Noir City: 99 River Street (35mm)
February 16, 2025
Very few films captured as well as 99 River Street the pulpy delights of 1950s paperback crime fiction, making this perhaps the signature film of slam-bang director Phil Karlson. Amid the gaggle of tough guys, Evelyn Keyes and Peggie Castle radiate sexy charisma. A “one long night” thriller that delivers nail-biting suspense start to finish.
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Sunday, February 16, 2025
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Ernie Driscoll (John Payne) once had a shot at the heavyweight crown, but now he drives a cab and can barely hold on to his hot-to-trot wife (Peggie Castle). When she gets thick with a gang of thieves, it’s Ernie who ends up on the hot seat. A flighty actress craving her big break on Broadway (Evelyn Keyes) is Ernie’s only ally, using all her wiles to bust him free of a deadly frame-up. Very few films captured as well as 99 River Street the pulpy delights of 1950s paperback crime fiction, making this perhaps the signature film of slam-bang director Phil Karlson. Amid the gaggle of tough guys, Keyes and Castle radiate almost cartoonishly sexy charisma. A “one long night” thriller that delivers nail-biting suspense start to finish.
- Director: Phil Karlson
- Principal Cast: John Payne, Evelyn Keyes, Brad Dexter, Frank Faylen, Peggie Castle
- Country: USA
- Year: 1953
- Running Time: 83 min.
- Producer: Edward Small
- Screenplay: Robert Smith, George Zuckerman
- Cinematographers: Franz Planer
- Editors: Buddy Small
- Music: Arthur Lange, Emil Newman
- Filmography: The Silencers (1966), Hell to Eternity (1960),
- Language: English
- Format: 35mm
- US Distributor: United Artists