Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema IV

Calcutta (1946)

In Calcutta, American cargo pilots Neale Gordon (Alan Ladd) and Pedro Blake (William Bendix) are informed that friend and fellow flyer Bill Cunningham is dead, having been violently strangled. As the two airmen try to find the killer, Gordon begins to fall for Cunningham’s beautiful fiancée (Gail Russell), even though he suspects she may be involved in his buddy’s murder. June Duprez, Lowell Gilmore also star in this taut noirish drama. 83 min. BW/Rtg: NR

An Act Of Murder (1948)

Stern small-town judge Calvin Cooke (Fredric March) always demanded strict adherence to the letter of the law--of himself as he did others. However, when forced to grapple with the terminal illness and suffering of his beloved wife (Florence Eldridge), he does the unthinkable to end her pain--and the skilled young defense lawyer (Edmond O’Brien) Cooke often clashed with faces his greatest challenge. Provocative courtroom drama co-stars Geraldine Brooks, Stanley Ridges, John McIntire. 92 min. BW/Rtg: NR

Six Bridges To Cross (1955)

Boston delinquent Jerry Florea (Tony Curtis) strikes up an unlikely friendship with Edward Gallagher (George Nader), the rookie cop who shot him during a robbery. But while Florea convinces Gallagher and his wife (Julie Adams) that he’s on the straight and narrow, he’s actually planning a daring heist. Unusual film noir, inspired by the 1950 Great Brink’s Robbery, also stars Jay C. Flippen and Sal Moneo. 96 min. BW/Rtg: NR

Standard/Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailer.