Film Noir and Neo-Noir on TCM: October, 2024

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Wednesday, October 2, 10:00 AM

THE GUILTY (1947): Two war buddies (Don Castle and Wally Cassell) fall for twin sisters—a dual role for Bonita Granville. When one sister turns up dead, the boys are dogged by a suspicious police inspector (Regis Toomey). Working with only three sets and almost no budget, director Reinhardt and DP Henry Sharp evoke the dreadful, dead-of-night ambiance that was the domain of prolific noir scribe Cornell Woolrich whose short story "He Looked Like Murder" served as the basis for the script. The Guilty has been restored by the FNF from a 35mm nitrate composite fine-grain master through UCLA Film & Television Archive. Dir. John Reinhardt

Wednesday, October 2, 1:00 PM

DEAD RINGER (1964): In this late era noir, Bette Davis stars as twins, the rich and mean Margaret and the other poor and put-upon spinster Edith meet after many years at the funeral of Margaret’s husband Frank. Edith snaps when she discovers from Margaret why Frank dumped her and married Margaret instead. Edith shoots her sister, takes her place and tries to make “Edith’s” death look like a suicide. Edith's boyfriend, police sergeant Jim Hobbson (Karl Malden) and Margaret's lover Tony (Peter Lawford) soon complicates things. Dir. Paul Henreid

Thursday, October 3, 5:00 PM

SUDDEN FEAR (1952): A playwright (Joan Crawford) falls in love with and marries an actor (Jack Palance) the she previously fired from the production of one of her plays. When she realizes that he and his girlfriend (Gloria Grahame) are plotting to kill her, she decides to turn the tables. Shot on location in a shadowy San Francisco by cinematographer Charles Lang who earned an Oscar nomination for his work. Crawford and Palance also earned Oscar nods. Dir. David Miller

Saturday, October 5, 2:15 AM

HIGH AND LOW (1963): In this Japanese noir, based on one of Ed McBain’s 87 Precinct novels, King’s Ransom, kidnappers mistake a chauffeur's son for the child of a wealthy shoe manufacturer (Toshiro Mifune). The film functions as both as mystery and an exploration of Japan’s new class system, based on wealth rather than tradition. Dir. Akira Kurosawa

Saturday, October 5, 5:26 AM

STRANGE ALIBI (1941): Cop Joe Geary (Arthur Kennedy) goes undercover as a disgraced police officer to infiltrate a racket, after the murder of the star witness that would have brought them down. Unfortunately the only one who knew Geary’s true mission, the Chief of the Police, dies and Gear goes to the big house on a murder rap. He has only one chance—escape! Dir. D. Ross Lederman

Saturday, October 5, 3:30 PM – 6:45 PM

Robert Mitchum Double Feature

3:30 PM

MACAO (1952): Drifter Nick Cochran (Robert Mitchum) in the Far East is mistaken for an undercover cop by a ruthless gangster who plans an elaborate trap to kill him. An American salesman (William Bendix), a beautiful singer (Jane Russell) and the gangster’s sexy moll (Gloria Grahame) make plenty of trouble for him too. Dir. Josef von Sternberg

5:00 PM

BLOOD ON THE MOON (1948): Robert Mitchum ditches his fedora and trench coat for a Stetson and chaps in this evolutionary noir-stained Western. Robert Wise’s stellar “A” picture debut is complemented by screenwriter Lillie Hayward’s adaptation of Luke Short’s novel transplanting the rain slicked alleys of 1940s Los Angeles into the wide-open spaces of the 19th-century West. Gorgeously lensed by ace noir cinematographer Nicholas Musaraca, this picture was the forerunner of a darker genre of Westerns that became preeminent on the big and small screens during the next decade. Dir. Robert Wise

Noir Alley

Saturday, October 5, 9:00 PM & Sunday, October 6, 7:00 AM

FNF Prez Eddie Muller presents

DETOUR (1946): A hitchhiker (Tom Neal) takes on a dead man's identity only to face blackmail by an unscrupulous woman (Ann Savage)—possibly the meanest woman in the history of cinema. Dir. Edgar G. Ulmer

Sunday, October 6, 8:30 AM

DEEP VALLEY (1947): A sheltered, unloved California farm girl (Ida Lupino) falls for a fugitive (Dane Clark) from a chain gang while eschewing the interest of a good man (Wayne Morris). Dir. Jean Negulesco

