Packard Campus' November Series Intro
Schedule and film information from the Library of Congress' Packard Campus website:
Thursday, November 05 (7:30 pm.)
THE MIRACLE WORKER (United Artists, 1962)
The story of Anne Sullivan's struggle to teach the blind and deaf Helen Keller how to communicate.
Directed by Arthur Penn.
With Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke.
35 mm, black & white, 106 minutes. Copyright collection print.
Friday, November 06 (7:30 pm.)
CONFESSIONS OF A NAZI SPY (Warner Bros., 1939)
An FBI agent risks his life to infiltrate Nazi sympathizers in the U.S.
Directed by Anatole Litvak.
With Edward G. Robinson and Francis Lederer.
35mm, black & white, 104 minutes. Print preserved by the Library of Congress.
Saturday, November 07 (7:30 pm.)
RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY (MGM, 1962)
Two aging gunslingers sign on to transport gold from a remote mining town. Selected for the National Film Registry in 1994.
Directed by Sam Peckinpah.
With Randolph Scott and Joel McCrea.
35mm, color, 94 minutes. Gift from the Turner Entertainment Company.
Thursday, November 12 (7:30 pm.)
WHO DONE IT? (Universal, 1942)
Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio station, they end up in the middle of a real murder when the station owner is killed during a broadcast.
Directed by Erle C. Kenton.
With Bud Abbott and Lou Costello.
35mm, black & white, 77 minutes. Print preserved by the Library of Congress.
Friday, November 13 (7:30 pm.)
COME AND SEE (Belarusfilm/Kino International, 1985)
The story of eastern Soviet Union villages that were destroyed by German troops in 1943 as seen through the eyes of a teenage boy who loses his home, family and friends. In German and Russian with English subtitles. Scenes of disturbing violence – not for children.
Directed by Elem Klimov.
With Aleksei Kravchenko and lga Mironova.
35 mm, black & white, 144 minutes. Copyright collection print.
Saturday, November 14 (2:00 pm.)
ALADDIN (Walt Disney Pictures, 1992)
Aladdin, a street urchin, falls in love with a princess and inds a magical genie who grants him three wishes.
Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker.
With the voices of Robin Williams, Scott Weinger and Linda Larkin.
35 mm, color, 82 minutes. Copyright collection print.
Thursday, November 19 (7:30 pm.)
LOVE FINDS ANDY HARDY (MGM, 1938)
A small-town boy tries to juggle two girlfriends at once. Selected for the National Film Registry in 2000.
Directed by George B. Seitz.
With Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland.
35mm, black & white, 91 minutes. Print gift from Warner Bros. Pictures.
Friday, November 20 (7:30 pm.)
EASY RIDER (Columbia Pictures Corp., 1969)
A cross-country trip to sell drugs puts two hippie bikers on a collision course with small-town prejudices. Rated R. Selected for the National Film Registry in 1998.
Directed by Dennis Hopper.
With Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda.
35mm, color, 95 minutes. Print gift from Sony Pictures Corp.
Saturday, November 21 (2:00 pm.)
THE KID BROTHER (Paramount, 1927)
The most important family in Hickoryville is (naturally enough) the Hickorys, with sheriff Jim and his tough manly sons Leo and Olin. The timid youngest son (Harold Lloyd), doesn't have the muscles to match up to them, so he has to use his wits to win the respect of his family and win the love of beautiful Mary. Silent comedy with live musical accompaniment by Andrew Simpson.
Directed by J.A. Howe, Lewis Milestone, Ted Wilde.
With Harold Lloyd and Jobyna Ralston.
35mm, black & white, 71 minutes. Copyright collection print.