Fall Film Series
Fridays, November 3, 10 & 17, 7pm
Noir Classics
Thin Man · Maltese Falcon · Chinatown

The Thin Man (1934), Friday, November 3 – The story of a retired detective (William Powell) who, while spending much of his time managing his wife's (Myrna Loy) considerable fortune and consuming quantities of alcohol, is asked to follow the trail of a missing inventor. Although reluctant to interrupt his holiday in Manhattan, he is persuaded to investigate by his wife's craving for adventure, and together they embark upon a case that leads to the disclosure of deception and murder.
Chinatown (1974), Friday, November 10 – When Los Angeles private eye J.J. "Jake" Gittes (Jack Nicholson) is hired by Evelyn Mulwray to investigate her husband's activities, he believes it's a routine infidelity case. Jake's investigation soon becomes anything but routine when he meets the real Mrs. Mulwray (Faye Dunaway) and realizes he was hired by an imposter. Mr. Mulwray's sudden death sets Gittes on a tangled trail of corruption, deceit and sinister family secrets as Evelyn's father (John Huston) becomes a suspect in the case.
The Maltese Falcon (1941), Friday, November 17 – In this noir classic, detective Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) gets more than he bargained for when he takes a case brought to him by a beautiful but secretive woman (Mary Astor). As soon as Miss Wonderly shows up, trouble follows as Sam's partner is murdered and Sam is accosted by a man (Peter Lorre) demanding he locate a valuable statuette. Sam, entangled in a dangerous web of crime and intrigue, soon realizes he must find the one thing they all seem to want: the bejeweled Maltese falcon.
Fridays, November 3, 10 & 17, 7pm
Box Office, Art Bar & Galleries Open at 6pm
Movie Screening at 7pm
Tickets
Free for Members & Season Ticket Holders
Non-Members $5
Tickets available at: Box Office night of screening or
call the Churchill Arts Council at 775-423-1440
Barkley Theatre, Oats Park Art Center
151 East Park Street · Fallon, Nev. 89406
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