Sunday, October 6, 3:15 PM

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? (1962) A crazed, aging star (Bette Davis) torments her sister (Joan Crawford) in a decaying Hollywood mansion. This beautiful Hollywood gothic noir features a duet of superbly fearless performances by two legendary actresses. Nominated for five Oscars, but only one win, Best Costume Design, Black-and-White for Norma Koch Dir. Robert Aldrich

Thursday, October 8, 1:00 AM

THE BADLANDERS (1958): In this Western remake of John Huston’s The Asphalt Jungle (1950), outlaws Alan Ladd, Ernest Borgnine and Kent Smith among others, join forces for a daring gold robbery. Katy Jurado co-stars as Anita, a woman who unintentionally throws a spanner into the works. As with the original, things go badly. Dir. Delmer Daves

Thursday, October 10, 3:15 PM - 7:15 PM

Noir Double Bill

3:15 PM

CAGED (1950): This film noir in women-in-prison clothing details the transformation of a young, naïve and pregnant widow (Eleanor Parker) into a hardened convict. She learns the hard way how to survive in the big house from a sadistic prison guard (Hope Emerson) and the failure of a good-hearted warden (Agnes Moorehead) to reform the prison. This is more than an exploitation flick, it’s an intelligent social drama and raises a still prescient issue facing the American penal system, is it reforming first time offenders or just turning prisoners into career criminals? Nominated for three Oscars including Best Actress for Parker and Supporting Actress for Emerson. Dir. John Cromwell

5:00 PM

REAR WINDOW (1954): A wheelchair-bound photographer passes the time of his disability by spying on his neighbors. One day he witnesses a murder. Or does he? This iconic mystery was adapted from a story by Cornell Woolrich and earned a Best Writing, Screenplay Oscar nomination for screenwriter John Michael Hayes. The film earned three more Oscar nods for Best Director, Best Cinematography, Color and Best Sound, Recording. Dir. Alfred Hitchcock

Friday, October 11, 6:30 AM

CRIMINAL COURT (1946): Lawyer Steve Barnes (Tom Conway) plan to run for D.A. is almost derailed when he accidentally kills the owner of a nightclub (Robert Armstrong) where Barnes’ girlfriend Georgia Gale (Martha O'Driscoll) sings. Luckily, he’s able to conceal his connection to crime. Unluckily, Georgia is arrested for the murder when she finds the body. What to do? Dir. Robert Wise

Friday, October 11, 2:00 PM

NO QUESTONS ASKED (1951): A young lawyer (Barry Sullivan) secretly arranges the return of some stolen property with “no questions asked” to the insurance company he works for. They pay out less to the thieves than they would for the claim, and he makes a fast buck. However, he finds himself in over his head when mobsters decide that he should broker a series of similar deals for them. Arlene Dahl co-stars. Dir. Harold F. Kress

Noir Alley

Saturday, October 12, 9:30 PM & Sunday, October 13, 7:00 AM

FNF Prez Eddie Muller presents

THE CROOKED WAY (1949): A war hero (John Payne) with amnesia finds himself paying for his forgotten sins as a gangster. Along the way, he meets the ex-wife (Nina Martin) that he previously brutalized. Can he outwit his old criminal associates, one of whom is trying to kill him? More importantly, is it too late for him to redeem himself? Shot by the legendary cinematographer John Alton. Dir. Robert Florey

Sunday, October 13, 3:00 PM

A WOMAN’S FACE (1941): The soon to be queen of the noirs, Joan Crawford, starred in this suspenseful drama as a facially scarred blackmailer who’s given a new outlook on life after plastic surgery. Can she adjust to a normal life and stop her ex-accomplice’s nefarious plan to murder his nephew? Dir. George Cukor

Monday, October 14, 5:00 AM

STORM WARNING (1951): A model (Ginger Rogers) visits her recently married younger sister (Doris Day) in small town America and witnesses a lynching. When she arrives at her sister’s home, she realizes her brother-in-law (Steve Cochran) was part of the lynch mob. Will she help the crusading D.A. (Ronald Regan) bring down the local branch of the KKK, including her sister’s husband? Dir. Stuart Heisler

Monday, October 14, 9:15 PM

MYSTERY STREET (1950): A Cape Cod coroner (Ricardo Montalban) and a Harvard criminal pathologist (Bruce Bennett) try to solve a possible murder with nothing but the victim's bones to go on. Elsa Lanchester steals the show as the victim’s shady landlady. Leonard Spigelgass received an Oscar nomination for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story. Dir. John Sturges

