About this Event
Opening Night double feature
Actress Highlighted: Marie Windsor
The Narrow Margin 7:30
1952, RKO [WB] 71 min. Dir. Richard Fleischer
Set mostly on a train rife with killers, a tough cop (Charles McGraw) is assigned to haul a mobster’s wife to L.A. to testify against a gang of mobsters. Marie Windsor gives one of her signature performances in this heralded thriller, one of the most inventive B films of the classic noir era.
Presented in 35mm.
Hell’s Half Acre 9:00
1954, Republic [UCLA] 90 min. Dir. John H. Auer
Ready for a hundred-proof dose of “Tiki Noir?” Evelyn Keyes goes undercover as a taxi-dancer in Honolulu’s notorious red-light district searching for her missing GI husband. Toss sultry and statuesque Marie Windsor into the mix and it’s noir Nirvana with a slack-key guitar soundtrack.
Presented in 35mm.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Grand Lake Theatre, 3200 Grand Avenue, Oakland, United States
USD 22.80
