My True Story
- Sun, Jun 15
Director: Mickey Rooney Run Time: 67 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1951
Starring: Aldo Ray, Elisabeth Risdon, Emory Parnell, Helen Walker, Willard Parker
Special Introduction by Foster Hirsch!
Mickey Rooney directed this unusual drama, produced in association with True Story magazine. Helen Walker (Nightmare Alley) gives a fantastic performance as an ex-con who gets railroaded into working with a gang of thieves who are after an unusual payoff—a supply of myrrh, the secret ingredient used in ‘Temptation’ perfume. A true rarity! Brattle Debut
Double Feature with 99 RIVER STREET
This program is funded in part by The Brattle’s 35mm Film Fund. Donations to this fund maintain our film projection equipment, train future projectionists, and ensure that The Brattle will be able to continue 35mm screenings well into the future.