Rated: JNR    Runtime: 88/83 min
THE BEST OF COLUMBIA NOIR: Twenty-two Gems From The Vaults Of Columbia Pictures. All shows in beautiful 35mm archival prints!

Double Feature. 2 films. One low price!

Sunday, September 20:

PUSHOVER
Fred MacMurray’s other great noir film, it presents the actor a full ten years after “Double Indemnity” landed him in the pantheon of great noir performances. Here he’s a cop who’s assigned to shadow the mistress (the incredible Kim Novak in her first prominent screen role) of a wanted bank robber. The heat of the moment proves too much for our boy and a deadly obsession looms large on the landscape. Also in the cast: Philip Carey, Dorothy Malone and E. G. Marshall. Written by Roy (“77 Sunset Strip”) Huggins. Directed by Richard Quine. 88 mins. B&W. 35mm studio archive print. 1954. Shows at 1:10, 4:30 and 8:00

DRIVE A CROOKED ROAD
Those who insist on thinking of Mickey Rooney only as “Andy Hardy” should take a hard look at the actor’s noir canon. From the late 40s (“Killer McCoy”) through the late 50s (“The Last Mile”) he could be equally convincing as a cold-blooded killer or a short-changed chump; psychological bookends in the noir universe. Here he gets to do a little of everything as the hardcase auto mechanic with eyes on the dame AND the prize…and the payoff is—dynamite! Also stars Dianne Foster, Kevin McCarthy and Jack Kelly. Written by Blake (“Peter Gunn”) Edwards. Directed by Richard Quine. 83 mins. B&W. 35mm studio archive print. 1954. Shows at 2:55, 6:20 and 9:45

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Double Feature Admission : $11.00

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"Columbia figures large in the film noir annals" - Dennis Harvey, sf360