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1930's and 40's SPY Films
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With Film
Collector & Historian Paul Meienberg |
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March 9th
- April 13th 2006 |
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Gertrude
Michael & Herbert Marshall in 'Till We Meet Again' |
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This
series takes a look at a mid-20th Century era of
International tension and paranoid functioning between the
ending of the two World Wars. This was not only a nervous and
insecure time, but in retrospect a naive period in world
history. One
that may be not so far removed from our present world situation. While
the movies shown here are Hollywood representations, the films are an insight into the
public's mindset particularly in Europe where the
kingdoms of the Old Aristocratic World were colliding with a
then new violent World Order. A horrific plan which despite it's
early promises, only replaced the criteria for who was
privileged.
That
said, the entertainment value in these films can not be denied
and one can only wonder if these movies were late night
inspiration for a young and budding Maxwell Smart?
Did Modesty Blase pick up a pointer or two from her elder
counterparts? Come and find out as we step into the world
of the 1930's and 40's Spy. |
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Paul
Meienberg, who programmed the series, will introduce the films
and entertain us with information on the actors and production
staff who made these classics. |
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Following the screenings, scholar Daniel Hodges will speak about
the influence of the Spy Film on Film Noir. |
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WE HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US ON THURSDAY
NIGHTS IN A BEAUTIFUL NEW LOCATION |
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Doors open at 7:00 pm with a
full Bar - Films at 8:00 pm - Come early
and get a good seat |
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Thurs.
March 9th 8:00 pm
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‘TILL WE MEET
AGAIN’ (PARAMOUNT 1936) Director: Robert Florey |
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Cast: Herbert
Marshall, Gertrude Michael, Lionel Atwill,Rod Laroque. |
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Gertrude Michael in a Mata Hari role
finds herself in an espionage face-off during World War I against
her old
lover Herbert Marshall. Fast paced action, suspense and
romance as Gertrude arouses the desire of three men. |
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Thurs.
March 16th 8:00 pm |
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‘LANCER SPY’ (
FOX 1937 ) Director: Gregory Ratoff |
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Cast: Dolores
Del Rio, George Saunders, Peter Lorre |
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George Saunders goes underground
during WWI to impersonate his look-alike in Germany. |
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Peter Lorre
assigns cabaret singer Dolores Del Rio to test his allegiances. |
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Thurs.
March 23rd 8:00 pm |
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‘BERLIN
CORRESPONDENT’ (FOX - 1942) Director: Eugene Forde |
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Cast: Dana
Andrews, Virginia Gilmore, Martin Kosleck, Mona Maris |
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1942 Foreign correspondent Dana Andrews smuggles vital
information out of Germany in the early days of WW2 before Pearl
Harbor; VIrginia Gilmore as a Nazi counter-intelligence who
dallies with Andrews; Martin Kosleck as a sadistic Nazi. |
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Thurs.
March 30th NO FILM
DATE CLOSED |
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Thurs.
April 6th 8:00 pm |
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‘SECRETS OF
SCOTLAND YARD’ (REPUBLIC - 1944) Director: George Blair |
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Cast: Edgar
Barrier, Stephanie Bachelor, C. Aubrey Smith |
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1944 Edgar Barrier in dual role of
twin brothers, one a loyal Brit, the other a Nazi spy; Stephanie
Bachelor as the love interest suspected of treason; Scotland
Yard discovers one among their decoders is a traitor. |
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Thurs.
April 13th 8:00 pm |
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‘HOTEL
RESERVE’ (British/ U.S. RKO 1946) Director: Victor Hanbery |
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Cast: James
Mason, Lucie Mannheim, Herbert Lom, Patricia Medina |
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1946 Eric Ambler thriller concerns
medical student James Mason arrested for photographing naval
facilities on French Riviera prior to WW2. French
police believe a fellow guest at Hotel Reserve is actual
culprit. Mason is forced to prove his innocence. |
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ADMISSION POLICY:
FREE ADMISSION with
reservation only |
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email
screenings@hotmail.com
or
call 415
552-1533
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LOCATION:
Downtown San Francisco - Address
given through a reservation. |
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Doors open at 7:00 pm - Films at
8:00 pm - Main Door Locks at 8:05 p.m. restricting entrance |
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Come early and enjoy our 'No Host
Bar'. |
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Special Thanks to Film
Collector Paul Meienberg for the programming and the loan of all the prints in this
series. |
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The Thursday Night
Screenings are private film events, admission to these events are by |
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invitation only through a
request and is solely at the discretion of Danger & Despair |
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screenings@hotmail.com |
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Photos from this
series |
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