Thursday, October 23 (7:30 p.m.)
Dark Passage (Warner Bros., 1947)
In their third movie together, Humphrey Bogart plays an escaped convict, wrongly accused of his wife’s murder, who takes refuge in the apartment of a mysterious woman (Lauren Bacall) he has just met. Delmar Daves directed this film noir that is notable for the use of a first-person point-of-view camera from the perspective of the accused man for the first third of the movie. The film also features Agnes Moorehead, Bruce Bennett and Houseley Stevenson in the cast.
Friday, October 24 (7:30 p.m.)
Thriller (ITV, 1974)
Produced in the U.K. between 1973 and 1976, Thriller was a series of 43 short made-for-TV films, each written by prolific film and TV scribe Brian Clemens. Similar to Alfred Hitchcock Presents, the films were later imported into the U.S. for showing as part of ABC’s late-night offering ABC Wide World of Entertainment. Since its original airing, the series has developed a loyal cult following because of its inventive plots, clever twists and colorful casting. Two episodes will be shown–“In the Steps of a Dead Man” and “I’m the Girl He Wants to Kill.” Please see this post by Cary O’Dell for more information.
Saturday, October 25 (2 p.m.)
Casper (Universal, 1995)
Based on the popular cartoon character, this family-oriented “ghost story” stars Bill Pullman as ghost psychiatrist James Harvey who is h