Rated: NR    Runtime: 61/61 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!

Friday, September 18, 2009:

THE WHISTLER
Columbia produced 8 low-budget noirs for this eerie and popular anthology series between 1944 and 1948. Richard Dix appeared in the lead role in all but one of these films (he died shortly before production began), never playing the same character twice. In this, the first of a uniformly excellent batch, he plays a man hopelessly despondent over the tragic death of his wife. He briefly contemplates suicide then opts to pay a hired assassin to do the job. Fate cruelly intervenes and provides an unexpected and suspenseful climax! With Gloria Stuart and J. Carroll Naish. Directed by William Castle. 61 mins. B&W. 35mm studio archive print. 1944. Shows at 8:00 ONLY!

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THE SOUL OF A MONSTER
An ultra-strange hybrid of noir and horror makes for a highly rewarding film with deeper, more spiritual messaging than normally required of a sixty-minute B picture. When a beloved physician lies hopelessly ill at death’s door, a mysterious woman arrives, hastening his miraculous recovery amidst the suspicious aura of satanic skullduggery! A visually thrilling and seriously misunderstood gem of supernatural noir! Starring George Macready, Rose Hobart, Jeanne Bates and Jim Bannon. Directed by Will Jason. 61 mins. B&W. 35mm studio archive print. 1944. Shows at 6:40 and 9:20

Double Feature Admission : $11.00

Buy a NOIR PASS NOW on Ticket Web. Passes will also be available for purchase soon at the Roxie box office. A pass provides one admission to each double feature program for just $85.00!

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