THE HOUSTON STORY / NEW ORLEANS UNCENSORED

Egyptian Theatre

6712 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90028

Fri, April 15
7:30pm

William Castle Exposés! Double Feature! Actress Jeanne Cooper In Person!

NOIR CITY: HOLLYWOOD, 13TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF FILM NOIR

THE HOUSTON STORY / NEW ORLEANS UNCENSORED

Presented in collaboration with The Film Noir Foundation

Director William Castle transports us to the Texas oil world and to the docks of the Big Easy in these two rare noirs not available on DVD. Actress Jeanne Cooper ("Madge" in THE HOUSTON STORY) will appear in person for a discussion.

Discussion between films with actress Jeanne Cooper (THE HOUSTON STORY).

THE HOUSTON STORY

1956, Columbia [Sony Repertory], 79 min, USA, Dir: William Castle

Gene Barry stars as an amoral and ambitious wildcatter who presents Midwest gangster Edward Arnold with a plan for siphoning off millions of dollars worth of Gulf oil and selling it at a huge profit on the black market. Will Barry survive to see the spoils of his pre-Enron scheme? Spicing things up is Barry’s affair with Arnold’s chanteuse moll, played by a platinum-tressed Barbara Hale, pre-“Perry Mason.” Director William Castle brings visual virtuosity to the cut-rate Sam Katzman production. Not on DVD!

NEW ORLEANS UNCENSORED

1955, Columbia [Sony Repertory], 76 min, USA, Dir: William Castle

William Castle takes his crew on location to the Big Easy for this entry in the 1950s exposé sweepstakes. Discharged Navy vet Arthur Franz (THE SNIPER) catches on as a longshoreman and quickly learns things on the docks are crooked as hell. When his buddy is killed in a suspicious accident, Franz decides to go undercover for the cops to take down local crime boss Michael Ansara. Of course, this means tussling as well with “Big Easies” Beverly Garland and Helene Stanton. “Filmed at White Heat… At the bottom of Desire Street!” Not on DVD!

Screening formats: 35mm

Egyptian Theatre • Fri, April 15 • 7:30pm

Films in this Series at the Egyptian

New Prints! HIGH WALL / STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT Fri, April 1 - 7:30pm Egyptian Theatre	BRUTE FORCE / HOUSE OF NUMBERS Sat, April 2 - 7:30pm Egyptian Theatre	WHIPLASH / THE HUNTED Sun, April 3 - 7:30pm Egyptian Theatre
THE TWO MRS. CARROLLS / THE DARK MIRROR Wed, April 6 - 7:30pm Egyptian Theatre	THE THREAT / THIS WOMAN IS DANGEROUS Thu, April 7 - 7:30pm Egyptian Theatre	JOURNEY INTO FEAR / THE BRIBE Fri, April 8 - 7:30pm Egyptian Theatre
LOOPHOLE / KISS TOMORROW GOODBYE Sat, April 9 - 7:30pm Egyptian Theatre	THEY WON’T BELIEVE ME / A WOMAN’S SECRET Sun, April 10 - 7:30pm Egyptian Theatre	FEMALE ON THE BEACH / HAZARD Wed, April 13 - 7:30pm Egyptian Theatre
CAUGHT / BEWARE, MY LOVELY Thu, April 14 - 7:30pm Egyptian Theatre	Peter Ford In Person! FRAMED / MR. SOFT TOUCH Sat, April 16 - 7:30pm Egyptian Theatre	New Prints! CRY TOUGH / DOWN THREE DARK STREETS Sun, April 17 - 7:30pm Egyptian Theatre
GASLIGHT / MY NAME IS JULIA ROSS Wed, April 20 - 7:30pm Egyptian Theatre