April 2 - April 15, 1999

NOIR CITY: Hollywood 1999

Festival | THE NARROW MARGIN, ARMORED CAR ROBBERY, VIOLENT SATURDAY, THE KILLER THAT STALKED NEW YORK, 99 RIVER STREET, KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL, BORN TO KILL, BRUTE FORCE, THIEVES’ HIGHWAY, DETOUR, THE DEVIL THUMBS A RIDE, THE THREAT, TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY, THE KILLER IS LOOSE, WICKED WOMAN, THE THIEF, NIGHTMARE ALLEY, CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS, HELL’S HALF ACRE, TENSION, TRY AND GET ME, THE UNDERWORLD STORY, DESERT FURY, MURDER BY CONTRACT, THE SNIPER

Co-presented by the Film Noir Foundation

THE NARROW MARGIN + Q&A with actor Marie Windsor, filmmaker Richard Fleischer and producer Stanley Rubin. Moderated by Eddie Muller.
Fri. Apr 2, 1999 | 7:00pm
Egyptian Theatre
Opening Night!
Originally released May 2, 1952

ARMORED CAR ROBBERY / VIOLENT SATURDAY + Introduction by filmmaker Richard Fleischer and Eddie Muller
Fri. Apr 2, 1999 | 9:30pm
Egyptian Theatre
Opening Night!
Newly struck 35mm print of VIOLENT SATURDAY
ARMORED CAR ROBBERY: Originally released June 7, 1950
VIOLENT SATURDAY: Originally released April 20, 1955

THE KILLER THAT STALKED NEW YORK + Q&A with actor Evelyn Keyes. Moderated by Eddie Muller.
Sat. Apr 3, 1999 | 7:00pm
Egyptian Theatre
Originally released December 1, 1950

99 RIVER STREET / KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL
Sat. Apr 3, 1999 | 9:30pm
Egyptian Theatre
Newly struck 35mm prints!
99 RIVER STREET: Originally released August 21, 1953
KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL: Originally released November 11, 1952

BORN TO KILL + Q&A with filmmaker Richard Wise. Moderated by Eddie Muller.
Tue. Apr 6, 1999 | 7:00pm
Egyptian Theatre
Originally released May 3, 1947

BRUTE FORCE / THIEVES’ HIGHWAY
Tue. Apr 6, 1999 | 9:30pm
Egyptian Theatre
Rare 35mm print of THIEVES’ HIGHWAY courtesy of UCLA Film & Television Archive
BRUTE FORCE: Originally released July 8, 1947
THIEVES’ HIGHWAY: Originally released October 10, 1949

DETOUR + Q&A with actor Ann Savage. Moderated by Eddie Muller.
Wed. Apr 7, 1999 | 7:00pm
Egyptian Theatre
Originally released November 15, 1945

THE DEVIL THUMBS A RIDE / THE THREAT / TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY
Wed. Apr 7, 1999 | 9:30pm
Egyptian Theatre
THE DEVIL THUMBS A RIDE: Originally released February 20, 1947
THE THREAT: Originally released December 1, 1949
TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY: Originally released August 8, 1951

THE KILLER IS LOOSE + Q&A with filmmaker Budd Boetticher and actor Rhonda Fleming. Moderated by Eddie Muller.
Sat. Apr 10, 1999 | 7:00pm
Egyptian Theatre
Originally released February 6, 1956

WICKED WOMAN / THE THIEF + Q&A with filmmaker Russell Rouse. Moderated by Eddie Muller.
Sat. Apr 10, 1999 | 9:30pm
Egyptian Theatre
Newly struck 35mm print of WICKED WOMAN
WICKED WOMAN: Originally released December 9, 1953
THE THIEF: Originally released October 10, 1952

NIGHTMARE ALLEY + Q&A with actor Coleen Gray. Moderated by Eddie Muller.
Sun. Apr 11, 1999 | 5:00pm
Egyptian Theatre
Originally released October 9, 1947

Film Noir Trailer Show / CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS / HELL’S HALF ACRE
Sun. Apr 11, 1999 | 7:45pm
Egyptian Theatre
Newly struck 35mm print of CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS
CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS: Originally released June 12, 1953
HELL’S HALF ACRE: Originally released February 26, 1954

TENSION + Q&A with actor Audrey Totter. Moderated by Eddie Muller.
Wed. Apr 14, 1999 | 7:00pm
Egyptian Theatre
Originally released November 25, 1949

TRY AND GET ME / THE UNDERWORLD STORY
Wed. Apr 14, 1999 | 9:30pm
Egyptian Theatre
TRY AND GET ME: Originally released December 12, 1950
THE UNDERWORLD STORY: Originally released July 26, 1950

DESERT FURY + Q&A with actor Lizabeth Scott. Moderated by Dennis Bartok.
Thu. Apr 15, 1999 | 7:00pm
Egyptian Theatre
Closing Night!
Originally released July 23, 1947

MURDER BY CONTRACT / THE SNIPER
Thu. Apr 15, 1999 | 9:30pm
Egyptian Theatre
Closing Night!
MURDER BY CONTRACT: Originally released December 18, 1958
THE SNIPER: Originally released May 9, 1952