The Night and the City is a wonderfully warped and thrilling noir that welcomes the audience into a shifting & vicious world hijacked by frauds and hucksters of the worst variety. The real heroes of the story, those like Gregorius (Stanislaus Zbyszko), have their hearts and bodies crushed by manipulative hustlers looking only to bleed them dry. It’s a sad, stylish, and prescient film. Richard Widmark leads the way and he's terrific as an anti hero, whose really more of a villain than anything, and who slithers around London like a spastic, feral animal. It’s dark and dreary and inseparable from the tales of Dassin making it. There’s no fat on it, it’s purposefully dark, beautifully photographed, and it's action sequences are peerless. The great brawl at the heart of the movie and the chase scene alone make the film worth watching. Our guest, Oliver Bateman does an incredible job shedding light on the history of the athletes featured in Night and the City, as well as those who appeared in other noirs. He explains the significance of movie's central fight scene and how it relates to the popularity of "works" in the professional wrestling world, as well as the athletes who pushed back against it. Hope you enjoy!

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