Hitchcock Retrospective: FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT

Fri Dec 05 2025 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm UTC-08:00

Camelot Theatres | Palm Springs

Palm Springs Cultural Center
Publisher/HostPalm Springs Cultural Center
Hitchcock Retrospective: FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT
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Experience Alfred Hitchcock's FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT on the BIG SCREEN in the Historic Camelot Theatre!
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DECEMBER 5 | Foreign Correspondent (1940)

Starring: Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall

Propaganda and paranoia on the brink of war.

A lesser-known gem, Foreign Correspondent was Hitchcock’s second Hollywood film and a thrilling blend of spy games and political urgency. With a jaw-dropping plane crash and anti-fascist undercurrents, this timely thriller showcases Hitchcock’s early American voice—bold, brisk, and brimming with invention.

6PM Pre-Show: Vintage Trailers, Clips

7PM Screening + Film Q&A with historians Richard L. Edwards & Steven C. Smith

Historic Camelot Theatre | Palm Springs Cultural Center


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Richard L. Edwards is Executive Director of XCITE at UC Riverside. He received his PhD in Film Studies from USC's School of Cinematic Arts. In 2017, Edwards taught a massive online course for the cable network Turner Classic Movies (TCM) called "50 years of Hitchcock" that had 15,000 enrolled students and ran concurrently with a Hitchcock film retrospective on TCM. With Shannon Clute, he co-hosted the long-running and popular podcast entitled "Out of the Past: Investigating Film Noir." He has also co-written a book on film noir, The Maltese Touch of Evil: Film Noir and Potential Criticism, and written several articles on a variety of film topics, including an essay on the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. This Fall he will be the event host for NoirCon 2024, a four day conference dedicated to all things noir, at the Palm Springs Cultural Center from November 7 - November 10, which will include screenings of film noir classics at the Camelot Theatre.


Steven C. Smith is a four-time Emmy-nominated producer and award-winning author who has interviewed many of Alfred Hitchcock’s collaborators. He appears as a film historian in several Hitchcock documentaries, and received the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award for his biography of Bernard Herrmann, the composer most associated with Hitchcock. Steven’s over-200 documentaries include collaborations with Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, Stephen Sondheim, Julie Andrews, Cicely Tyson, Harrison Ford, and Sidney Poitier. He is the author of the award-winning biography “Music by Max Steiner: The Epic Life of Hollywood’s Most Influential Composer.”



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CLASSIC COCKTAILS

Elevate your movie night and select one of our classic cocktails! We offer a full range of fine wines, craft beers, and premium well drinks. Pre-order on Eventbrite and save $4 on two drinks with our exclusive pre-show drink special. Sip, relax, and enhance your cinematic experience with a touch of sophistication.


Agenda

🕑: 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM
FOODIE FRIDAYS

Info: Enjoy food trucks and live music at our weekly outdoor event prior to the show!


🕑: 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
PRE-SHOW

Info: Come early for a special curated screening of vintage trailers, commercials, interviews from the year the film was made.


🕑: 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
FILM: FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT
🕑: 09:00 PM - 09:30 PM
FILMMAKER Q + A

Info: Join hosts Steven C. Smith and Richard L. Edwards for a discussion featuring the evenings screenings.


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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Camelot Theatres, 2300 East Baristo Road, Palm Springs, United States

Tickets

USD 13.64 to USD 17.85

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