Sunday, April 2, 2pm
The Bicycle Thief (1948, Vittorio De Sica) Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carrell. A poor laborer and his young son desperately search throughout Rome for the man's stolen bicycle, the vehicle upon which his newly-obtained job depends. One of the finest Italian films of the postwar era. 90 min. (DVD)
Thursday, April 6, 6:30pm and
Sunday, April 23, 2pm
Everybody Does It (1949, Edmund Goulding) Paul Douglas, Linda Darnell, Celeste Holm, Charles Coburn. Opera spoof about a man who is beleaguered by his untalented wife's vocal aspirations – and who unexpectedly becomes a singing star himself! An uproarious comedy, based on a story by James M. Cain. 98 min.
Sunday, May 7, 2pm
The Sleeping City (1950, George Sherman) Richard Conte, Coleen Gray, Peggy Dow, Alex Nicol, John Alexander. Evil penetrates a New York City hospital in this highly tense film noir. 85 min.
Sunday, May 21, 2pm
Nocturne (1946, Edwin L. Marin) George Raft, Lynn Bari. A Hollywood cad supposedly commits suicide but the detective on his case is convinced he's been murdered, most probably by a starlet. “Nocturne” utilizes its Los Angeles settings to great effect and proves to be a most engrossing film noir. Produced by Joan Harrison, Alfred Hitchcock's longtime assistant. 88 min.
Stand-In for Murder (1959, Arthur Hiller) Jan Sterling. A selfish movie queen's stand-in has been murdered on a Hollywood set and the star suspects that she herself had been the killer's intended target. An episode of “Lux Playhouse,” a CBS-TV anthology series 26 min.
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Sunday, June 11, 2pm
The Girl from Jones Beach (1949, Peter Godfrey) Ronald Reagan, Virginia Mayo, Eddie Bracken, Dona Drake. In his quest to find a perfectly-proportioned model, a commercial artist zeroes in on a gorgeous, but reserved, schoolteacher. A snappy, sexy comedy, boasting a witty screenplay by I.A.L. Diamond. 78 min.
Rival Photographer (1955, Rod Amateau) Bob Cummings, Ann B. Davis, Peggy Knudsen. Fashion lensman Bob Collins meets his match in the person of a beautiful and talented photographer. An episode of the classic NBC-TV comedy series, “Love That Bob.” 26 min.
Sunday, June 25, 2pm
House of Strangers (1949, Joseph L. Mankiewicz) Edward G. Robinson, Susan Hayward, Richard Conte, Luther Adler, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Debra Paget. The family of a grasping banking magnate is torn asunder by manipulation, jealousy and hatred. Based on a novel by Jerome Weidman. 101 min.
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