. |
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 (1951, RKO, 73 min.) RARITY!!! Never on VHS or DVD! McGraw is at his best as a straight-arrow insurance investigator who turns crooked to satisfy femme fatale Joan Dixon. An unjustly overlooked example of classic noir, with terrific screenplay by Steve Fisher. Dir. Harold Daniels. 35mm print courtesy Warner Classics. |
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 (1947, Columbia, 82 min.) RARITY!!! Never on VHS or DVD! Ford plays the pugnacious patsy in a whip-crack tale of infidelity and murder set in Northern California. Janis Carter is one long, tall sexy drink of arsenic. Dir. Richard Wallace. Scr. Ben Maddow (The Asphalt Jungle) With Barry Sullivan, Karen Morley. 35mm print courtesy Sony Pictures Classics. |
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 (1952, Columbia, 98 min.) It’s Gilda redux as Ford reunites with Rita Hayworth in the steamy tale of a man hunting down his brother’s killer, and falling for the woman who may be responsible. Dir. Vincent Sherman. Story by Viginia van Upp (Gilda) and Berne Giler, Scr. James Gunn (Born to Kill) and Oscar Saul. With Alexander Scourby. 35mm print courtesy Sony Pictures Classics. |
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Fri,
Jan 26
Reception
for Marsha Hunt
6:00
RAW DEAL
7:30
Onstage Interview with Marsha Hunt between films!
KID GLOVE KILLER
10:00 |
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Sat, Jan
27
CRY DANGER
12:30, 3:40, 7:00
Onstage interview with actor Richard Erdman between films!
ABANDONED
2:05, 5:20, 9:00 |
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Sun, Jan
28
99 RIVER STREET
12:45, 4:20, 7:45
HELL'S HALF ACRE
2:30, 6:00, 9:30 |
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Mon, Jan
29
THE THREAT
8:00
ROADBLOCK
9:20
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Tues, Jan
30
FRAMED
7:15
AFFAIR IN TRINIDAD
9:00 |
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Wed, Jan
31
I LOVE TROUBLE
7:30
PUSHOVER
9:30 |
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Thu, Feb 1
SCARLET STREET
7:15
WICKED WOMAN
9:30 |
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Fri, Feb 2
THE BIG COMBO
8:00
THE SPIRITUALIST
10:00
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Sat, Feb
3
I WALK ALONE
1:00, 5:00, 8:40
KISS THE BLOOD OFF MY HANDS
3:00, 7:00
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Sun, Feb 4
THE DAMNED DONT CRY
1:00, 5:00, 9:15
POSSESSED
3:00, 7:10
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