Classic movies at the Community Center!
Join us for Classic Movie Night at the Community Center’s Great Room (upstairs) on Thursdays. The elevator is in full working order!
All movies start at 7:00PM.
- Doors open at 6:30pm, film at 7:00pm.
- Admission is by donation. Microwave popcorn, soda, and water will be available, also by donation.
- Each movie will have a short introduction by former faculty David Hoch, a retired English professor who has taught several different film courses.
See you at the movies!
Thursday, Oct. 27 – The Naked Jungle (1954) – adventure, 95 min.
Charlton Heston, Eleanor Parker, William Conrad, Directed by Byron Haskin, produced by George Pal.
In 1901, a coffee plantation owner in the Amazon welcomes a mail-order bride only to be confronted by a mysterious danger from the jungle.
Thursday, Nov. 3 – Let It Ride (1989) – comedy, 86 min. Rated PG-13
Richard Dreyfus, Teri Garr, David Johanson, Jennifer Tilly, Robbie Coltrane, Allen Garfield.
Compulsive gambler finally hits a winning streak at a Florida horse-racing track. Fast-paced Damon Runyan-like story.
Thursday, Nov. 10 – The Big Combo (1955) – film noir, 89 min.
Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace, Brian Donlevy, Richard Conte, Lee Van Cleef, Earl Holliman.
A persistent cop goes after a cunning, sadistic racketeer. A cult film, stylishly directed.
Thursday, Nov. 17 – The Grapes of Wrath (1940) – drama, 129 min.
Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell (Oscar), John Carradine, Directed by John Ford (Oscar).
Uncompromising adaptation of Steinbeck novel about Oakie farmers making the trek to California during the Depression. Defining role for Fonda in one of the great American films.
Friday, Nov. 25 – The Music Man (1962) – musical, 151 min.
Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermoine Gingold, Paul Ford, Ron Howard,
Preston reprises his Broadway performance as salesman/con man who mesmerizes Iowa town with visions of a uniformed marching band. Tuneful slice of Americana.