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Noir City: Chicago 3
Noir City: Chicago 3
August 12 - 18, 2011
Join us for the 3rd sensational edition of NOIR CITY: CHICAGO as the Music Box teams up with the Film Noir Foundation for a festival that combines extraordinary rarities with revivals of recognized classics—all presented on the big screen in glorious 35mm prints!
The Film Noir Foundation has been at the forefront of the noir revival, cracking studio vaults to resurrect long-neglected examples of America’s more revered genre, funding restorations and preservations, ensuring that these hard-bitten yet sleekly sexy cinematic offering remain available, in their original form, for generations to come.
See showtimes for all currently schedule films.
Films Include:
High Wall
High Wall August 12, 7:30pm
Quintessential postwar noir, resurrected in a new 35mm print by the Film Noir Foundation! Brain-damaged vet Robert Taylor confesses to murdering his unfaithful wife and is sentenced to a sanitarium. His doctor (sexy Audrey Totter) gradually realizes he might not be guilty. Special thanks to Warner Bros. and UCLA Film & Television Archive. (1947, 99m, Curtis Bernhardt)
dark mirror
The Dark Mirror August 12, 9:30pm
Not on DVD!
Witnesses place Ruth Collins (Olivia de Havilland) at the scene of a grisly murder. When it’s discovered she has a twin, Dr. Elliot (Lew Ayres) is brought in to psychologically evaluate them both. Noir master Robert Siodmak deftly directs this Oscar-nominated original story, guiding de Havilland through two sensational performances. Preservation funded by the Film Foundation. (1948, 85m, Robert Siodmak)
The Mob
The Mob August 13, 1:30pm; August 13, 5:30pm
Not on DVD!
The tale of an undercover cop (Broderick Crawford) infiltrating a waterfront labor racket was a huge hit and a forerunner to 1950s’ crime exposés, subsequently overshadowed by the higher pedigreed On the Waterfront (1954). 1954, Allied Artists [Warner Bros.] 80 min. Scr. Warren Douglas. Dir. Harold D. Schuster. Featuring early work from actors Charles Bronson, Neville Brand, and Ernest Borgnine. (1951, 89m, Robert Parrish)
New York Confidential
New York Confidential August 13, 3:30pm; August 13, 9:30pm
Ripped from Kevaufer Crime Committee headlines of the 1950s is the saga of a mob kingpin (Broderick Crawford) whose hold on the syndicate is complicated by a newly imported hit man (Richard Conte), a restless mistress (Marilyn Maxwell), and Brod’s beautiful but fragile daughter (Anne Bancroft). Once thought lost, this rarity returns to NOIR CITY in 35mm courtesy of Kit Parker Films. (1955, 87m, Russell Rouse)
Loophole
Loophole August 13, 7:30pm
Not on DVD!
NOIR CITY is proud to resurrect one of the most rare films of the original noir era. An innocent bank clerk (Barry Sullivan), made the fall guy in an embezzlement scheme, is mercilessly pursued by a scarily righteous lawman (Charles McGraw, in an signature performance). Presented in a brand new 35mm print funded by the Film Noir Foundation! Thanks to Warner Bros. and UCLA Fim & Television Archive. (1954, 80m, Harold D. Schuster)
blue dahlia
The Blue Dahlia August 14, 1:30pm; August 14, 5:39pm
At the pinnacle of Ladd–Lake mania, crime fiction legend Raymond Chandler fashioned this original, booze-fueled screenplay for the co-stars, and ended up with an Oscar nomination for his trouble. Ladd plays a veteran who finds a more sophisticated form of murder and mayhem on the home front, while Veronica Lake vamps through the proceedings at her most glamorously iconic. (1946, 96m, George Marshall)
Larceny
Larceny August 14, 3:30pm; August 14, 9:45pm
Not on DVD!
John Payne and Dan Duryea play dandy grifters bent on bilking a wealthy war widow (Joan Caulfield). Both are tangled up with saucy Shelley Winters, who’s more dangerous than a loaded .38. A riotously entertaining, little-known gem, presented in a brand new 35mm print courtesy of Universal Pictures. (1948, 89m, George Sherman)
the hunted
The Hunted August 14, 7:45pm
Not on DVD!
