THE MIDNIGHT STORY / MONKEY ON MY BACK

Egyptian Theatre

6712 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90028

Fri, Apr 5, 2019
7:30pm

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NOIR CITY: HOLLYWOOD - THE 21st ANNUAL LOS ANGELES FESTIVAL OF FILM NOIR

Double Feature!

THE MIDNIGHT STORY / MONKEY ON MY BACK

Presented by the American Cinematheque and Film Noir Foundation. Sponsored by Warner Archive.

Introduction by Eddie Muller of the Film Noir Foundation. Discussion between films with MONKEY ON MY BACK actress Kathy Garver.

35 mm!

THE MIDNIGHT STORY

1957, Universal, 89 min, USA, Dir: Joe Pevney

A San Francisco motorcycle cop (Tony Curtis) becomes obsessed with solving the murder of his mentor, a popular North Beach priest. Not allowed to follow his suspicions, he chucks his badge and becomes an undercover vigilante. The prime suspect, a popular Italian patriarch (Gilbert Roland), ends up loving him like his own son. But is he guilty of murder? The San Francisco locations are accentuated by atmospheric black-and-white Cinemascope.

35 mm!

MONKEY ON MY BACK

1957, Park Circus/UA, 93 min, USA, Dir: Andre de Toth

Cameron Mitchell stars in the real-life story of Barney Ross, a former champ addicted to both gambling and morphine. Released at the same time as the similar-themed THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM, this is a much darker piece of filmmaking – a creepy and unnerving tale in which Mitchell's drug forays are straight out of THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI.

Trailer

MONKEY ON MY BACK print courtesy of Harry Guerro.

Egyptian Theatre • Fri, Apr 5, 2019 • 7:30pm

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Films in this Series at the Egyptian

TRAPPED / THE FILE ON THELMA JORDON Fri, Mar 29, 2019 - 7:30pm Egyptian Theatre	APPOINTMENT WITH DANGER / SHADOW ON THE WALL Sat, Mar 30, 2019 - 7:30pm Egyptian Theatre	SUDDEN FEAR / THE NARROW MARGIN Sun, Mar 31, 2019 - 7:30pm Egyptian Theatre
CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS / 99 RIVER STREET Mon, Apr 1, 2019 - 7:30pm Egyptian Theatre	PLAYGIRL / HELL’S HALF ACRE Tue, Apr 2, 2019 - 7:30pm Egyptian Theatre	THE BIG COMBO / BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK Wed, Apr 3, 2019 - 7:30pm Egyptian Theatre
A KISS BEFORE DYING / THE HARDER THEY FALL Thu, Apr 4, 2019 - 7:30pm Egyptian Theatre	TOUCH OF EVIL / ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS Sat, Apr 6, 2019 - 7:30pm Egyptian Theatre	I WANT TO LIVE! / CRY TOUGH Sun, Apr 7, 2019 - 7:30pm Egyptian Theatre