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Celebrate film noir at the library this November with free screenings at 5:30 pm on the 7th, 14th, and 21st!
Celebrate film noir at the library this November! Join us on Thursday evenings at the Cleveland Park Library for free film screenings, no registration required. All films will be shown at 5:30 pm on the lower level.
THE BIG SLEEP - NOVEMBER 7th: Private detective Philip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart) is hired by the wealthy father of two wild daughters, Vivian (Lauren Bacall) and Carmen (Martha Vickers). Before the complex case is over, Marlowe's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love [1h, 54m, TV-PG].
THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI - NOVEMBER 14th: Fascinated by gorgeous Mrs. Bannister (Rita Hayworth), seaman Michael O'Hara (Orson Welles) joins a bizarre cruise on her husband's yacht (Everett Sloane) and ends up mired in a complex murder plot [1h, 28m, TV-PG].
DOUBLE INDEMNITY - NOVEMBER 21st: A Los Angeles insurance representative (Fred MacMurray) lets an alluring housewife (Barbara Stanwyck) seduce him into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, an insurance investigator (Edward G. Robinson) [1h 47m, TV-PG].
All film summaries courtesy of IMDB.
In addition, don't miss this month's Silver Screening, the film Laura! Catch this noir-with-a-twist on Sunday, November 17th at 1:15 pm.