NOIR CITY 23 - evening - January 23, 2026 - Friday

7:15 pm

King Creole

1958, Paramount Pictures. 116 min. Dir. Michael Curtiz

A rebel without a cause (Elvis Presley) finds success as a nightclub singer, only to be dragged back into a life of crime by the crooked businessman who discovered him. Carolyn Jones haunts as the call girl who gets caught between warring show-biz factions. Presley delivers the acting performance of his career.

9:30 pm

Thunder Road

1958, United Artists [Park Circus]. 92 min. Dir. Arthur Ripley

High octane on a low budget! Robert Mitchum is a moonshiner who runs afoul of big-city gangsters and federal agents, and his real-life son, James, portrays the kid brother who wants in on the action. Mitchum’s most personal film – he wrote the story, co-produced the film, and co-wrote two of the film’s songs including “The Ballad of Thunder Road.”

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