THE SMALL BACK ROOM

Name: THE SMALL BACK ROOM
Genre: Drama
Released: 2026-09-13
Duration: 1 h 46 min
Cast: David Farrar, Kathleen Byron, Jack Hawkins

<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;">Noir Nights is BACK with a special five film “Brit-Noir” series brought you by our friends at <a href="https://www.willfulwine.com/">Willful Wine Company</a>!<p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); min-height: 17px;"> <p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;">Next up on September 13th we present THE SMALL BACK ROOM from legendary filmmaking team Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger!<p class="p3" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 17px;"> <p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">After the lavish Technicolor spectacle of THE RED SHOWS, British filmmakers Powell and Pressburger retreated into the inward, shadowy recesses of this moody, crackling character study.<p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); min-height: 17px;"> <p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">Based on the acclaimed novel by Nigel Balchin, THE SMALL BACK ROOM details the professional and personal travails of troubled, alcoholic research scientist and military bomb-disposal expert Sammy Rice (David Farrar), who, while struggling with a complex relationship with secretary-girlfriend Susan (Kathleen Byron), is hired by the government to advise on a dangerous new German weapon. <p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); min-height: 17px;"> <p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">Frank and intimate, deftly mixing suspense and romance, BACK ROOM is an atmospheric, post World War II gem. Restored by The Film Foundation and BFI National Archive in association with Studiocanal.<p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); min-height: 17px;"> <p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">At 6pm join our sponsor for a pre-show wine tasting featuring a different pinot noir specially curated for each film. The film will start at 7pm and will feature newsreels and other special content. <p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); min-height: 17px;"> <p class="p4" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">Admission is $10 advance, $12 day of show. DramaPT1H46M2026-09-13GBen

David Farrar

Kathleen Byron

Jack Hawkins

Emeric Pressburger

Michael Powell

Emeric Pressburger

Michael Powell

Emeric Pressburger

Michael Powell

THE SMALL BACK ROOM"THE SMALL BACK ROOM"

Showtimes

September 13, 7:00 pm