Victor Mature Geocities - Noir City San Francisco 2020 and Hollywood

NOIR CITY 18 SAN FRANCISCO 24 JANUARY - 2 FEBRUARY, 2020

SPECIAL GUEST VICTORIA MATURE!
Egyptian Theatre
6712 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90028
Wed, Mar 11, 2020
7:30pm

Host Alan K. Rode is scheduled to introduce THE LONG HAUL with special guest Victoria Mature. THE LONG HAUL / BLACK GRAVEL
Presented by the American Cinematheque and the Film Noir Foundation

THE LONG HAUL
1957, Sony Repertory, 100 min, UK/USA, Dir: Ken Hughes

Harry Miller (Victor Mature), an American GI married to a British war bride (Gene Anderson), signs on as a long-haul lorry driver and finds the business rife with corruption, especially gangster Joe Easy (Patrick Allen). When Easy’s girl Lynn (Diana Dors) takes a shine to Harry, his sturdy moral fiber is stretched every which way. A well-wrought and amusingly sleazy British version of Hollywood trucking tales like THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT and THIEVES’ HIGHWAY, this satisfies the craving of noir addicts with its underworld misfits, shadowy atmospherics and voluptuous Dors doing all she can to mess with Mature’s marriage. With a thrilling climax right out of THE WAGES OF FEAR. http://americancinemathequecalendar.com/content/the-long-haul-black-gravel
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Check out Laura's Miscellaneous Musings great blog post about The Noir City Film Festival 2020 in Hollywood! http://laurasmiscmusings.blogspot.com/2020/02/22nd-annual-noir-city-hollywood.html Here is the fantastic poster with Ms. Noir City, Victoria Mature!

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Tonight! - Veteran Noir double bill at the beautiful Hollywood Legion Theater. Alan K. Rode will be introducing the films with Victoria Mature, 2020 Ms. Noir City.

Event
Noir City 2020: ACT OF VIOLENCE & SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT
Presented by the American Cinematheque, the American Legion and the Film Noir Foundation

Tuesday, March 10 7:30 PM
Military Noir Double Feature: ACT OF VIOLENCE, 1948, Warner Bros., 81 min. Dir. Fred Zinnemann. A dark masterpiece made during the Metro tenure of producer Dore Schary, this is emblematic film noir. Psychically scarred Robert Ryan stalks war hero Van Heflin from sylvan Big Bear Lake to the nocturnal underbelly of downtown L.A. Robert Surtees stunning cinematography captures the dark side of the postwar boom, as well as superb performances from the entire cast, including a jaw-droppingly gorgeous 20-year-old Janet Leigh and a revelatory Mary Astor as a blowsy, street-wise hooker. Zinnemanns only foray into film noir is one of the best of the classic era.

Archival Print! SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT, 1946, 20th Century Fox, 111 min. Dir. Joseph Mankiewicz. An amnesiac vet (John Hodiak) prowls through the Los Angeles underworld searching for the mysterious Larry Cravat, the lone clue to his true identity. Mankiewiczs vastly underrated noir is a timeless trip through the noir netherworld, a place where no one can be trusted. With Richard Conte, Lloyd Nolan, Nancy Guild and a rogue's gallery of familiar faces lending vivid support.

Introductions by Alan K. Rode of the Film Noir Foundation and American Legion Post 43. Join us for cocktails at the Post 43 bar starting at 6:00 PM.

Special Ticket Price: $15. No vouchers.

ALL SALES FINAL: NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES

https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4533664

NOIR CITY: Veterans Noir Double Feature

NOIR CITY: Veterans Noir Double Feature at the Hollywood Legion Theater!

Co-produced by the Film Noir Foundation, the American Cinematheque and the Hollywood Legion Theater

Join us for a special Noir City screening at the gorgeously restored Hollywood Legion Theater at located at 2035 N. Highland Ave., just south of the Hollywood Bowl. The only Hollywood theatrical venue owned and operated by veterans, the theater features state-of-the-art projection and sound systems along with an iconic art-deco bar and downstairs game room, offering an historically convivial atmosphere.

Archival 35mm Print! ACT OF VIOLENCE, 1948, Warner Bros., 81 min. Dir. Fred Zinnemann. A dark masterpiece produced during the Metro tenure of executive producer Dore Schary remains one of Hollywood’s most emblematic post World War II themed films. Psychically damaged Robert Ryan stalks war hero Van Heflin from sylvan Big Bear Lake to the nocturnal underbelly of downtown LA. Robert Surtees’ stunning cinematography captures the dark side of the postwar boom with superb performances from the entire cast, including a jaw-droppingly gorgeous 20-year-old Janet Leigh and a revelatory Mary Astor as a weary-but-wise streetwalker. Zinnemann’s sole foray into noir is one of the best movies from the classic film noir era.

