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d. Michael Gordon, Universal,
1950, 92 min.
Noir City favorite Ida Lupino gives another superb performance, playing a successful career woman who marries Mr. Wrong (Steven McNally) and finds herself desperately trying to evade his plans to dispose of her and take over the business. A long-missing (and underrated) thriller, presented in a gloriously pristine print from Universal Pictures! 7:30
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d. John Sturges, 1953, 69 min.
That’s right: 69 minutes. And it’s as simple and compelling as suspense films get: a vacationing man (Barry Sullivan) is trapped beneath a pier in Mexico, the tide steadily rising. His wife (Barbara Stanwyck) desperately seeks help. It comes in the surly form of a fugitive (Ralph Meeker) who expects his payment upfront (and in something more than cash) if he's going to play hero. Stanwyck and Meeker are electrifying as comrades and combatants. 9:00 |
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d. John Brahm, 1945, 77 min.
Laird Cregar, one of the most memorable film actors of the forties, makes his final screen appearance (he died at 29 years of age!) in this stark and haunting tale of a Victorian era composer driven by the sounds in his head to create masterful concertos — and beautiful corpses. New to DVD, but there’s nothing like seeing Joseph LaShelle’s stunning cinematography on massive scale, or hearing Bernard Herrmann’s thrilling “Concerto Macabre” through majestic theater speakers. 7:30 |
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d. Joseph M. Newman, 1953, 75 min.
Legendary “locked room” mystery writer John Dickson Carr (on whose novel this film based) isn’t exactly the definition of noir — but we’re thrilled by any chance to bring actress Jeanne Crain back to the big screen. Here she plays a bride whose husband mysteriously vanishes from the ocean liner on which they’re taking their honeymoon. Directed by Joe Newman (711 Ocean Drive, Abandoned, The Human Jungle). 9:00 |
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Author Alan Rode will be signing copies of his book, Charles McGraw: Biography of a Film Noir Tough Guy, on the mezzanine. Book sales and signing sponsored by M Is for Mystery bookstore. 6:00 – 7:00, Mezzanine
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d.
Anthony Mann, Eagle-Lion, 1949, 89 min.
Director Anthony Mann and cinematographer John Alton, using the full-bore noir treatment, turn the French Revolution into a crime saga dripping with greed, deceit and betrayal. With Robert Cummings as Charles D’Aubigny and Richard Basehart as Robespierre. All of the elements are here — atmospheric camerawork, taut script, a beautiful spy (Arlene Dahl), and fearsome Charles McGraw (looking like the leader of French biker gang!) as Robespierre’s sadistic henchman. 7:00 |
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d. Anthony Mann, MGM, 1949, 94 min.
Spectacular cinematography by noir master John Alton transforms this procedural exposé of illegal farm workers on the Texas-Mexico border into a noir fever dream, starring Ricardo Montalban and George Murphy as undercover agents trying to break up an illegal labor racket. An intense and surprisingly violent "docu-drama" written by crime specialist John C. Higgins and featuring Charles McGraw at his most mercilessly cold-blooded. 9:00 |
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d. Rudolph Mate, United Artists, 1950, 83 min.
Is it the greatest noir premise of all-time? Edmond O’Brien plays a man given a slow-acting poison who has only hours to figure out who has killed him, and why. Ernest Laszlo’s inventive camerawork gives viewers a breathless tour of noir-era San Francisco before zooming to Los Angeles for the nail-biting climax. A terrific supporting cast brings to life an insanely inspired script by Russell Rouse and Clarence Greene. (16mm print courtesy of Wade Williams) 7:10 |
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d. Crane Wilbur, Universal, 1949, 82 min.
Writer-director Wilbur had an obsession with making prison movies, but this ultra-rarity has a twist: the protagonist is a brass-knuckled dame (June Havoc) who takes over her boyfriend’s Frisco gang after he’s killed. After murdering the culprit in cold blood, she winds up in women’s prison — and you know what happens in those places… 9:00 |
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Fri, Jan 25
*Passport holder reception for Joan Leslie starts at 5:30
REPEAT PERFORMANCE
7:00
Onstage Interview with Joan Leslie between films!
THE HARD WAY
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Sat, Jan
26
THE PROWLER
3:00, 7:00
"Hell of a Woman"
booksigning on mezzanine
6:00 to 7:00
GUN CRAZY
1:00, 9:40
World Premiere Screening
THE GRAND INQUISITOR
9:00
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Sun, Jan
27
MOONRISE
1:40, 5:10, 8:50
NIGHT HAS 1000 EYES
3:30, 7:00 |
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Mon, Jan
28
WOMAN IN HIDING
7:30
JEOPARDY
9:00
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Tues, Jan
29
HANGOVER SQUARE
7:30
DANGEROUS CROSSING
9:00 |
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Wed, Jan
30
"Charles McGraw"
booksigning
on mezzanine
6:00 to 7:00
REIGN OF TERROR
7:00
BORDER INCIDENT
9:00 |
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Thu, Jan 31
D.O.A.
7:10
THE STORY OF MOLLY X
9:00
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Fri, Feb 1
CONFLICT
7:00
THE SUSPECT
9:00
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Sat, Feb
2
THE 3RD VOICE
1:00, 4:10, 7:30
THE FACE BEHIND THE MASK
2:40, 5:45, 9:00
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Sun, Feb 3
ROADHOUSE
3:00, 7:00
NIGHT AND THE CITY
1:00, 5:00, 9:10
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