SATURDAY, MARCH 22 AT 1:00 PM
FLAMINGO ROAD
‘NOIR CITY: Hollywood 2025’ | Introduction by Alan K. Rode
TICKETS
DIRECTOR
Michael Curtiz
FORMAT
35mm
RUNTIME
1h 34m
RATING
NR
CAST
Joan Crawford,
Zachary Scott,
Sydney Greenstreet,
David Brian
SYNOPSIS
Originally released April 28, 1949
Director Michael Curtiz and Joan Crawford repurpose the Mildred Pierce rags-to-riches theme with Joan portraying a carnival cooch dancer stuck in a small Southern town. She runs afoul of brazenly corrupt Sheriff Titus Semple (a delightfully malignant Sydney Greenstreet) after having an affair with his milquetoast deputy (Zachary Scott), whom Greenstreet is grooming for the governor’s mansion. When Crawford hooks up with hard-driving ward heeler Dan Reynolds (David Brian), Greenstreet’s political rival, a juicy showdown is imminent. This rousing melodrama was Curtiz’s final and most successful release from his short-lived independent production company.
Director Michael Curtiz and Joan Crawford repurpose the Mildred Pierce rags-to-riches theme with Joan portraying a carnival cooch dancer stuck in a small Southern town. She runs afoul of brazenly corrupt Sheriff Titus Semple (a delightfully malignant Sydney Greenstreet) after having an affair with his milquetoast deputy (Zachary Scott), whom Greenstreet is grooming for the governor’s mansion. When Crawford hooks up with hard-driving ward heeler Dan Reynolds (David Brian), Greenstreet’s political rival, a juicy showdown is imminent. This rousing melodrama was Curtiz’s final and most successful release from his short-lived independent production company.
CAST
Joan Crawford,
Zachary Scott,
Sydney Greenstreet,
David Brian
SYNOPSIS
Originally released April 28, 1949
Director Michael Curtiz and Joan Crawford repurpose the Mildred Pierce rags-to-riches theme with Joan portraying a carnival cooch dancer stuck in a small Southern town. She runs afoul of brazenly corrupt Sheriff Titus Semple (a delightfully malignant Sydney Greenstreet) after having an affair with his milquetoast deputy (Zachary Scott), whom Greenstreet is grooming for the governor’s mansion. When Crawford hooks up with hard-driving ward heeler Dan Reynolds (David Brian), Greenstreet’s political rival, a juicy showdown is imminent. This rousing melodrama was Curtiz’s final and most successful release from his short-lived independent production company.
Director Michael Curtiz and Joan Crawford repurpose the Mildred Pierce rags-to-riches theme with Joan portraying a carnival cooch dancer stuck in a small Southern town. She runs afoul of brazenly corrupt Sheriff Titus Semple (a delightfully malignant Sydney Greenstreet) after having an affair with his milquetoast deputy (Zachary Scott), whom Greenstreet is grooming for the governor’s mansion. When Crawford hooks up with hard-driving ward heeler Dan Reynolds (David Brian), Greenstreet’s political rival, a juicy showdown is imminent. This rousing melodrama was Curtiz’s final and most successful release from his short-lived independent production company.