Événement

NOIR CITY X: UNFAITHFULLY YOURS / THE GOOD HUMOR MAN

The price of admission gets you in for the double bill.

7:00
UNFAITHFULLY YOURS
(1948, 20th Century-Fox, 105 min.)
As film noir swept over late '40s Hollywood, Preston Sturges created the full-length first parody of the style with this mordantly hilarious tale of a jealous orchestra conductor (Rex Harrison) envisioning plots to murder his supposedly unfaithful wife (Linda Darnell). Turning The Postman Always Rings Twice into uproarious comedy takes only a few tweaks and twists for this brilliant and genuine auteur. Written and directed by Preston Sturges.

9:15
THE GOOD HUMOR MAN
(1950, Columbia [Sony], 80 min.)
Jack Carson stars as a driver for the Good Humor Ice Cream Company, in over his head when he tries to save a gal-pal from gangsters and ends up accused of murder. A typical thriller from ace noir scribe Roy (The Fugitive) Huggins -- except the final screenplay is by comedy genius Frank Tashlin, whose hilariously inspired high-jinks play havoc with film noir conventions. Costarring Lola Albright, Jean Wallace, and George "Superman" Reeves. Directed by Lloyd Bacon.