Post #683888 by Atomic Tiki Punk on Sat, Jun 29, 2013 12:37 AM

First movie night at the Atomic Tiki Lounge & Theater this evening
with guests John-O, Doug Horne, Stacey "Happy Chi" AKA "Candy Snatcher" of the Ding Dong Devils
hosted by Jungle Ginger & myself.

After a BBQ dinner & cocktails

Tonight's Show: The high Def version of "Hell's Half Acre" from 1954

Synopsis: A woman who believes her missing husband is in prison in Hawaii on a murder charge travels there to see if it actually is him. However, he escapes before she sees him, when he hears that his current girlfriend has been murdered. The wife searches the slum area of Honolulu known as Hell's Half Acre for him, he searches for his girlfriend's killer, and his gangland associates are looking for the two of them.

Directed by
John H. Auer

Writing credits
Steve Fisher

Cast (in credits order)
Wendell Corey ... Chet Chester

Evelyn Keyes ... Donna Williams

Elsa Lanchester ... Lida O'Reilly

Marie Windsor ... Rose
Nancy Gates ... Sally Lee
Leonard Strong ... Ippy
Jesse White ... Tubby Otis

Keye Luke ... Police Chief Dan
Philip Ahn ... Roger Kong
Robert Shield ... Frank
Clair Widenaar ... Jamison
Robert Costa ... 'Slim' Novak

Of note: Filmed in Waikiki and the Don the Beachcomber in Waikiki
Don the Beachcomber was the technical advisor
Cinematography by John L. Russell (Psycho)

Technical review: a restored version in hi-def cleaned up mono sound, grain from the original
film stock and a bit of flashing along the left edge of the screen
this is the same version recently screened at "Grauman's Chinese Theater" some weeks back
over all the best I have ever seen this movie.

I will now let John,Doug,Stacey add their thoughts......