THE NARROW MARGIN (1952) in 35mm

Special Features: Intro by film historian Foster Hirsch on Oct. 10

This B-movie beauty easily ranks among the best films in director Richard Fleischer’s long and better-budgeted career. Tough-as-nails cop Walter Brown (Charles McGraw) must guard a mob widow (Marie Windsor), due to testify before a grand jury, on a transcontinental train trip from Chicago to LA. The trouble is that some associates of her deceased husband would prefer she not make that trip. All aboard! The Oscar®-nominated story comes courtesy of Martin Goldsmith (DETOUR) and Jack Leonard (HIS KIND OF WOMAN); George E. Diskant works wonders with the close-quartered cinematography. DIR Richard Fleischer; SCR Earl Felton, from a story by Martin Goldsmith and Jack Leonard; PROD Stanley Rubin. U.S., 1952, b&w, 71 min. NOT RATED

Run Time: 71 Minutes

Opening Date: Friday, October 10, 2025

Genre: Film noir

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