Classic Films: Love and Other Laughing Matters
During the Great Depression, film was a way for Americans to escape the reality of economic hardship. The “screwball comedy” genre allowed viewers to laugh at but also dwell in the luxuries of the upper class and in relationships rife with love, distaste, and reconciliation.
FILM
The Philadelphia Story
Tuesday, July 2, 1:30 p.m.
Socialite Tracy Lord (Katharine Hepburn) and playboy C.K. Dexter Haven (Cary Grant) married as passionately and hastily as they divorced. On the eve of Tracy's remarriage to a rather ordinary politician, her ex-husband turns up with two friends to report on the "wedding of the year."
Admission:
FREE; no reservations
FILM
The Shop Around the Corner
Tuesday, July 9, 1:30 p.m.
Klara Novak (Margaret Sullivan) and Alfred Kralik (James Stewart) are employees at a small gift shop in Budapest, and just can’t seem to get along.
Admission:
FREE; no reservations
FILM
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Tuesday, August 6, 1:30 p.m.
After three years of marital bliss, Mr. and Mrs. Smith discover that they were never really married (legally that is).
Admission:
FREE; no reservations
FILM
The Awful Truth
Tuesday, August 13, 1:30 p.m.
Cary Grant and Irene Dunne star as a husband and wife on the verge of divorce due to speculations of infidelity.
Admission:
FREE; no reservations
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