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JULY 11-12
The
Wizard of Oz - 1939 112
min. ( 1 hour 52 min.) In this charming film based on the popular L. Frank Baum stories, Dorothy and her dog Toto are caught in a tornado's path and somehow end up in the land of Oz. Here she meets some memorable friends and foes in her journey to meet the Wizard of Oz who everyone says can help her return home and possibly grant her new friends their goals of a brain, heart and courage. |
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120
min. ( 2 hours ) Jimmy (Rooney) and his best friend Mary (Garland) unite the music loving kids in town with the dream to be in Paul Whiteman's band. When their school doesn't help, they decide to raise the money on their own. However, the many ups and downs of growing up including first love, personal goals, and the serious illness/injury of a close friend causes them to think about what's really important. |
Strike
Up the Band - 1940|
JULY 18-19
113
min. ( 1 hour 53 min.) St. Louis 1903. The well-off Smith family has four beautiful daughters, including Esther and little Tootie. Seventeen year old Ester has fallen in love with the boy next door, John, who has just moved in. He however, barely notices her at first. The family is shocked when Mr. Smith reveals that he has been transferred to a nice position in New York, which means that the family has to leave St. Louis and the St. Louis World Fair. |
Meet
Me in St. Louis - 1944 |
107
min. ( 1 hour 47 min.) On
the day before Easter in 1911, Don Hewes is crushed when his dancing
partner ( and object of affection) Nadine Hale refuses to start a new
contract with him. To prove Nadine's not important to him, Don acquires
innocent new protégée Hannah Brown, vowing to make her
a star in time for next year's Easter Parade. |
Easter
Parade - 1948|
JULY 25-26
98
min. ( 1 hour 38 min.) Three sailors - Gabey, Chip and Ozzie - let loose on a 24-hour pass in New York City and the Big Apple will never be the same! Gabey falls head over heels for "Miss Turnstiles of the Month ( he thinks she's a high society deb when she's really a 'cooch dancer at Coney Island); innocent Chip get highjacked (literally) by a lady cab driver; and Ozzie becomes the object of interest of a gorgeous anthropologist who thinks he's the perfect example of a "prehistoric man." Wonderful music and terrific shots of New York at its best. |
On
the Town - 1949 |
113
min. ( 1 hour 53 min.) Jerry
Mulligan, a struggling American painter in Paris, is discovered by an
influential heiress with an interest in more that Jerry's art. Jerry
in turn falls for Lise, a young French girl already engaged to a cabaret
singer. Jerry jokes, sings and dances with his best friend, and acerbic
would-be concert pianist, while romantic complications abound. |
An
American in Paris - 1951 |
AUG 1-2
103
min. ( 1 hour 43 min.) Glorious classic film musical. 1927: Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont are the darlings of the silent silver screen. Off-screen, Don, aided by his happy-go-lucky friend and piano accompanist, Cosmo Brown, has to dodge Lina's romantic overtures, especially when he falls for chorus girl Kathy Selden. With the advent of sound in motion pictures, it is decided to turn Don and Lina's new film into a "talkie" and a musical at that. The only problem is Lina's voice, which mere words cannot describe. Thus, Kathy is brought in to dub her speaking and singing voice in secret, and Don's on top of the world. But then Lina finds out… |
Singin'
in the Rain - 1952 |
111
min. ( 1 hour 51 min.) Tony Hunter, a famous singer/dancer movie star, is felling washed up and old hat. The reporters are out for Ava Gardner, not him. But his old friends Lily and Les Martin have an idea for a funny little Broadway show and he agrees to do it. Things begin to get out of hand when bigshot Jeffrey Cordova joins the production, proclaims it's a modernistic Faust and insists on hiring a prima ballerina, Gabrielle Gerard, to star opposite Tony. It's hate a first sight, and her jealous choreographer isn't helping to ease the tension. The show is doomed by pretentiousness. But romance, a "lets put on a show" epiphany, and a triumphant opening are waiting in the wings. |
The
Band Wagon - 1953 |
AUG 8-9
109
min. ( 1 hour 49 min.) Fred and Lilly are a divorced pair of actors who are brought together by Cole Porter who has written a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play. A fight on the opening night threatens the production, as well as two thugs who have the mistaken idea that Fred owes their boss money and insist on staying next to him all night. |
Kiss
Me Kate - 1953|
102
min. (1 hour 42 min.) Adam, The eldest of seven brothers, goes to town to get a wife. He convinces Milly to marry him that same day. They return to his backwoods home. Only then does she discover he has six brothers - all living in his cabin. Milly sets out to reform the uncouth siblings, who are anxious to get wives of their own. Then, after reading about the Roman capture of the Sabine women, Adam develops an inspired solution to his brothers' loneliness…kidnap the women they want ! |
Seven
Brides for Seven Brothers - 1954 |
AUG 15-16
111
min. ( 1 hour 51 min.) This musical remake of the screwball comedy The Philadelphia Story ( 1940) tells the story of Tracy Lord, a holier-than-thou ice goddess who, having been through one marriage to likable musician C.K. Dexter Haven, is about to enter another with a rather stuffy, boring social climber. Dexter and Mike Connor, a reporter covering nuptials, help Tracy find her human side and realize whom she really should marry. Louis Armstrong provides lively, jazzy commentary throughout. |
High
Society - 1956 |
116
min. ( 1 hour 56 min.) Gaston,
the scion of a wealthy Parisian family finds emotional refuge from the
superficial lifestyle of upper class Parisian 1900s society with the
former mistress of his uncle, and her outgoing tomboy granddaughter,
Gigi. When Gaston becomes aware that Gigi has matured into a woman,
her grandmother and aunt, who have educated Gigi to be a wealthy man's
mistress, enjoin on him to become her provider and on her to accept
such a golden opportunity. However, love adds a surprise twist to this
delightful turn-of-the century Cinderella story. |
Gigi
- 1958