
(Michael Curtiz, US 1945, 113 min.)
Joan Crawford’s Oscar®-winning performance is the centerpiece of this James M. Cain adaptation about a woman who endures a lifetime of hardship to bring her daughter the happiness she desires. Mildred’s descent through sacrifice and compromise is set against a backdrop of noir when her second husband is found murdered at her house. Turner Classic Movies’ film noir scholar Shannon Clute will engage in a discussion beginning at 6:30 p.m.

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