Our Noirvember series goes truly old school with a 16mm Film On Film presentation of Jacques Tourneur’s 1947 film noir standout, starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer and Kirk Douglas. (Special thanks to Film on Film series coordinator Josh Mays and our friend Bradley Reeves, from whose collection the 16mm is shared.)

The quiet life of small-town gas station owner Jeff Bailey (Robert Mitchum) is interrupted when a figure from his shady past, small-time crook Joe Stephanos (Paul Valentine), recognizes him. Stephanos’ boss, crooked gambler Whit Sterling (Kirk Douglas), had hired Jeff to track down Kathie Moffat (Jane Greer), a girlfriend who shot Whit and made off with $40,000 of his. Jeff and Kathie fell in love, but she left him to go back to Sterling, who now wants Jeff to settle a few old scores.

“The most delicate and nuanced of film noirs, graced with a reflective lyricism that almost lifts it out of the genre.” – Chicago Reader

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