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Movie poster for Blast of Silence

Alexandria Oddball Cinema

"Blast of Silence"
2025-12-28 14:00:00 2025-12-28 16:00:00 America/New_York Alexandria Oddball Cinema Join us for a screening of the 1961 film directed by Allen Baron. Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room

Sunday, December 28
2:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-12-28 14:00:00 2025-12-28 16:00:00 America/New_York Alexandria Oddball Cinema Join us for a screening of the 1961 film directed by Allen Baron. Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room

Join us for a screening of the 1961 film directed by Allen Baron.

A hired killer from Cleveland has a job to do on a second-string mob boss in New York, but a special girl from his past and a gun dealer with pet rats get in his way. Not rated. 1961

AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Movies & Film |

TAGS: | Oddball cinema | movies | movie | gangster | films | film | drama | crime |

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