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An out-of-work nightclub pianist (Tom Neal) traveling cross-country with a false identity and guilty knowledge of a newly dead man finds his troubles compounded when he picks up a ruthless femme fatale (Ann Savage). Edgar G. Ulmer’s Poverty Row masterpiece, “the essence of low-budget filmmaking and a landmark of film noir” (NY Times), has been newly restored after decades of being shown and seen in substandard public domain prints. Cleveland revival premiere. DCP. 68 min.