This unsparing, brutal look at the British criminal underbelly stars the 24-year-old Richard Attenborough, pictured, as gang leader Pinkie Brown, who kills a man while leading his gang in a racetrack robbery.
He convinces pretty waitress Rose (Carol Marsh) to provide him with an alibi, promising to marry her in exchange.
After the wedding, the sociopathic Pinkie conducts a slow and careful campaign to drive his young wife to suicide. Adapted by Terrance Rattigan and Graham Greene, from Greene's own novel, the 1947 film was notable for bringing a new vicious realism to British crime cinema.
Doors at the Pavilion open at 7pm with the programme getting underway at 7.30pm.
All Hailsham Film Club screenings are open to non-members at normal cinema rates of £5.50 for adults, £4 for concessions and a student rate of £2.50, on production of a valid student union card.
The Pavilion has wheelchair access and hearing loop facilities.