Cornell Woolrich Triple Feature: PHANTOM LADY, 1944 New 35mm Print! THE WINDOW, 1949, April 22, 2012

Sunday, April 22 – 5:00 PM
Cornell Woolrich Triple Feature: PHANTOM LADY, 1944, Universal, 87 min. Loyal and lovely Ella Raines is “one hep kitten” as she high-heels her way through the noir demimonde, searching for the one woman who can save her boss from a murder rap. Director Robert Siodmak and DP Woody Bredell wring every juicy bit of shadowy mystery from the novel by master of suspense Cornell Woolrich. Famous for Elisha Cook’s manic interlude as a wigged-out jazz drummer in orgiastic frenzy! A truly seminal noir classic! [35mm]
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BLACK ANGEL, 1945, Universal, 81 min. In this spellbinding adaptation of Woolrich’s thriller, noir favorite Dan Duryea gives a terrific performance as a pickled pianist whose estranged wife is murdered. When her husband is charged with the crime, nightclub canary June Vincent enlists drunken Dan’s help in a search for the real culprit. Broderick Crawford and Peter Lorre add muscle and menace to the typically warped Woolrich atmosphere, well rendered by director Roy William Neil. [35mm]
New 35mm Print! THE WINDOW, 1949, Warner Bros., 73 min. This unnerving adaptation of Woolrich’s “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” is one of the most suspenseful films ever made. A child (Bobby Driscoll, who earned a special pint-sized Oscar for his performance) witnesses a murder but can’t get anyone to believe him - except the killers, memorably portrayed by Paul Stewart and Ruth Roman. Brilliantly directed by Ted Tetzlaff. THE WINDOW: New 35mm print funded by the Film Noir Foundation. Introduction by film noir experts Eddie Muller and Alan Rode. $10 Members, $12 Student/Seniors, $15 General. [35mm]

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