NOIR CITY 22 - Thursday Evening, January 30 - 7:00 p.m.

Thursday Evening Double Feature

Actresses Highlighted: Joan Bennett and Ellla Raines

The Reckless Moment 7:00

1949, Columbia. 82 min. Dir. Max Ophüls

Joan Bennett gives a compelling performance as Lucia Harper, a suburban wife who covers up for her daughter when she kills her caddish lover, a blackmailing Lothario. When the dead man’s partner (James Mason) starts sniffing around, the noose tightens around Lucia’s neck. Ophüls’ elegant direction turns a perfectly realized screenplay into a masterpiece of suspense.

Presented digitally.

Phantom Lady 9:00

1944, Universal. 87 min. Dir. Robert Siodmak

Ella Raines is “one hep kitten” as she high-heels her way through the noir demimonde, searching for the one woman who can save her boss from a M**der rap. Director Siodmak wrings every bit of shadowy mystery from the novel by master of suspense Cornell Woolrich. Producer Joan Harrison (once Alfred Hitchcock’s protégé) announced herself as the most creative female producer in the business with this suspense classic.

New 4K digital restoration!

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