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The Egyptian Theatre is doing Noir Festival. The are many films being sceened but here are the highlights:
Friday, April 2 ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú 7:00 PM
Dashiell Hammett Tribute:
THE GLASS KEY, 1942, Paramount (Universal), 85 min. Dir. Stuart Heisler. Script by Jonathan Latimer, from the novel by Dashiell Hammett. Alad Ladd and Veronica Lake star in this rough and tumble account of big city political corruption. Deftly capturing Hammett?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s cold-eyed cynicism, Ladd plays a political "fixer" out to save his candidate from a murder charge. A complex, terse, and brutal examination of how the "system" works. With Brian Donlevy, William Bendix, and Joseph Calleia.
Friday, April 2 ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú 9:00 PM
Raymond Chandler Tribute:
MURDER MY SWEET, 1944, RKO (Warners), 95 min. Dir. Edward Dmytryk. Script by John Paxton, from the novel Farewell My Lovely by Raymond Chandler. This earns plenty of votes as the best Chandler adaptation ever. Dmytryk, aided by cameraman Harry Wild, presents a studio-lot Los Angeles through an Expressionistic filter, with memorable results. Crooner Dick Powell turned his career around as wisecracking Philip Marlowe, and the tempting Claire Trevor is an unforgettable femme fatale. With Anne Shirley, Otto Kruger, and Mike Mazurki as "Moose" Malloy.
THE BLUE DAHLIA, 1946, Universal, 96 min. Dir. George Marshall. Script by Raymond Chandler. Alan Ladd plays a returning war hero accused of murdering his two-timing wife. Luckily, Veronica Lake is around to help him navigate the twists and turns of Raymond Chandler?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s Oscar-nominated original screenplay. As usual, Ladd is accompanied by faithful bulldog William Bendix. A time capsule of 40?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s hardboiled style. With Hugh Beaumont, Doris Dowling, and Howard da Silva.
Sunday, April 4 ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú 5:00 PM
W.R. Burnett + Harry Kleiner Tribute ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Double Feature:
HIGH SIERRA, 1941, Warner Bros., 100 min. Dir. Raoul Walsh. Script by John Huston and W.R. Burnett, from the novel by Burnett. The quintessential gangster romance, from the pen of one of America?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s most important crime writers. Humphrey Bogart plays Mad Dog Earle, an outlaw looking for one last score, sidetracked by love, hounded by inescapable fate. With the incomparable Ida Lupino and Joan Leslie, under Walsh?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s typically rugged direction. Remade twice, as COLORADO TERRITORY and I DIED A THOUSAND TIMES.
Friday, April 2 ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú 7:00 PM
Dashiell Hammett Tribute:
THE GLASS KEY, 1942, Paramount (Universal), 85 min. Dir. Stuart Heisler. Script by Jonathan Latimer, from the novel by Dashiell Hammett. Alad Ladd and Veronica Lake star in this rough and tumble account of big city political corruption. Deftly capturing Hammett?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s cold-eyed cynicism, Ladd plays a political "fixer" out to save his candidate from a murder charge. A complex, terse, and brutal examination of how the "system" works. With Brian Donlevy, William Bendix, and Joseph Calleia.
Friday, April 2 ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú 9:00 PM
Raymond Chandler Tribute:
MURDER MY SWEET, 1944, RKO (Warners), 95 min. Dir. Edward Dmytryk. Script by John Paxton, from the novel Farewell My Lovely by Raymond Chandler. This earns plenty of votes as the best Chandler adaptation ever. Dmytryk, aided by cameraman Harry Wild, presents a studio-lot Los Angeles through an Expressionistic filter, with memorable results. Crooner Dick Powell turned his career around as wisecracking Philip Marlowe, and the tempting Claire Trevor is an unforgettable femme fatale. With Anne Shirley, Otto Kruger, and Mike Mazurki as "Moose" Malloy.
THE BLUE DAHLIA, 1946, Universal, 96 min. Dir. George Marshall. Script by Raymond Chandler. Alan Ladd plays a returning war hero accused of murdering his two-timing wife. Luckily, Veronica Lake is around to help him navigate the twists and turns of Raymond Chandler?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s Oscar-nominated original screenplay. As usual, Ladd is accompanied by faithful bulldog William Bendix. A time capsule of 40?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s hardboiled style. With Hugh Beaumont, Doris Dowling, and Howard da Silva.
Sunday, April 4 ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú 5:00 PM
W.R. Burnett + Harry Kleiner Tribute ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Double Feature:
HIGH SIERRA, 1941, Warner Bros., 100 min. Dir. Raoul Walsh. Script by John Huston and W.R. Burnett, from the novel by Burnett. The quintessential gangster romance, from the pen of one of America?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s most important crime writers. Humphrey Bogart plays Mad Dog Earle, an outlaw looking for one last score, sidetracked by love, hounded by inescapable fate. With the incomparable Ida Lupino and Joan Leslie, under Walsh?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s typically rugged direction. Remade twice, as COLORADO TERRITORY and I DIED A THOUSAND TIMES.