Archival 35mm Print! SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT, 1946, 20th Century Fox, 111 min. Dir. Joseph Mankiewicz. A Marine combat veteran (John Hodiak) suffering from amnesia (film noir’s version of the common cold) prowls through the Los Angeles underworld searching for the mysterious “Larry Cravat,” the lone clue to his true identity. Mankiewicz’s vastly underrated noir is a timeless trip through the noir urban netherworld, a place where no one can be trusted. With Richard Conte, Lloyd Nolan, Nancy Guild and a rogue's gallery of familiar faces lending vivid support. Introductions by Alan K. Rode of the Film Noir Foundation and American Legion Post 43. Join us for cocktails at the Post 43 bar starting at 5:00 PM. Special Ticket Price: $15. No vouchers.
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4533664

The American Legion Hollywood Post 43 Theatre is located at 2035 N. Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90068. Post 43 is just South of the Hollywood Bowl on the West side of the street. Parking is available for $10 in the Legion lot (first come, first served) and free across Highland Avenue in the Hollywood Bowl lot.
Starts Tue Mar 10 2020, 06:30pm PDT
https://www.hollywoodpost43.org/event-list?fbclid=IwAR3Oz5WHExeaulGKe82Gd3tcUkAhl8wFDR8Re0R9E0OnhnqLOtQdzwItrQ0#!event/2020/3/10/noir-city-veterans-noir-double-feature

The Long Haul / Black Gravel with Alan Rode & Victoria Mature!
Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 7:30 PM – 11:30 PM PDT

Egyptian Theatre
6712 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90028

Trucker Film Noir Double Feature! In THE LONG HAUL, American GI Victor Mature signs on as a long-haul lorry driver and finds the business rife with corruption - and one of the gangsters molls hard to resist! BLACK GRAVEL follows a postwar German trucker whose attempt to cash in when the U.S. military sets up a missile base goes horribly wrong. Introduction to THE LONG HAUL with special guest Victoria Mature (daughter of Victor Mature).

THE LONG HAUL / BLACK GRAVEL
Presented by the American Cinematheque and the Film Noir Foundation

THE LONG HAUL
1957, Sony Repertory, 100 min, UK/USA, Dir: Ken Hughes (director of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!).
Harry Miller (Victor Mature), an American GI married to a British war bride (Gene Anderson), signs on as a long-haul lorry driver and finds the business rife with corruption, especially gangster Joe Easy (Patrick Allen). When Easy’s girl Lynn (Diana Dors) takes a shine to Harry, his sturdy moral fiber is stretched every which way. A well-wrought and amusingly sleazy British version of Hollywood trucking tales like THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT and THIEVES’ HIGHWAY, this satisfies the craving of noir addicts with its underworld misfits, shadowy atmospherics, and voluptuous Dors doing all she can to mess with Mature’s mariage. With a thrilling climax right out of THE WAGES OF FEAR.

SCHWARZER KIES (BLACK GRAVEL)
1961, Kino Lorber, 113 min, West Germany, Dir: Helmut Käutner.
A village in postwar Germany undergoes a nasty transformation when the US military decides it’s perfect for a missile base. Locals detest the occupying force, but they angle to cash in, legal and otherwise, on the economic boom. Neidhardt (Helmut Wildt), a prototypical noir character, works as a trucker in this blackest of markets, playing both sides of the law. His hustle turns horrifying, however, after a fatal accident plunges him further into ruthlessness and mayhem. Controversial on initial release due to its bitter depiction of a nation in the grip of defeat, lawlessness, and lingering anti-Semitism. This new 4K restoration by the Murnau Stiftung is Kautner's original cut, which was censored for political reasons and remained unseen since the film's 1961 premiere.

Screening format: DCP | BLACK GRAVEL in German with English subtitles. This new restoration has been completed in 4K by the Murnau Stiftung and features Käutner's director's cut, which was censored for political reasons and remained unseen since the film's 1961 premiere.

Noir City also pays a visit to the westside for an evening at the Aero Theatre curated by David Mamet, and to the Hollywood Legion Theater at Post 43 for a military noir double feature on March 10, of ACT OF VIOLENCE and SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT.

Details: http://americancinemathequecalendar.com/content/the-long-haul-black-gravel https://www.facebook.com/events/202890291085636/

Read all of Victoria Mature's great tweets from her live tweeting during "I Wake Up Screaming"! https://twitter.com/victoriamature

Here is another fantastic picture from Noir City Hollywood with Victoria Mature and Jessica Cronn https://www.instagram.com/p/B9oAQIalPHF/ Happy Birthday to Victoria today!!! We hope that you have a wonderful, happy day!

Here is a lovely picture of Victor and his mother, Clara Mature.