SERIES
February at the Trylon
A Welsh-born failed stage actor, Milland found his footing in these hard-bitten Hollywood films that delve into the darkness of the human soul. Restless and hardworking, he went from being an unsure comedic character actor to one of the most celebrated performers of his generation.
(1954, 105m) dir Alfred Hitchcock w/Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings. Tony Wendice (Milland) is a retired tennis star who is working to repair his marriage with his unfaithful wife (Kelly). Though, perhaps, he thinks she’d be better off dead? SUN 7:00 MON/TUE 7:00 9:00
Screenings: February 2 7:00, February 3 7:00, 9:00, February 4 7:00, 9:00
(1944, 86m) dir Fritz Lang w/Ray Milland, Marjorie Reynolds, Carl Esmond. Stephen Neale (Milland), who was accused of assisting his wife’s suicide, is released after two years in an asylum and mistakenly steps into the center of a Nazi spy ring. Beautifully photographed and directed by the German exile Lang, Ministry’s tension and real-life importance…
Screenings: February 9 8:00, February 10 7:00, 9:00, February 11 7:00, 9:00
(1948, 95m) dir John Farrow w/Ray Milland, Maureen O’Sullivan, Charles Laughton. The wealthy and powerful Earl Janoth (Laughton) commits murder and looks to frame innocent bystander George Stroud (Milland) who witnessed the act. Milland is spectacular as the investigator who must prove his own innocence, but he is running out of time. SUN 7:30 MON/TUE…
Screenings: February 16 7:30, February 17 7:00, 9:00, February 18 7:00, 9:00
(1945, 101m) dir Billy Wilder w/Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, Phillip Terry. Failed writer and alcoholic Don Birnam (Milland) is at his lowest and absconds in a dangerous four-day bender. Milland, who won an Oscar for his efforts, gives one of the greatest performances ever committed to film. SUN 6:00 MON/TUE 7:00 9:15
Screenings: February 23 6:00, February 24 7:00, 9:15, February 25 7:00, 9:15