Restored Film Noir classics with a special introduction by Paul Karasik. Paul has selected three films starring Noir mainstay Richard Widmark for this screening series.
Join us in the lobby beforehand for a glass of Pinot Noir and Dark Chocolate.
After Dr. Clint Reed (Richard Widmark) is called in to supervise an autopsy of a unknown man, he discovers that the John Doe died of pneumonic plague. Revealing his discovery to the mayor and city officials, Reed is informed that he has 48 hours before the public will be told about a potential outbreak. Joined by Captain Tom Warren (Paul Douglas) and his wife, Nancy (Barbara Bel Geddes), Reed must race against time to find out where the unknown man came from.
“It has not only a particularly good story, but a sharpness and flexibility of observation in the writing and handling that occasionally makes it more than a melodrama about a city under the threat of plague.” – Sight & Sound
“There is vivid action, nice human touches and some bizarre moments. Jack Palance gives a sharp performance.” – Variety
“Tense and pulpy.” – Slant Magazine
Paul Karasik has selected these films as prime examples of Must-See Film Noir. Paul is an Eisner Award-winning cartoonist whose work has appeared in the New Yorker and whose graphic novels have been translated worldwide.
