Big Suspense comes to The Bing! | Arts & Culture

The non-profit group, Advocates for the Bing Crosby Theater, presents its spring film series “Best of the Suspense Classics” at the Bing Crosby Theater in downtown Spokane. This year they'll feature mystery and suspense classics from Billy Wilder, Alfred Hitchcock and more.

The festival begins with the Tuesday, March 6th showing of the 1958 film, Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo.” A retired policeman with acrophobia is hired to follow a mysterious woman. The film stars James Stewart and Kim Novak, and is considered one of the most distinguished works in Hitchcock’s career.

“We try to offer some of the best of the best films in our spring and fall classic film festivals,” said Bill Stimson, ABCT president. “This time we’re featuring the mystery/suspense genre because so many people have told us that these are some of their favorites. And the four we’re showing stand out as classics in a very good field.” /Advocates for the Bing Crosby Theater Press Release

Here's the full schedule of films:

• March 6th, 7 p.m. - Vertigo
• March 21st, 7 p.m. - Double Indemnity
• April 3rd, 7 p.m. - The Birds
• April 17th, 7 p.m. - Anatomy of a Murder
• May 3rd, 7 p.m. - TBA

Curtain time for all films is 7 p.m., with doors to the theater at Sprague and Lincoln opening at 6 p.m. A $5 donation is suggested. Information is available at www.bingcrosbytheateradvocates.org