NOIR CITY 23 - evening - January 19, 2026 - Monday

7:30 pm

The Strip

1951, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [Park Circus]. 85 min. Dir. László Kardos

Mickey Rooney plays a drummer having to navigate a M**der rap involving a cigarette girl. Most of the action takes place at Fluff’s nightclub where the hottest house band in Hollywood plays – Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra! “A Kiss to Build a Dream On,” composed expressly for this film, was a 1952 Oscar nomination for Best Original Song.

8:45 pm

Face the Music

1954, Hammer Film Productions [British Film Institute]. 84 min. Dir. Terence Fisher

A triumph of mood and chilling atmosphere! British songstress (Eleanor Summerfield) winds up dead. All signs point to American trumpet player James Bradley (Alex Nicol) being responsible. To clear his name, Bradley ventures into London’s seedy, jazz-soaked underworld in this forgotten gem released in the U.S. as The Black Glove.

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