Hangover Square

Set in Edwardian London, *Hangover Square* is a brooding gaslight noir about George Harvey Bone, a gifted but tormented classical composer whose disturbing auditory episodes inspire both soaring concert music and grisly violence. Linda Darnell plays the seductive singer whose influence fuels Bone’s professional success and murderous impulses, while George Sanders portrays the polished observer who begins to suspect Bone’s dark secret.

John Brahm’s 1945 film features striking cinematography by Joseph LaShelle and a powerful score by Bernard Herrmann, including the climactic “Concerto Macabre.” The film was adapted from Patrick Hamilton’s novel, though the studio altered Bone’s characterization from the book’s blackout alcoholic to emphasize Laird Cregar’s unsettling screen persona. Cregar died at age 31 before the film’s release and never saw what became his first and final leading performance.

When: Saturday, November 14

Showtime: 5:20 p.m.

Run time: 77 minutes

Tickets: General admission is $15.50; Ambler Theater members pay $10.50; seniors age 62 and older and students with ID pay $13.50.

Director: John Brahm

Cast: Laird Cregar, Linda Darnell, and George Sanders

Screenplay: Barré Lyndon

Cinematography: Joseph LaShelle

Music: Bernard Herrmann

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Presentation: Digital Cinema Package, black and white, 1.37:1 aspect ratio

Venue: Ambler Theater, 108 E Butler Ave, Ambler, PA 19002

Series: NOIR CITY: Philadelphia 2026