Noir City 9 Continues, Day 6

[Anne H]

NOIR CITY 9 continues, have you gone crazy yet?



First at 7:30 PM, WOMAN ON THE BEACH (1947) Despite this noir-stained psychodrama being drastically cut prior to release, it remains a mesmerizing tale of dementia, desperation, and lust. The legendary French director Jean Renoir elicits compelling performances from the triangle of Robert Ryan, Joan Bennett, and Charles Bickford, the latter as a famous painter blinded by his beautiful wife. A rare chance to see this maimed masterpiece-that-might-have-been on the big screen! NOT ON DVD



Next up at 9:00 PM Henry Horner's BEWARE, MY LOVELY (1952) The great Ida Lupino plays a lonely war widow who employs a drifter (Robert Ryan) as a household handyman, only to learn —- too late —- precisely why he has no references on his resume. Lupino and Ryan, a pair of noir heavyweights, battle through a "day without end" to an unexpected climax. Mel Dinelli's suspenseful script is adapted from his hit stage play The Man. NOT ON DVD

[mcash007]

I will be there tonight with my brother "SF local".

I have never seen Beware My Lovely, and he has never seen Women on the Beach.

Robert Ryan double bill, Can't wait.

Women on the Beach is available on DVD R2 (France) part of the Montparnasse RKO Collection. transfer is slightly above standard with some "ghosting", maybe a PAL speed up problem.

I'll be having cocktails on Upper Haight by 5:00!!!

[Christine M]

Thank you, Film Noir Foundation for giving us the chance to see BEWARE, MY LOVELY on the big screen. I didn't even know that this movie existed! The story is sort of a well known episode of the radio show Suspense called "To Find Help." The first time Suspense aired it, (1945), Frank Sinatra played the handyman and Agnes Moorehead played the woman. The second time, (1949), starred Gene Kelly and Ethel Barrymore.
Anyhow, the crowd seemed to enjoy this film. The response from the audience to the tension was interesting.
Here is the link to the radio version:
http://tinyurl.com/49wyfsn