Date and Time for this Past Event
- Saturday, Oct 17, 2026
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New Restoration | Intro by film historian Foster Hirsch
Wait a minute — where did this come from? A late-cycle film noir with a script by Rod Serling, from a novel by Whit Masterson (“Badge of Evil,” the inspiration for Orson Welles’ TOUCH OF EVIL)? Starring Pat Boone as an egomaniacal pop crooner whose only child is kidnapped for a king’s ransom? With Barbara Eden as his wife? And Jack Klugman the investigating cop? With a wall-to-wall jazz-pop score by Kenyon Hopkins? And a supporting cast that is a Who’s Who of ‘60s favorites: Steve Forrest, Jesse White, Harold Gould, Milton Selzer, Jeff Corey and Joe Turkel? The Film Noir Foundation resurrected this pop culture obscurity in a brand-new digital restoration. The film is one of the first features on the résumé of veteran TV director Buzz Kulik (PLAYHOUSE 90, THE TWILIGHT ZONE, WARNING SHOT, BRIAN’S SONG).
