Film Noir Festival

About the Event

THE 22nd ANNUAL FILM NOIR FESTIVAL Produced and hosted by Eddie Muller 

There will be a distinctly feminine slant to the proceedings at NOIR CITY 22 running January 24–February 2, 2025, at Oakland's Grand Lake Theatre. The lineup of classic films, featuring 24 movies over ten days and nights, shines a spotlight on women whose cinematic legacy is entwined with the rise of film noir.

Film Schedule

Friday, January 24, 2025

THE NARROW MARGIN

7:30 PM

Set mostly on a train rife with killers, a tough cop (Charles McGraw) is assigned to haul a mobster’s wife to L.A. to testify against a gang of mobsters. Marie Windsor gives one of her signature performances in this heralded thriller, one of the most inventive B films of the classic noir era. Presented in 35mm.

1952, RKO [WB] 71 min. Dir. Richard Fleischer

HELL’S HALF ACRE

9:00 PM

Ready for a hundred-proof dose of “Tiki Noir?” Evelyn Keyes goes undercover as a taxi-dancer in Honolulu’s notorious red-light district searching for her missing GI husband. Toss sultry and statuesque Marie Windsor into the mix and it’s noir Nirvana with a slack-key guitar soundtrack. Presented in 35mm.

1954, Republic [UCLA] 90 min. Dir. John H. Auer

TICKETS FOR FRIDAY DOUBLE FEATURE

Date: January 24 - February 2, 2025

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