Laura Mead (Belita) has served her time for robbery and still claims her innocence. She returns to the city where her former cop lover (Preston Foster) sent her up. Is she back for a fresh start—or revenge? A strange, hypnotic noir from Poverty Row director Jack (Decoy) Bernhard, resurrected in a new 35mm print by the Film Noir Foundation! Thanks to Warner Bros. and UCLA Film & Television Archive. (1948, 88m, Jack Bernhard)
Deadline usa
Deadline USA August 15, 5:30pm; August 15, 9:30pm
Not on DVD!
Humphrey Bogart stars as Ed Hutcheson, veteran editor of the New York Day, which is about to be sold to its main competitor. With only hours left before the presses stop, ‘Hutch’ decides to go out in a blaze of glory, taking down the city’s biggest racketeer. An eerily prescient eulogy for “old school” journalism, it’s one of the greatest of all newspaper movies. (1952, 87m, Richard Brooks)
chicago deadline
Chicago Deadline August 15, 7:30pm
Not on DVD!
Alan Ladd is a reporter obsessed with a young woman he finds dead in a cheap brothel. Connecting the dots all around Chicago, he cobbles together the sad history of a good girl (Donna Reed) gone wrong. Incredibly rare, not screened for decades before being resurrected by the Film Noir Foundation, rarity makes excellent use of various Chicago locales to tell an ink-stained version of Laura. (1949, 86m, Lewis Allen)
story of molly x
The Story of Molly X August 16, 5:30pm; August 16, 9:30pm
Not on DVD!
Writer-director Wilbur had an obsession with producing 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… (1949, 85m, Crane Wilbur)
Crashout
Crashout August 16, 7:30pm
Not on DVD!
Six prisoners crash out of the pen to unearth a stashed robbery payroll. Director Lewis Foster’s frantic film is full of wild flourishes and stunningly brutal action. Featuring leggy Beverly Michaels, wholesome Gloria Talbott, you’ll only find this buried treasure at NOIR CITY! (1955, 89m, Lewis R. Foster)
glass key
The Glass Key August 17, 5:30pm; August 17, 9:10pm
Dashiell Hammett’s groundbreaking novel of big city corruption is given a brisk adaptation by noir scribe par excellence Latimer, and features charismatic performances from Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake. Ladd plays a savvy “fixer” mixed up in a murder case that could derail the ambitions of his boss, a politician with a shady past. (1942, 85m, Stuart Heisler)
among the living
Among The Living August 17, 7:30pm
Not on DVD!
Albert Dekker stars as identical twins, one a brain-damaged psychopath who stirs up a Gothic whirlwind of insanity, family skeletons and murder. Costarring a lushly nubile Susan Hayward, venerable Harry Carey, and pre-tragedy Frances Farmer. This rarely screened horror-noir hybrid features stunning camerawork by Renoir collaborator Theodore Sparkhul. (1941, 67m, Stuart Heisler)
sorry wrong number
Sorry, Wrong Number August 18, 5:30pm; August 18, 9:45pm
Barbara Stanwyck gives a tour de force performance as a bedridden woman who, through crossed phone wires, overhears a murder being planned. This engrossing extension of the legendary 22-minute radio drama is pure noir, tracking an ill-fated romance that spirals into deceit, despair, and death. Featuring Burt Lancaster in one of his earliest roles. (1948, 89m, Anatole Litvak)
Brute force
Brute Force August 18, 7:40pm
Burt Lancaster plots a breakout for the inmates of Cell R-17, so they can escape the sadism of fascistic bull Hume Cronyn. Featuring an incredible cast of character actors, all making the meanest movie of their careers. The climactic bust-out remains a shocker, as the escape erupts into full-throttle warfare. The most unforgettable men-behind-bars movie ever made! (1947, 98m, Jules Dassin)
Noir City: Chicago 3
Noir City: Chicago 3
August 12 - 18, 2011
Join us for the 3rd sensational edition of NOIR CITY: CHICAGO as the Music Box teams up with the Film Noir Foundation for a festival that combines extraordinary rarities with revivals of recognized classics—all presented on the big screen in glorious 35mm prints!
