Noir City 2026: A Man Called Adam
Opens February 15, 2026
Sammy Davis, Jr. like you’ve never seen him before! Davis’ portrayal of Adam, the tortured cornetist alternating between self-sabotage and rotten luck, remains as startling today as when it was released. Leo Penn keeps his directorial choices for this unrelentingly bleak noir simple yet powerful.
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Sunday, February 15, 2026
Sammy Davis, Jr. like you’ve never seen him before! Sammy plays Adam, the cornetist whose prodigious talent is dwarfed only by his penchant for self-destruction. He maps out a comeback with the help of a saxophonist turned Civil Rights activist and his granddaughter, but it doesn’t take long for the demons to come calling. One of the most unrelentingly bleak noir films of the 1960s, economically directed by Leo Penn (father of Oscar-winner Sean) and tailored to showcase musical luminaries George Rhodes and Louis Armstrong as they tear up real New York City nightclubs. Featuring memorably intense supporting turns by Davis’ Rat Pack cohort, Peter Lawford, and Rat Pack offspring, Frank Sinatra Jr.
- Director: Leo Penn
- Principal Cast: Sammy Davis Jr., Louis Armstrong, Ossie Davis, Cicely Tyson, Frank Sinatra Jr., Mel Tormé, Peter Lawford
- Country: USA
- Year: 1966
- Running Time: 99 min.
- Producer: Ike Jones, James Waters
- Screenplay: Lester Pine, Tina Pine
- Cinematographers: Jack Priestly
- Editors: Carl Lerner
- Music: Benny Carter
- Format: DCP
- US Distributor: Rialto Pictures