Repeat Performance (1947) Starring: Louis Hayward, Joan Leslie, Virginia Field, Tom Conway Directed by Alfred Werker. Screenplay by Walter Bullock. Based on the novel Repeat Performance by William O'Farrell (New York, 1942). Produced by Aubrey Schenck. U.S. Black and White. Run time: 92 minutes. Drama. Fantasy. Film Noir. Holidays.
As we all know, genres can be mixed like ingredients in a
cocktail, but I don’t think I’ve seen film noir mixing holiday and fantasy before seeing Repeat Performance. Set around New Year’s Eve, the film
plays like an extended episode of The Twilight Zone, down to an opening
narration that promises to give the protagonist what they want, the ability to
relive an entire year hoping for a different outcome.
