Terry Meehan Film Series

Hitch-hiking drifter Frank Chambers (John Garfield) gets dropped off in front of the “Twin Oaks,” a diner/service station on the California coast. He sees a sign that says, “Man Wanted” and decides to see if he can get the job. He soon learns that the sign had more than one meaning. He gets hired by […]

Dix Steele (Humphrey Bogart) is a troubled, violence-prone screenwriter who hasn’t sold a screenplay in over a decade. His new neighbor, Laurel Gray (Gloria Grahame), is an aspiring actress who is romantically interested in him. When Dix is accused of the murder of a hat-check girl, she comes to his aid as a witness. Their mutual attraction is evident, but can […]

Johnny Clay (Sterling Hayden) is just out of prison and plans the heist of a racetrack, in order to make a “killing” of over two million dollars. Clay puts together a team that includes a collection of film noir icons: Elisha Cook Jr, Coleen Gray and Marie Windsor. Director Kubrick, who also wrote the screenplay, was near beginning his […]