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Films and Special Guests from our 2008 Festival Check this website in February for this year's playbill ! |
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The 8th Annual Palm Springs Film Noir Festival |
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| Camelot Theatre - 2300 Baristo Road Palm Springs, Ca. - Telephone (760) 325-6565 | |||||||||
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| Thursday May 29 7:30 pm - OPENING NIGHT | |||||||||
| Special Guest: Angie Dickinson | n | ||||||||
| The Killers (1964) 95m. | |||||||||
| DIR: Don Siegel | |||||||||
| Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, John Cassavetes, Clu Galager, Ronald Reagan | |||||||||
| A pair of bemused hit men investigates after gunning down a man who welcomes his own demise! This updated version of a noir classic based on the Hemmingway short story boasts outstanding performances by the entire cast including Ronald Reagan in his final screen performance as a sleazy crime boss. One of the more underappreciated and underrated neo-noirs! | |||||||||
| Following the film, All-Access Pass Holders will enjoy the Opening Night Celebration at the Camelot Theatre - No-Host Bar. | |||||||||
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| Friday May 30 10:00 am | |||||||||
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The Chase (1946) 86m. |
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| DIR: Arthur Ripley | |||||||||
| Robert Cummings, Steve Cochran, Peter Lorre, Michele Morgan | |||||||||
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ULTRA-RARITY!! A down-and-out roustabout (Cummings) is hired by a vicious gangster (Cochran) and quickly gets down-and-dirty with his lovely wife (Morgan). This surreal film is the bizarre prodigy of former Max Sennett gag writer Arthur Ripley and the perverse pen of the great Cornell Woolrich. A beautifully restored 16mm print courtesy of Jay Fenton is available for theatrical viewing only at the Palm Springs Film Noir Festival! |
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| Friday May 30 12:00 Noon | |||||||||
Alan K. Rode book signing in theatre lobby: "Charles McGraw - Biography of a Film Noir Tough Guy" |
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Friday May 30 1:00 pm |
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| The Threat (1949) 66m. | |||||||||
| DIR: Felix Feist | |||||||||
| Charles McGraw, Michael O'Shea, virginia Grey, Julie Bishop | |||||||||
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Ruthless killer escapes prison, kidnapping the cop and D.A. who helped jail him while leading a wild escape into the California high desert. The action moves at a breakneck pace; a veritable highlight reel of malicious mayhem courtesy of ultimate noir baddie, Charles McGraw. |
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| Friday May 30 4:00 pm |
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| Special Guest: Margia Dean | |||||||||
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Treasure of Monte Cristo (1949) 79m. |
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| DIR: William Berke | |||||||||
| Glenn Langan, Adele Jergens, Steve Brodie, Margia Dean | |||||||||
| SUPER ULTRA-RARITY!! Who would have thought such a title would be film noir? A freighter officer, (Langan) a descendant of the Count of Monte Cristo, is framed for murder and tries to puzzle it out. Shot on location in San Francisco and starring the husband and wife team of Langan and Jergens, this film hasn't been shown theatrically since the Earth cooled! Only at the Palm Springs Film Noir Festival! | |||||||||
| Friday May 30 7:30 pm | |||||||||
| Special Guest Jayne Meadows | |||||||||
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Lady in the Lake (1947) 105m. |
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| DIR: Robert Montgomery | |||||||||
| Robert Montgomery, Lloyd Nolan, Audrey Totter, Jayne Meadows | |||||||||
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Robert Montgomery offers a terse rendition of Philip Marlowe from an unusual first-person camera perspective via Steve Fisher’s screen adaptation of Chandler’s novel of the same title. The principal attributes of this superb Metro production include the delectable Audrey Totter, perpetual copper Lloyd Nolan and the scintillating Jayne Meadows. This underrated send-up of Philip Marlowe is enthralling, superbly crafted entertainment.