Wednesday, October 16, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Film Noir Double Bill

12:30 PM

GAMBLING HOUSE (1951): A gambler (Victor Mature) faces deportation after he agrees to take the rap for a shooting. While awaiting his fate, he comes under the influence of a beautiful do-gooder (Terry Moore) murder. Dir. Ted Tetzlaff

2:00 PM

NOCTURNE (1946): A police detective (George Raft) refuses to believe a womanizing composer's death was suicide. He interviews one of his ex-lovers after another, trying to find the truth. This cool little thriller features some touching scenes between George Raft and Mabel Paige as his mother. Screenplay by John Latimer. Dir. Edwin L. Marin

Wednesday, October 16, 6:15 PM

THE BODY SNATCHER (1945): In this Val Lewton production, based on the real-life resurrection men Buke and Hare, Dr. Toddy MacFarlane (Henry Daniell) needs cadavers for his medical experiments, ultimately intended to treat a young disabled girl. He turns to the services of John Gray (Boris Karloff) and his assistant, Joseph (Bela Lugosi), to dig up recently buried corpses. Eventually, Gray crosses the line into murder. Dir. Robert Wise

Thursday, October 17, 3:00 AM

LE SAMOURAI (1967): A hit-man (Alain Delon pretty much wearing Alan Ladd’s costume from This Gun for Hire) tries to get away with murder but a beautiful pianist spells his doom. Achingly beautiful and sublimely meditative. Five stars. Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville

Thursday, October 17, 10:45 AM – 8:45 PM

Cops, Criminals, Gangsters

10:45 AM

BULLITT (1968): When mobsters kill the witness Frank Bullitt (Steve McQueen) was assigned to protect, he uses unorthodox methods to investigate the case. Beautiful San Francisco location work and a breathtaking car chase sequence add additional pleasure to watching this fine neo-noir, not to mention the iconic Lalo Schifrin score. Dir. Peter Yates

1:00 PM

POINT BLANK (1967): Existential neo-noir at its best. Lee Marvin stars as a wraith like criminal out to get his share of the loot from a robbery after his partner shots him, leaves him for dead and absconds both with all the money and his wife. Angie Dickinson co-stars as his sympathetic sister-in-law who aids him. Dir. John Boorman

2:45 PM

GET CARTER (1971): A must-see brutal neo-gangster-noir. Ruthless gun-for-hire Carter (Michael Caine) searches for the truth behind his brother's death. The director went on to make another great gangster revenge picture thirty years later with Clive Owen called I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead (2003). Dir. Mike Hodges

Noir Alley

Saturday, October 19, 9:30 PM & Sunday, October 20, 7:00 AM

FNF Prez Eddie Muller presents

TOO LATE FOR TEARS (1949): For many years, all 35mm prints of Too Late for Tears (1949) were believed lost, but through the determined efforts of the Film Noir Foundation, enough original material has been discovered to enable a restoration, performed under the auspices of the UCLA Film & Television Archive. Based on a novel by future television titan Roy Huggins, and featuring Huggins' own brilliant screenplay, the film is a neglected masterpiece of noir, awaiting rediscovery. A suburban housewife (Lizabeth Scott) decides to keep a satchel of money accidentally tossed into her convertible, against the wishes of her husband (Arthur Kennedy). Dan Duryea plays the intended recipient of the cash and he’s not into sharing. The result? Mayhem and murder. Dir. Byron Haskin

Sunday, October 20, 3:15 AM – 7:00 AM

Val Lewton Triple Feature

3:15 AM

THE GHOST SHIP (1943): In this dark thriller, a young merchant marine officer (Russell Wade) begins to suspect that his ship's captain (Richard Dix) is mentally unbalanced when crewman Louie (Lawrence Tierney) dies in a horrible accident after challenging the captain’s authority. However, as more mysterious deaths occur, his shipmates are convinced that the ship is haunted. Dir. Mark Robson

4:30 AM

ISLE OF THE DEAD (1945): Gen. Nikolas Pherides (Boris Karloff) takes leave from the 1912 Balkan War to visit a small island in Greece, where his wife is buried. While there, a plague breaks out—Pherides and a group of travelers are is forced to quarantine there. Soon, locals and foreigners alike succumb to the influence of Madame Kyra (Helene Thimig), who accuses a nurse (Ellen Drew) of being a vampire and the true cause of the recent deaths. The film's script was inspired by the painting of the same name by Arnold Böcklin, which appears behind the title credits. It was written by producer Val Lewton’s frequent collaborator Ardel Wray. Dir. Mark Robson

