The Dryden will screen All Night Long (Basil Dearden, U.K. 1962, 92 min., 16mm).

Starring Patrick McGoohan, Marti Stevens, and Paul Harris, this British drama is an updated version of Shakespeare's Othello, set in the London jazz scene of the 1960s and featuring performances by several legendary British and American jazz musicians, including Charles Mingus and Dave Brubeck. Over the course of one eventful evening—the anniversary celebration of the musical and romantic partners Aurelius Rex (Paul Harris) and Delia Lane (Marti Stevens)—a jealous, ambitious drummer, Johnny Cousin (Patrick McGoohan), attempts to tear the interracial couple apart. The film is a musical insomuch as music gives it life, giving the audience the impression of watching smoky and sensational entertainment in real time.

[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-Jul-4]