Thursday May 31 7:30 pm - OPENING NIGHT
Special Guest John Saxon
Cry Tough (1959)
DIR: Paul Stanley
John Saxon, Linda Cristal, Joseph Calleia, Don Gordon
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The rise and fall story of a small-time Puerto Rican hood trying to go straight in Spanish Harlem, only to be sucked back into a life of crime by his ex-cronies. Tragic, well-done story of a poor minority youth trying to get his slice of the American dream, with fine performances by all. RARE!
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Following the film, All-Acess Pass Holders will enjoy the Opening Night Celebration at the Camelot Theatre - No-Host Bar.
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Friday June 11 10:00 am
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Special Guest Jay Fenton (the film's restorer)
The Amazing Mr. X (1948)
DIR: Benard Vorhaus
Turhan Bey, Lynn Bari, Cathy O'Donnell, Richard Carlson
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A true little gem of a "B" Noir about a window who has been hearing her dead husband's voice and is taken in by a phony spiritualist. There are enough twists in the plot to satisfy any noir fan.
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Friday June 1 1:00 pm
Special Guest Stanley Rubin
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Macao (1952)
DIR: Josef von Sternberg and Nicholas Ray
Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, William Bendix, Gloria Grahame, Thomas Gomez
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Ex-GI on the lam from a petty charge in the U.S., gets his identity mixed up with a federal agent and ends up getting pursued by the men the fed was after.
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Friday June 1 4:00 pm
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Appointment With A Shadow (1958)
DIR: Richard Carlson
George Nader, Joanna Moore, Brian Keith, Frank DeKova
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While trying to scoop a big story, an alcoholic writer becomes the target of murder. EXTREMELY RARE, ALMOST UNCHRONICLED NOIR, in which the late Palm Springs resident Nader puts in a stellar performance as an alcoholic.
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Friday June 1 7:30 pm
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Special Guest Rhonda Fleming
While The City Sleeps (1956)
DIR: Fritz Lang
Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming, Vincent Price, Ida Lupino, Sally Forrest, Howard Duff, Thomas Mitchell, George Saners
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Newspaper owner offers big promotion to staff member who can catch a psycho-murderer. Offbeat thriller which is one of the most original and provocative noir newspaper films.
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Saturday June 2 10:00 am
Special Guest Kathleen Hughes
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Three Sad Bisters(1956)
DIR: Gilbert Kay
Marla English, Kathleen Hughes, John Bromfield, Sara Shane
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A millionaire dies in an airplane crash, leaving his millions to his three daughters. One of the daughters doesn't want to share any of it, so she plans to get rid of the other two sisters. Sud'sd up garbage so blatantly bold it defies description. RARE!
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Saturday June 2 1:00 pm
Special Guest Richard Anderson
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No Questions Asked (1951)
DIR: Henry F. Kress
Barry Sullivan, Arlene Dahl, George Murphy, Jean Hagen
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After his gold-digging fiancee dumps him for a richer man, an insurance investigator decides to go the easy route to riches by becoming a go-between for stolen merchandise for the mob. He soon finds it's not all that easy.
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Saturday June 2 4:00 pm
Special Guest Alain Silver
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Suture (1993)
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DIR: Scott McGehee and David Siegel
Dennis Heysbert, Mel Harris, Dina Merrill, Sab Shimono
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A son kills his father and tries to throw off the scent by killing his half-brother, trying to make the police think the corpse is his. The half-brother lives, however, and assumes his brother's identity, leading to myriad complications. A neo-noir throwback which is a complete throwback to true noir and a nove, perceptive film about identity. (The writers/directors have a running joke throughout the film, in that all characters constantly remark on the physical resemblance of the brothers, even though on is black and the other white.) RARELY SEEN AND TOTAL UNIQUE GEM!
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Saturday June 2 7:30 pm
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Special Guest Carroll Baker
Something Wild (1961)
DIR: Jack Garfein
Carrol Baker, Ralph Meeker, Mildred Dunnock, Jean Stapleton
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Dark study of a rape victim falling in love with would-be attacker Meeker. From the frying pan into the fire.
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Sunday June 3 10:00 am
Port of 40 Thieves (1944)
DIR: John English
Stephanie Bachelor, Richard Powers, Lynn Roberts, Russell Hicks
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A woman murders her rich husband for the inheritance so she can marry her playboy boyfriend, then kills him, afraid he might talk, which leads to two more murders. Perhaps the first female serial murder film, THIS MAY BE THE ONLY PRINT IN EXISTENCE.
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Sunday June 3 1:00 pm
Special Guest Warren Stevens
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The Price of Fear (1956)
DIR: Alber Biberman
Merle Oberon, Lex Barker, Gia Scala, Warren Stevens
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A successful career woman goes to any lengths to cover up a hit-and-run accident. ARCHIVAL PRINT; EXTREMELY RARE!
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Sunday June 3 4:00 pm
Bewitched (1945)
DIR: Arch Oboler
Phyllis Thaxter, Edmund Gwenn, Hentry K. Daniels, Addison Richards
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On the eve of her engagement, a demure young woman develops a split personality and murders her fiancee. Little shown, obscure, unsettling pshchological melodrama that is perhaps Hollywood's first delving into schizoid psychosis.
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Sunday June 3 7:30 pm
Blackmail (1969)
DIR: Lesley Selander
William Marshall, Adele Mara, Ricardo Cortez, Grant Withers
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Perhaps the only print in existence, this film is a MUST SEE! Perhaps the worst tough-guy-private eye movies ever made, you will laugh all the way through the bad acting, worse dialogue, and pedestrain direction. It's so bad it's good. Marshall plays private eye Dan Turner, trying to solve Curtiz's blackmail problem. Republic cast Marshall (a former singer with Fred Waring's band) to piggy-back on the success of the transition of Dick Powell to tough guy Philip Marlowe with hilarious results.
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Followed by Wrap-Party - for All-Access Pass Holders at the Camelot Theatre in the Cinema Lounge. Complimentary Hors d'oeuvres, No-Host Bar
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