5:45 AM

THE LEOPARD MAN (1943): Legendary B horror producer Val Lewton strays into noir territory with this suspenseful tale of a leopard on the prowl for human prey in a small New Mexican town. The night club performer (Jean Brooks) responsible for letting the leopard loose and her manager (Dennis O'Keefe), who dreamed up the stunt, began to suspect that a man, and not the leopard, is responsible for the deaths of several young women. Based on Cornell Woolrich’s novel, Black Alibi. Dir. Jacques Tourneur

Sunday, October 20, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Noir Triple Feature

9:00 AM

JOHNNY EAGER (1942): Handsome racketeer Johnny Eager (Robert Taylor) seduces the D.A.'s daughter (Lana Turner) for revenge, but then falls in love with her. Van Heflin steals the film as Eager’s devoted and alcoholic best friend; his performance rightfully garnered him an Oscar nomination. Edward Arnold plays the D.A. Sharp eyed viewers will recognize this as one of the films used in Carl Reiner’s noir parody Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (1982). Dir. Mervyn LeRoy

11:00 AM

THE BIG SLEEP (1946): In Howard Hawks’ clever and sophisticated adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s novel, private eye Philip Marlowe’s (Humphrey Bogart) investigates the involvement of an opium addled (and nymphomaniacal) society girl (Martha Vickers) in the murder of a pornographer. He also must determine if her sister (Lauren Bacall) is helping or hindering him. Dir. Howard Hawks

1:00 PM

THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI (1948): An Irish sailor (Orson Welles) gets caught between a corrupt tycoon (Everett Sloane) and his voluptuous wife (Welles’ real-life wife Rita Hayworth) and their plans to eliminate one another in this wonderfully convoluted noir. Trivia: Columbia chief Harry Cohn sent future horror icon William Castle along on location to keep Welles in line, on time and under budget, to no avail. Dir. Orson Welles

Sunday, October 20, 9:15 PM

THE LODGER (1926): The master of suspense himself considered this adaptation of Marie Belloc Lowndes novel "the first true Hitchcock picture". A serial killer known as "The Avenger" is on the loose in London, murdering blonde women. A mysterious man (Ivor Novello) takes a room where the daughter of the house is a blonde model. Her detective boyfriend, fueled by jealousy, begins to suspect the lodger is "The Avenger". Look for Hitchcock's first cameo. Remade in 1932 (again with Novello), in 1944 with Laird Cregar, and in 1954 with Jack Palance as The Man in the Attic. Dir. Alfred Hitchcock

Saturday, October 26, 1:00 PM

WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS (1956): The owner of a big city news conglomerate dies, leaving it to his ne’er-do-well son (Vincent Price). Said son decides to create a competition among the heads of each department: Dana Andrews, George Sanders, Thomas Mitchell and James Craig. Whoever can discover the identity of the “Lipstick Killer” terrorizing the city will be the new executive editor. Ids Lupino gives a memorable performance as a cynical reporter in cahoots with Sanders. Dir. Fritz Lang

Noir Alley

Saturday, October 26, 9:00 PM & Sunday, October 27, 7:00 AM

FNF Prez Eddie Muller presents

i walk alone (1947) Ex-bootlegger Frankie Madison (Burt Lancaster), released from prison after fourteen years, looks up his former partner Noll "Dink" Turner. Noll now runs the respectable and upscale Regent nightclub, purchased with the proceeds of their bootlegging. Turner doesn’t want to give Frankie what he considers his half of the business. Noll tries to use his girlfriend (Lizabeth Scott) to manipulate Frankie. Soon Frankie must decide between vengeance and the girl. Dir. Byron Haskin

Saturday, October 26, 11:00 PM

CAPE FEAR (1962): Ex-convict, sex offender, and sociopath Max Caddy (Robert Mitchum) plots to destroy Sam Bowden (Gregory Peck) the district attorney who sent him to prison. Caddy wages a ruthless game of psychological warfare on Bowden, seemingly threatening Sam’s wife (Polly Bergen) and 12-year-old daughter without breaking any actual laws. Dir. J. Lee Thompson

