Thursday, August 19, 2021
DOORS & WINE OPEN AT 7:30 PM.
THE FILM BEGINS AT 8:00 PM.
Must be 21+
Romance, hilarity, thrills, surprises in the hit of the year with Barrymore at his best and Lombard at her loveliest! (Print Ad-Buffalo Evening News, ((Buffalo, NY)) 24 May 1934)
A satire of the theater world in which a down-on-his-luck Broadway impresario tries to land a popular actress, a former flame whom he turned into a star years before, to take the lead in his comeback play that he hopes will put him back on top. The Ben Hecht-Charles MacArthur script is adapted from their Broadway play of the same name.
Director: Howard Hawks
Runtime: 94 minutes
Cast: John Barrymore, Carole Lombard, Roscoe Karns, Walter Connolly, Ralph Forbes
Memorable Quote:
Oscar Jaffe: “She loves me. I could tell it through that screaming.”
Interesting Trivia:
When asked by John Barrymore why he should play the role of Oscar, Howard Hawks replied, “It's the story of the biggest ham on earth and you're the biggest ham I know.” Barrymore accepted at once.
INDIVIDUAL FILMS:
$15 MEMBER / $20 NONMEMBER
SERIES OF 3 FILMS:
$39 MEMBER / $54 NONMEMBER