We're going back 70 years in today's film flashback look at what movies were playing in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on January 24, 1950. It was a Tuesday on that date and a few of the movies playing were on their last night since movies played for shorter periods of time then. We'll start our journey at the Roxy Theatre on the Square. It had a decidedly notorious reputation for being filled with rats. I've seen comments on historical posts on Facebook about patrons feeling them run over their feet. It was your last chance to see Duel In The Sun there. It was released in September of 1947 so it had probably played Murfreesboro before, but it was filled with stars and did pretty well at the box office. The Clay Pigeon would be coming to town after this night. It was a film noir about a guy trying to clear his name after a treason charge. The short scene below is intriguing. The Roxy had opened in 1939 and would be closed by 1957.
South of Murfreesboro you could check out what was playing at the Star-Lite Drive-In. The Walking Hills starring the ever popular Randolph Scott was on the big screen on this night along with a 3-Reel Musical Western too. Some people consider The Walking Hills to be a film noir Western. I need to put it on my watch list. He Walked By Night would start playing in a couple of days. It's another film noir treat that I need to see.
The Princess Theatre was showing a film starring future President Ronald Reagan and Viveca Lindfors. Night Unto Night was directed by Don Siegel most famous for directing Dirty Harry which would play Murfreesboro's Martin Theatre 22 years later to the day. The movie has been described as a psychotronic thriller. It's definitely no comedy like Bedtime For Bonzo.
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