FRI DEC 16, 2022 7:30 PM BORN TO KILL / SHAKEDOWN $8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission) Aero Theatre | Book signing with Burt Kearns for Lawrence Tierney’s first official biography Lawrence Tierney: Hollywood’s Real-Life Tough Guy prior to the screening at 6:30pm at the Aero Theatre, courtesy of the Larry Edmunds Bookshop. Discussion between films with author Burt Kearns and screenwriter Larry Karaszewski. 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 FILMS: BORN TO KILL, 1947, Robert Wise, 92, Park Circus, USA Lawrence Tierney is Sam Wilde, the coldest killer socialite Helen Brent ever loved. She knows he’s a murderer. He marries her sister for money. And yet she has an adulterous affair that can only lead to tragedy with a man who was BORN TO KILL. Claire Trevor and Walter Slezak star in Robert Wise’s hard-bitten adaptation of the novel Deadlier Than The Male by James Gunn. FORMAT: 35mm DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus SHAKEDOWN, 1950, Joseph Pevney, 80, Universal Repertory, USA News photographer Jack Early is in for more trouble than he bargains for when put on assignment to shoot notorious crime boss Nick Palmer. He double-crosses Palmer, leading to the kingpin’s death in a car bombing, only to find he’s being hunted by vengeful henchman Colton (Lawrence Tierney). Can Early’s camera possibly help him out of this jam? Keep a sharp eye out for 25-year-old Rock Hudson in one of his earliest (uncredited) roles as a nightclub bouncer. FORMAT: 35mm DISTRIBUTOR: Universal Repertory