The Film Noir Foundation has been at the forefront of the noir revival, cracking studio vaults to resurrect long-neglected examples of America’s more revered genre, funding restorations and preservations, ensuring that these hard-bitten yet sleekly sexy cinematic offering remain available, in their original form, for generations to come.
See showtimes for all currently schedule films.
Films Include:
High Wall
High Wall August 12, 7:30pm
Quintessential postwar noir, resurrected in a new 35mm print by the Film Noir Foundation! Brain-damaged vet Robert Taylor confesses to murdering his unfaithful wife and is sentenced to a sanitarium. His doctor (sexy Audrey Totter) gradually realizes he might not be guilty. Special thanks to Warner Bros. and UCLA Film & Television Archive. (1947, 99m, Curtis Bernhardt)
dark mirror
The Dark Mirror August 12, 9:30pm
Not on DVD!
Witnesses place Ruth Collins (Olivia de Havilland) at the scene of a grisly murder. When it’s discovered she has a twin, Dr. Elliot (Lew Ayres) is brought in to psychologically evaluate them both. Noir master Robert Siodmak deftly directs this Oscar-nominated original story, guiding de Havilland through two sensational performances. Preservation funded by the Film Foundation. (1948, 85m, Robert Siodmak)
The Mob
The Mob August 13, 1:30pm; August 13, 5:30pm
Not on DVD!
The tale of an undercover cop (Broderick Crawford) infiltrating a waterfront labor racket was a huge hit and a forerunner to 1950s’ crime exposés, subsequently overshadowed by the higher pedigreed On the Waterfront (1954). 1954, Allied Artists [Warner Bros.] 80 min. Scr. Warren Douglas. Dir. Harold D. Schuster. Featuring early work from actors Charles Bronson, Neville Brand, and Ernest Borgnine. (1951, 89m, Robert Parrish)
New York Confidential
New York Confidential August 13, 3:30pm; August 13, 9:30pm
Ripped from Kevaufer Crime Committee headlines of the 1950s is the saga of a mob kingpin (Broderick Crawford) whose hold on the syndicate is complicated by a newly imported hit man (Richard Conte), a restless mistress (Marilyn Maxwell), and Brod’s beautiful but fragile daughter (Anne Bancroft). Once thought lost, this rarity returns to NOIR CITY in 35mm courtesy of Kit Parker Films. (1955, 87m, Russell Rouse)
Loophole
Loophole August 13, 7:30pm
Not on DVD!
NOIR CITY is proud to resurrect one of the most rare films of the original noir era. An innocent bank clerk (Barry Sullivan), made the fall guy in an embezzlement scheme, is mercilessly pursued by a scarily righteous lawman (Charles McGraw, in an signature performance). Presented in a brand new 35mm print funded by the Film Noir Foundation! Thanks to Warner Bros. and UCLA Fim & Television Archive. (1954, 80m, Harold D. Schuster)
blue dahlia
The Blue Dahlia August 14, 1:30pm; August 14, 5:39pm
At the pinnacle of Ladd–Lake mania, crime fiction legend Raymond Chandler fashioned this original, booze-fueled screenplay for the co-stars, and ended up with an Oscar nomination for his trouble. Ladd plays a veteran who finds a more sophisticated form of murder and mayhem on the home front, while Veronica Lake vamps through the proceedings at her most glamorously iconic. (1946, 96m, George Marshall)
Larceny
Larceny August 14, 3:30pm; August 14, 9:45pm
Not on DVD!
John Payne and Dan Duryea play dandy grifters bent on bilking a wealthy war widow (Joan Caulfield). Both are tangled up with saucy Shelley Winters, who’s more dangerous than a loaded .38. A riotously entertaining, little-known gem, presented in a brand new 35mm print courtesy of Universal Pictures. (1948, 89m, George Sherman)
the hunted
The Hunted August 14, 7:45pm
Not on DVD!
