Celebrate Noirvember with us and see two iconic Film Noirs on the big screen for the price of one at our special Double Feature Matinee on November 2nd. We are starting things off with the James Cagney/ Joan Blondell pre-code film BLONDE CRAZY and then finishing things off with a curated Noir from TCM Writer Hannah Jack with THE ASPHALT JUNGLE. 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 at amblertheater.org/specials
Register for the free DEEP FOCUS ZOOM seminar about THE ASPHALT JUNGLE with TCM Writer Hannah Jack on Nov 18th at 7:30 at deepfocusfilm.org
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗘 𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗭𝗬 (𝟭𝟵𝟯𝟭): No, BLONDE CRAZY is not a film noir. It’s a pre-Code drama starring James Cagney and Joan Blondell as two charming con artists. So why is it leading Noirvember? Well, it could be called proto noir. Its sharp banter and rebellious spirit foreshadowed noir attitudes–albeit with a lighter touch. It’s a warm up for the “real” noirs that follow. Featuring a superb supporting cast including Louis Calhern, Noel Francis, Ray Milland, and Guy Kibbee.
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗦𝗣𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗧 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗘 (𝟭𝟵𝟱𝟬): (2:30 pm): THE ASPHALT JUNGLE is a gritty noir directed by John Huston that follows a team of crooks attempting an audacious jewel heist. Anchored by superb performances, including Sterling Hayden as the tough guy, Jean Hagen as a needy girlfriend, Louis Calhern as a sleazy attorney, and Marilyn Monroe as a kept woman in a luminous breakout performance. The film was made at MGM, but studio boss Louis B. Mayer was not a fan: “It’s trash. That Asphalt Pavement thing is full of nasty, ugly people doing nasty things. I wouldn’t cross the street to see sh*t like that.” Well, that quote may be apocryphal, but has there ever been a better film noir endorsement? With Sam Jaffe and James Whitmore.
BLONDE CRAZY and THE ASPHALT JUNGLE will be screened as a double feature, with a break in between both films.
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