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Saturday May 31 10:00 am |
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| Smooth as Silk (1946) 64m. | |||||||||
| DIR: Charles Barton | |||||||||
| Kent Taylor, Virginia Grey, Jane Adams, MIlburn Stone | |||||||||
| ULTRA-RARITY! Respected attorney (Taylor) concocts a plot of vengeance after learning his sweetheart has jilted him for a wealthy producer. Another incredible "Death on the Cheap" discovery by Arthur Lyons: Don’t miss this extraordinarily scarce 35mm print on the big screen of the Camelot Theatre! | |||||||||
| Saturday May 31 1:00 pm | |||||||||
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Dead Reckoning (1947) 100m. |
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| DIR: John Cromwell | |||||||||
| Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott, Morris Carnovsky, William Prince | |||||||||
| Bogart is a mustered out vet who heads down south searching for a buddy who took a powder on the Medal of Honor. He runs into big trouble with femme fatale Scott and gangster Carnovsky. Beautifully directed by John Cromwell, this is a classic post World War II film noir that is rarely shown on the big screen! | |||||||||
Saturday May 31 4:00 pm |
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| Special Guest Karen Sharpe Kramer | |||||||||
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Man in the Vault (1956) 73m. |
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| DIR: Andrew V. McLaglen | |||||||||
| William Campbell, Karen Sharpe, Anita Ekberg, Barry Kroeger | |||||||||
| RARITY! An innocent locksmith (Campbell) is seduced into participating in a robbery by femme fatale (Sharpe) to his eternal regret. This obscure "B" crime noir with a terrific character ensemble was produced by John Wayne’s Batjac Production Company. | |||||||||
Saturday May 31 6:00 pm
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| Saturday May 31 7:30 pm | |||||||||
| Special Guest Carol Lynley | |||||||||
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Bunny Lake is Missing (1965) 107m. |
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| DIR: Otto Preminger | |||||||||
| Laurence Olivier, Carol Lynley, Keir Dullea, Noel Coward | |||||||||
| Lynley and her brother report the apparent disappearance of her daughter from a British preschool .The only problem is Police Supt. Olivier can find no evidence that the girl existed! Superbly crafted neo-noir mystery courtesy of mercurial director Otto Preminger. | |||||||||
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Sunday June 1 10:00 am
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Without Warning (1952) 77m. |
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| DIR: Arnold Laven PRODUCERS: Arthur Gardner and Jules Levy | |||||||||
| Adam Williams, Edward Binns, Harlan Wade, Meg Randall | |||||||||
| RARITY! Professional gardener Carl Martin (Adam Williams) ably portrays a vicious psychopath with a thing for young blondes… and garden shears!!! One of the first Hollywood send-ups of the redoubtable serial killer, superbly crafted and almost never shown theatrically. Don’t watch this one alone!!!! | |||||||||
| Sunday June 1 1:00 pm | |||||||||
| Special Guest Billy Gray | |||||||||
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Talk about a Stranger |
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| DIR: David Bradley | |||||||||
| George Murphy, Nancy Davis, Billy Gray, Lewis Stone, Kurt Kasznar | |||||||||
| RARITY! Not a study in 1960’s California politics, but a compelling tale about a young boy, convinced his new neighbor poisoned his dog, which launches a quest for justice that careens out of control. Beautiful camera work by ace noir lenser John Alton. | |||||||||
| Sunday June 1 4:00 pm | |||||||||
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Night Editor (1946) 66m. |
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| DIR: Henry Levin | |||||||||
| William Gargan, Janis Carter, Jeff Donnell, Coulter Irwin | |||||||||
| Police detective (Gargan) can’t report a murder he witnessed because it would involve exposing an adulterous affair he was having with a socialite (Carter) with an overactive libido. How this raunchy second-feature made it past the Production Code office is a bigger mystery! Don’t miss this riotous, over-the-top noir! | |||||||||
Tribute to Author and Festival Founder Arthur Lyons Exact Time to be announced between movies |
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| Sunday June 1 7:30 pm | |||||||||
| Appointment with a Shadow (1958) 73m. | |||||||||
| DIR: Richard Carlson | |||||||||
| George Nader, Joanna Moore, Brian Keith, Frank DeKova | |||||||||
RARITY! While trying to score the lowdown on a big story, an alcoholic reporter becomes the target of a diabolical murder plot. Suspenseful film noir with a fine performance by the late George Nader, a guest at the first Palm Springs Film Noir festival. |
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| Followed by Wrap-Party for All-Access Pass Holders at the Camelot Theatre's Cinema Lounge. Complimentary Hors d'oeuvres, No-Host Bar | |||||||||
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