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  TUESDAY, MAY 13Golden Age of Hollywood presents Ball of Fire 1:30pm FREE Don’t be surprised if this movie seems familiar. It’s "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” rewritten for grown-ups as a romantic comedy. Gary Cooper is the youngest of eight professors who live together in a rambling house while writing an encyclopedia. They find a perfect "research associate" in the form of sultry nightclub singer Barbara Stanwyck, who stumbles into their home one evening while fleeing her gangster boyfriend (Dana Andrews). Sassy and streetwise, Stanwyck turns the professors’ lives upside-down, introducing them to the riotous world that lies outside their front door, a world they’ve neglected while buried in their books. Back to top  TUESDAY, JUNE 10Golden Age of Hollywood presents Jezebel 1:30pm FREE Bette Davis earned her second Academy Award for her portrayal of a headstrong Southern belle who loses her fiancé (Henry Fonda) when she makes a public spectacle of herself by wearing an inappropriate red dress at a ball. In 1938, Jezebel was widely regarded as Warner Bros.' "compensation" to Bette Davis for losing the role of Scarlett O'Hara in the promised screen adaptation of Margaret Mitchell's best-selling novel, Gone With the Wind. Although produced by Warner Bros. in an effort to beat the film version of Gone With the Wind into movie theaters, Jezebel stands on its own as a Hollywood classic, thanks to Davis' steely performance and the elegant direction of three-time Oscar winner, William Wyler. Back to top  TUESDAY, JULY 8Golden Age of Hollywood presents To Be or Not to Be 1:30pm FREE German expatriate Ernst Lubitsch directed this classic wartime political satire, which marked the final screen appearance of the brilliant comedian, Carole Lombard. In Warsaw at the beginning of World War II, Lombard and husband Jack Benny perform anti-Nazi plays with their theater troupe. When the Nazis occupy Poland, the theater troupe must use their theatrical skills to ensure their survival. Eventually, they turn to impersonating Nazi officers – and even Hitler himself – in order to outwit the enemy and keep the resistance safe from spies. It is a miracle that Lubitsch and company were able to find humor in this premise particularly in the midst of the war – but the movie stands as a classic comedy. Back to top  TUESDAY, AUGUST 12Golden Age of Hollywood presents The Princess and the Pirate 1:30pm FREE Bob Hope is a beloved national treasure, but he deserves to be remembered as one of the greatest comedians of the silver screen. His enduring character -- the blustering coward who finds himself thrust uncomfortably into the role of hero – has influenced several generations of comedy stars. In this Technicolor extravaganza, Hope plays a two-bit entertainer traveling the West Indies in the 18th century. Through the most improbable of circumstances, he ends up in a treacherous pirate colony impersonating Captain Hook, the most fearsome pirate on the seven seas. But there is one small complication: What will happen when the real Captain Hook shows up? Back to top |
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