Sunday, October 27, 3:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Val Lewton Triple Feature

3:00 AM

CAT PEOPLE (1942): Produced by the legendary Val Lewton, this atmospheric and heartbreaking horror film tells the tale of Irina (Simone Simon), a beautiful and charming Serbian emigree who meets and marries all-American architect Oliver (Kent Smith). She is reluctant to consummate their marriage and he turns to his friend and coworker Alice (Jane Rudolph) with tragic and frightening results. Producer Lewton and director Jacques Tourneur styles merge to produce one of the greatest films of the genre. Lensed by the noted noir cinematographer Nicholas Musuraca. Dir. Jacques Tourneur

4:15 AM

I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE (1943): Producer Val Lewton’s take on Jane Eyre focuses on naïve nurse Betsy Connell (Frances Dee) who is brought to the Caribbean by plantation owner Paul Holland (Tom Conway) to tend to his catatonic wife (Christine Gordon). His alcoholic brother (James Ellison) blames Paul for his wife’s condition. In one of the most uncomfortable scenes in cinematic history, a Calypso singer (Sir Lancelot) reveals an embarrassing family secret. Betsy is determined to cure her charge and comes to believe that she is a zombie. Dir. Jacques Tourneur

5:30 AM

VAL LEWTON: THE MAN IN THE SHADOWS (2007): Martin Scorsese narrates this tribute to one of the most creative and imaginative producers of all time who created a timeless canon of beautiful and unsettling films on meager budgets including two supernatural noirs, The Leopard Man (1943) (Dir. Jacques Tourneur) and The Seventh Victim (1943) (Dir. Mark Robson). Dir. Kent Jones

Sunday, October 27, 10:45 AM

THE BAD SEED (1956): “What will you give me for a basket of kisses?” Based on the stage play adapted from the brilliant novel by William March, Army wife Christine (Nancy Kelly) suspects that her seemingly perfect little girl Rhoda (Patty McCormack) is a ruthless killer. Eileen Heckart shines in her Oscar nominated supporting role as the alcoholic mother of one of Rhoda’s victims. This truly terrifying film will make you look twice at all cute little blonde girls. Kelly and McCormack as well as cinematographer Harold Rosson were nominated for Oscars as well as Heckart. Dir. Mervyn LeRoy

Sunday, October 27, 3:00 PM

GASLIGHT (1944): A newlywed (Ingrid Bergman) fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion where her aunt was murdered ten years earlier. Joseph Cotten stars as the handsome stranger who aids her. Charles Boyer stars as the handsome husband who terrorizes her. Angela Lansbury plays the pretty maid who may be in league with Boyer. Based on Patrick Hamilton’s Angel Street. The film won two Oscars, Best Actress in a Leading Role for Ingrid Bergman and Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White for Cedric Gibbons, William Ferrari, Edwin B. Willis, Paul Huldschinsky, and earned five more nominations. Dir. George Cukor

Monday, October 28, 6:30 AM

NORA PRENTISS (1947): In this noir tale, a decorous doctor becomes obsessed with a beautiful nightclub singer, (Ann Sheridan). Interestingly, uber straight man Kent Smith, best known as Irina’s husband in Val Lewton’s Cat People (1942) gets the chance to play a man who will stop at nothing to possess the object of his desire. Dir. Vincent Sherman

Monday, October 28, 5:00 PM

GILDA (1946): A gambler (Glenn Ford) discovers an old flame (Rita Hayworth) in South America, but she's married to his new boss (George Macready), and… um… friend—homoerotic noir at its best. If that weren’t enough, there’s Hayworth’s incredibly steamy rendition of “Put the Blame on Mame” Whoof! Dir. Charles Vidor

Wednesday, October 30, 3:45 PM – Thursday, October 31, 2:30 AM

Somewhere between horror and noir marathon

3:45 PM

THE SEVENTH VICTIM (1943): A young woman (Kim Hunter) leaves school to investigate the disappearance of her beautiful and mysterious older sister (Jean Brooks). She finds out some interesting facts, one, her sister was married and two, she was part of a satanic set. The husband (Hugh Beaumont), a poet (Erford Gage) and a psychiatrist (Tom Conway) aid her search for the truth about her sister. Produced by horror icon Val Lewton. Dir. Mark Robson

