Double Feature: THE GREAT GATSBY, 1949 THE GANGSTER, 1947 August 29, 2012

Wednesday, August 29 – 7:30 PM
Double Feature: THE GREAT GATSBY, 1949, Universal, 91 min. Resurrected at last is this Golden Age version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, unseen for decades. Thanks to Universal Pictures, Alan Ladd’s noir-tinged take on the timeless tale of shady success and lost love can be seen again. Screenplay by Cyril Hume and Richard Maibaum, based on the novel and a play by Owen Davis. Directed by Elliott Nugent. An intriguing take on an American classic. With Barry Sullivan as Tom Buchanan. [35mm]
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THE GANGSTER, 1947, Warner Bros., 84 min. Dir. Gordon Wiles. Barry Sullivan gives an intense performance as Shubunka, a two-bit, paranoid Scarface trying to stave off elimination by the encroaching syndicate. This Poverty Row product compresses the rise-and-fall gangster scenario into a moody bit of noir theater, bolstered by a supporting cast that blasts its way through the stylized dialogue of uncredited scripter Dalton Trumbo. Co-starring ice skater-turned-actress Belita. [35mm] If you missed our sold-out Noir City screening of the 1949 version of THE GREAT GATSBY, now is your chance to see it on the big screen!
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