Bryant Library Includes Lorre in Film Noir Program

On Friday, November 22, 2024, noted film historian Keith Crocker will host the special program “Film Noir: The Black Angel” at the Bryant Library, located in Roslyn, New York.

Mr. Crocker will discuss Peter Lorre’s 1946 film Black Angel and its stars Dan Duryea, and June Vincent.

The program begins at 1 pm.

Admission is free for everyone, and registration is required. To register for the event, please call the library at 516-621-2240.

The Bryant Library is located at 2 Paper Mill Road in Roslyn, New York. Parking is available in the library’s parking lot.

Adjunct Professor and longtime movie fan Keith Crocker has been speaking about film-making since 1995, when his wife invited him to give a presentation at the East Meadow Public Library where she works as a librarian.

Since then, Keith has given numerous lectures on horror, science-fiction, fantasy, musicals, comedies, and comedy actors such as the Marx Brothers, Laurel and Hardy, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and W.C. Fields.

Believing Peter Lorre to be an actor deserving more attention, Keith Crocker presented a program on Lorre in July of 2020 – "Peter Lorre: Hollywood's Unsung Master of Mayhem" – and encouraged attendees to seek out his work.

Keith’s fans can expect another enjoyable program on film noir on Friday, November 22.