5:00 PM

PSYCHO (1960): Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) impulsively embezzles $10,000 dollars from her employer and takes it on the lam. She checks into the Bates Motel, meets the queer but attractive Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), takes a shower and makes cinematic history. A detective (Martin Balsam), Miriam’s sister (Vera Miles) and her boyfriend (John Gavin) all arrive to look for the missing Miriam. Long time Hitchcock collaborator Bernard Herrmann created the rightfully legendary score. The immensely talented old time radio actress Virginia Gregg provides the voice of Norman’s mother Norma Bates. Dir. Alfred Hitchcock

7:00 PM

PEEPING TOM (1960): Voyeuristic cinematographer Mark (Karl Boehm) murders women as a result of a childhood spent as the guinea pig for his psychiatrist father’s experiments in fear which the doctor filmed for prosperity. A budding romance with his sweet neighbor (Anna Massey), a children’s book authoress, precipitates an emotional crisis for Mark. This classic film perfectly balances both horror and sympathy for the protagonist which along with the onscreen violence outraged critics of the time. Dir. Michael Powell

8:45 PM

BLUE VELVET (1986): Back when David Lynch was a genius, he created this neo-noir about a small-town boy back from college, Kyle MacLachlan, who gets sucked into the dark world festering in the heart of his hometown. Isabella Rossellini and Dennis Hopper play his underworld guides. Laura Dern plays his Beatrice. Dir. David Lynch

11:00 PM

THE STRANGLER (1964); This independent production was released a year after production to capitalize on the Boston Strangler killings. Lonely and disturbed hospital lab worker Leo Kroll (Victor Buono) who is under the thumb of a domineering mother (Ellen Corby) leads a double life as a deranged killer of young women—particularly nurses. Dir. Burt Topper

12:45 AM

NIGHT MUST FALL (1964): Hotel bellboy and ax murderer Danny (Albert Finney) charms the elderly Mrs. Bramson (Mona Washbourne) and takes on the role of butler for her while also charming her daughter Olivia. Cinematography by Freddie Francis A remake of the 1937 film of the same name which was based on the play by Emlyn Williams. The screenplay was written by Clive Exton who went onto write the majority (20) episodes of Agatha Christie's Poirot with David Suchet. Dir. Karly Reis

Don Castle stars in The Guilty on October 2

Joan Crawford v. Jack Palance - Sudden Fear on October 3

Kurosawa thriller High and Low on October 5

Robert Mitchum and Gloria Grahame in Macao on October 5

Noir western Blood on the Moon on October 5

Eddie Muller presents Detour on the September 5-6 edition of NOIR ALLEY

Alan Ladd and Ernest Borgnine in The Badlanders on October 8

Agnes Moorehead and Eleanor Parker in Caged on October 10

Tom Conway stars in Criminal Court on October 11

Barry Sullivan and Arlene Dahl star in No Questions Asked on October 11

Eddie Muller presents The Crooked Way on the October12-13 edition of NOIR ALLEY

Joan Crawford in A Woman's Face on October 13

Elsa Lancaster in Mystery Street on October 14

Victor Mature and Terry Moore in Gambling House on October 16

Boris Karloff in The Body Snatcher on October 16

The late Alain Delon stars in Le Samourai on October 17

Gangster noir Get Carter on October 17

Eddie Muller presents Too Late for Tears on the October 19-20 edition of NOIR ALLEY

Val Lewton's The Ghost Ship on October 20

Boris Karloff in Isle of the Dead on October 20

The Leopard Man screens October 20

Robert Taylor stars in Johnny Eager on October 20

Lana Turner and Orson Welles in San Francisco's Chinatown in The Lady from Shanghai on October 20

Early Hitchcock—The Lodger on October 20

John Barrymore, Jr. in While the City Sleeps on October 26

Eddie Muller presents I Walk Alone on the October 26-27 edition of NOIR ALLEY

Simone Simon in Cat People on October 27

I Walked with a Zombie on October 27

Patty McCormick and Henry Jones in The Bad Seed on October 27

Angels Lansbury and Ingrid Bergman in Gaslight on October 27

Kent Smith and Ann Sheridan in Nora Prentiss on October 28

Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford in Gilda on October 28

Val Lewton's haunting The Seventh Victim October 20

Janet Leigh and John Gavin in Psycho on October 30

Karl Boehm stars in Peeping Tom on October 30

Kyle MacLachlan in Blue Velvet on October 30

Victor Buono in The Strangler on October 30

Albert Finney stars in Night Must Fall on October 31