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In the 1940s and 50s, Hollywood produced a slew of cynical, hardboiled crime movies now called film noir. The term has been applied to many different movies, but typically a film noir centers on a criminal, private investigator, and/or femme fatale. They are often shot in black and white with expressive lighting and lots of shadows. If you enjoyed newer movies such as Nightcrawler, Drive, and the Blade Runner films, then you may like these as well.
On this night, we will be watching Samuel Fuller's 1953 film "Pickup on South Street" starring Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, and Thelma Ritter.
A pickpocket unwittingly lifts a message destined for enemy agents and becomes a target for a Communist spy ring.
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