SAT AUG 5, 2023 7:30 PM A DOUBLE LIFE / THE VELVET TOUCH $10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission) Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee. Aero Theatre | Introduction by Eddie Muller Book signing with Eddie Muller for Eddie Muller’s Noir Bar: Cocktails inspired by the World of Film Noir prior to the screening at 6:30pm in partnership with Larry Edmunds Bookshop. ‘NOIR CITY: Hollywood 2023’ Checking Event Status... *This is an RSVP which means first come first served. This RSVP does not guarantee a seat. Not a Member? Join Today. Already a Member? Be sure you are logged in to your account. Your RSVP is being held for 1 minute, please select the quantity and fill out your contact info to complete the RSVP First Name Last Name Email Quantity Subscribe to our newsletter FINISH
ABOUT THE EVENT: 7:30pm | Introduction 7:40pm | A DOUBLE LIFE 9:30pm | Intermission 9:40pm | THE VELVET TOUCH Start times are approximate. ABOUT THE FILMS: A DOUBLE LIFE, 107 Minutes, Paramount Pictures, USA. Originally released, December 25, 1947 by Universal Pictures Screenplay by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin Produced by Michael Kanin Directed by George Cukor Ronald Colman plumbs frigid depths as an actor truly lost in his work. Did he really kill that poor waitress (Shelley Winters) or was that just a rehearsal for his next great Shakespearian turn? Colman’s Oscar-winning performance remains stunningly fresh. A genuine classic filmed on location at the Empire Theatre in New York City. Directed by George Cukor from a brilliant script by husband-and-wife writing team Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin. CAST: Ronald Colman (Anthony John), Signe Hasso (Brita), Edmond O’Brien (Bill Friend), Shelley Winters (Pat Kroll), Ray Collins (Victor Donlan) FORMAT: DCP THE VELVET TOUCH, 100 Minutes, Park Circus, USA. Originally released August 25, 1948 by RKO Radio Pictures Screenplay by Leo Rosten Produced by Frederick Brisson Directed by Jack Gage Following the success of 1947’s A DOUBLE LIFE, in which Ronald Colman played a murderous Broadway actor, Rosalind Russell took her only trip into Dark City as Valerie Stanton, a revered Broadway actress who accidentally kills her producer (and former lover) during an argument. Valerie’s thespian talents help cover up the crime, but when her archrival (played by Claire Trevor) becomes the prime suspect, will Valerie’s guilty conscience prevail? As with A DOUBLE LIFE, the film plays with the concept of actors having to act their way out of a crime, and the talented cast rises to the occasion. Russell white-knuckles her way through one of her strongest performances, while Sydney Greenstreet and Leon Ames excel as the leading investigator and aforementioned producer, respectively. A wonderful, if rarely screened, backstage thriller. CAST: Rosalind Russell (Valerie Stanton), Leo Genn (Michael Morrell), Claire Trevor (Marian Webster), Sydney Greenstreet (Capt. Danbury), Leon Ames (Gordon Dunning), Frank McHugh (Ernie Boyle), Walter Kingsford (Peter Gunther), Dan Tobin (Jeff Trent), Lex Barker (Paul Banton), Nydia Westman (Susan Crane), Theresa Harris (Nancy), Irving Bacon (Herbie), Esther Howard (Pansy Dupont), Harry Hayden (Mr. Couch), Martha Hyer (Helen Adams) FORMAT: 35mm