Dbl Feat: HARDLY A CRIMINAL in 35mm + PLUNDER ROAD
Special Features: Intro by Eddie Muller, host of TCM's NOIR ALLEY, on October 12
75th Anniversary
HARDLY A CRIMINAL [APENAS UN DELINCUENTE] in 35mm
The best Argentine noir of the 1940s is an audacious blending of NAKED CITY and BRUTE FORCE, telling the tale of a clever bank clerk (charismatic Jorge Salcedo) who embezzles money from his employer and tries to get caught because a loophole in the Argentine justice system would free him from jail after six years — when he intends to reclaim the hidden loot. Part caper, part prison picture, this acclaimed drama earned Argentine director Hugo Fregonese (BLACK TUESDAY, MAN IN THE ATTIC) a career in Hollywood. (Note adapted from Noir City.) DIR Hugo Fregonese; SCR Raimundo Calcagno, José Ramón Luna; PROD Juan J. Guthmann, José Gutiérrez. Argentina, 1949, b&w, 88 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. NOT RATED
35mm print courtesy of the Film Noir Foundation Collection at the UCLA Film & Television Archive.
Followed by:
PLUNDER ROAD
Director Hubert Cornfield came to Hollywood in the 1950s with New York pal Stanley Kubrick, and, with his third feature, he was consciously looking to go toe to toe with his colleague's breakthrough heist film, THE KILLING. From its thrilling opening, in which a crew of hooded robbers steal a huge load of gold bullion from a train during a driving rainstorm, PLUNDER ROAD never stops moving — smashing its way down the widescreen interstate as the gang's leader (Gene Raymond) and his truck-driving cohorts (including Elisha Cook Jr.) desperately try to abscond with the score of a lifetime. (Note adapted from Noir City.) DIR Hubert Cornfield; SCR Steven Ritch; PROD Leon Chooluck, Laurence Stewart. U.S., 1957, b&w, 72 min. NOT RATED
PLUNDER ROAD also screens on Wed, Oct. 16. View details here.
Run Time: 175 Minutes
Opening Date: Saturday, October 12, 2024
Genre: Film noir