Cornell Woolrich Double Feature: New 35mm Print! STREET OF CHANCE, 1942, Rare! New 35mm Print! NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES April 12, 2013

Friday, April 12 – 7:30 PM
Cornell Woolrich Double Feature: New 35mm Print! STREET OF CHANCE, 1942, Universal, 74 min. Dir. Jack Hively. Finally, the very first adaptation of a Woolrich suspense novel returns to the big screen in a brand-new 35mm print! A man loses his memory after being struck by a falling beam, and as he struggles to piece his life together he realizes he has lived the preceding year as another person. Is it all a tortured twist of fate or a sinister, calculated plot? {35mm}
Rare! New 35mm Print! NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES, 1948, Universal, 81 min. "This gift, which I never asked for and don’t understand, has brought me only unhappiness!" A lost noir returns to the big screen! Edward G. Robinson gives a doom-laden performance as a bogus carnival "mentalist" who becomes cursed with the ability to see into the future. John Farrow, a director at his most stylish in noir terrain, adapts from the novel by master of suspense Cornell Woolrich (REAR WINDOW). Co-starring Gail Russell (THE UNINVITED) and John Lund (NO MAN OF HER OWN), and featuring gorgeous camerawork from John Seitz (DOUBLE INDEMNITY). Universal Pictures struck this brand-new 35mm print exclusively for Noir City! {35mm}

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