Joan Crawford Double Bill: Film Noir UK
Sat 11 May
|Former Bristol IMAX


Time & Location
11 May 2024, 12:00
Former Bristol IMAX, Anchor Rd, Bristol BS1 5TT, UK
About the Event
"If you want to see the girl next door, go next door!" Joan Crawford
A Hollywood icon and a star that shined for over half a century. Joan Crawford's (1904-1977) film career most certainly had it's ups and downs and yet, every aspect of her work is fascinating and spell bounding.
With this very special Joan Crawford Double Bill, which highlights two key titles from the 1930s and 1950s, Film Noir UK will be able to show you the reason why Crawford is classed as the Queen of Hollywood.
12pm: Rain (1932): UK Premiere Director: Lewis Milestone Starring: Joan Crawford, John Huston, Fred Howard
A fierce monsoon throws together several different individuals who end up clashing over one person, prostitute Sadie Thompson (Joan Crawford).
W. Somerset Maugham’s powerful story had been adapted for the screen before, Gloria Swanson had the starring role in Raoul Walsh’s 1928 silent film Sadie Thompson. But it was…