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Repeat Performance • Member Bonus
“They say that fate is in the stars, that each of our years is planned ahead and nothing can change destiny. Is that true?”
A Noir Holiday Tale of Second Chances
Repeat Performance, directed by Alfred L. Werker, blends film noir sensibilities with supernatural elements in this unique story about second chances. Released through poverty row studio Eagle-Lion Films in 1947, this adaptation of William O'Farrell's 1942 novel features Joan Leslie as Sheila Page, an actress who gets the opportunity to relive the previous year after shooting her husband on New Year's Eve. The film, lost for decades…
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