Laura Mead (Belita) has served her time for robbery and still claims her innocence. She returns to the city where her former cop lover (Preston Foster) sent her up. Is she back for a fresh start—or revenge? A strange, hypnotic noir from Poverty Row director Jack (Decoy) Bernhard, resurrected in a new 35mm print by the Film Noir Foundation! Thanks to Warner Bros. and UCLA Film & Television Archive. (1948, 88m, Jack Bernhard)
Deadline usa
Deadline USA August 15, 5:30pm; August 15, 9:30pm
Not on DVD!
Humphrey Bogart stars as Ed Hutcheson, veteran editor of the New York Day, which is about to be sold to its main competitor. With only hours left before the presses stop, ‘Hutch’ decides to go out in a blaze of glory, taking down the city’s biggest racketeer. An eerily prescient eulogy for “old school” journalism, it’s one of the greatest of all newspaper movies. (1952, 87m, Richard Brooks)
chicago deadline
Chicago Deadline August 15, 7:30pm
Not on DVD!
Alan Ladd is a reporter obsessed with a young woman he finds dead in a cheap brothel. Connecting the dots all around Chicago, he cobbles together the sad history of a good girl (Donna Reed) gone wrong. Incredibly rare, not screened for decades before being resurrected by the Film Noir Foundation, rarity makes excellent use of various Chicago locales to tell an ink-stained version of Laura. (1949, 86m, Lewis Allen)
story of molly x
The Story of Molly X August 16, 5:30pm; August 16, 9:30pm
Not on DVD!
Writer-director Wilbur had an obsession with producing 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… (1949, 85m, Crane Wilbur)
Crashout
Crashout August 16, 7:30pm
Not on DVD!
Six prisoners crash out of the pen to unearth a stashed robbery payroll. Director Lewis Foster’s frantic film is full of wild flourishes and stunningly brutal action. Featuring leggy Beverly Michaels, wholesome Gloria Talbott, you’ll only find this buried treasure at NOIR CITY! (1955, 89m, Lewis R. Foster)
glass key
The Glass Key August 17, 5:30pm; August 17, 9:10pm
Dashiell Hammett’s groundbreaking novel of big city corruption is given a brisk adaptation by noir scribe par excellence Latimer, and features charismatic performances from Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake. Ladd plays a savvy “fixer” mixed up in a murder case that could derail the ambitions of his boss, a politician with a shady past. (1942, 85m, Stuart Heisler)
among the living
Among The Living August 17, 7:30pm
Not on DVD!
Albert Dekker stars as identical twins, one a brain-damaged psychopath who stirs up a Gothic whirlwind of insanity, family skeletons and murder. Costarring a lushly nubile Susan Hayward, venerable Harry Carey, and pre-tragedy Frances Farmer. This rarely screened horror-noir hybrid features stunning camerawork by Renoir collaborator Theodore Sparkhul. (1941, 67m, Stuart Heisler)
sorry wrong number
Sorry, Wrong Number August 18, 5:30pm; August 18, 9:45pm
Barbara Stanwyck gives a tour de force performance as a bedridden woman who, through crossed phone wires, overhears a murder being planned. This engrossing extension of the legendary 22-minute radio drama is pure noir, tracking an ill-fated romance that spirals into deceit, despair, and death. Featuring Burt Lancaster in one of his earliest roles. (1948, 89m, Anatole Litvak)
Brute force
Brute Force August 18, 7:40pm
Burt Lancaster plots a breakout for the inmates of Cell R-17, so they can escape the sadism of fascistic bull Hume Cronyn. Featuring an incredible cast of character actors, all making the meanest movie of their careers. The climactic bust-out remains a shocker, as the escape erupts into full-throttle warfare. The most unforgettable men-behind-bars movie ever made! (1947, 98m, Jules Dassin)
Bruce Calvert
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