Classic Films
Our Classics on Sundays Series runs year-round at 2pm on Sunday afternoons. Each month is programmed around a theme. Our upcoming themes are: Feb – Bogart Classics; Mar- 1950s Oscar Contenders; April – Baseball; May – 20th Century Foxes.
Casablanca
Directed by Michael Curtiz. US. 1942. NR. Running time: 102 min.
Sponsored by Neumann University.
- Sun, Feb 14, 2:00 pm
Enjoy a complimentary glass of wine before the film courtesy of The Columbia Bar & Grille!
What would a Bogart festival be without the inclusion of his signature role, that of Rick in the all-time classic, Casablanca. (And what could be a more romantic film to see on Valentine’s Day!) More »
High Sierra
Directed by Raoul Walsh. US. 1948. NR. Running time: 126 min.
- Sun, Feb 21, 2:00 pm
If Angels with Dirty Faces featured Bogie in one of his best bad guy roles, then this gangster classic presents the first incarnation of the persona that he made his own, the good bad guy. This film, beautifully written by John Huston before he became a director, gave Bogie his first big starring role, as “Mad Dog” Roy Earl, a world-weary ex-con called in for one last job in a world that has greatly changed. More »
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Directed by John Huston. US. 1948. NR. Running time: 126 min.
- Sun, Feb 28, 2:00 pm
In this acting (and action!) tour-de force, Bogart, along with co-stars Walter Huston and Tim Holt, creates a fascinating, thought-provoking and often grimly humorous portrait of three down-and-out prospectors in Mexico, and the effects that gold and greed have upon them. More »
A Place in the Sun
Directed by George Stevens. US. 1951. NR. Running time: 122 min.
Presented by The Wharton Esherick Museum.
- Sun, Mar 7, 2:00 pm
Theodore Dreiser’s classic novel An American Tragedy (partially written at the home of local woodworker Wharton Esherick) gets the full Hollywood treatment, with 17-year-old Elizabeth Taylor at her loveliest and Montgomery Clift at his most tortured in this tale of love, lust and tragic consequences. More »
The Quiet Man
Directed by John Ford. US. 1952. NR. Running time: 129 min.
- Sun, Mar 14, 2:00 pm
Top director John Ford won an Oscar for this very popular film, a combined romantic-comedy and “sentimental journey” back to the green hills of Ireland. John Wayne plays an American prizefighter who travels back to Innisfree, Ireland, where he was born, and falls for spirited lass Maureen O’Hara (at her red-haired peak of loveliness), only to have to contend with the disapproval of Maureen’s brutish, pugnacious brother (a hulking Victor McLaglan). More »
From Here to Eternity
Directed by Fred Zinneman. US. 1953. NR. Running time: 118 min.
- Sun, Mar 21, 2:00 pm
Yes, this is the film that saved Frank Sinatra’s career (though, to our knowledge, no horse’s heads actually found their way into the producer’s bed.) And yes, this is the film with Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr wrestling on the beach as the waves roll in. But it is also one of the finest films made during the 1950s, garnering Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Supporting Actor (Sinatra, of course, as a feisty little scrapper who won’t give up), and Best Supporting Actress (Donna Reed, as a dance-hall “hostess” no less!) More »
On the Waterfront
Directed by Elia Kazan. US. 1954. NR. Running time: 108 min.
- Sun, Mar 28, 2:00 pm
Director Elia Kazan and star Marlon Brando received well-deserved Academy Awards for this no-holds-barred drama about corruption, brutality and justice on the docks of New York City. In addition, the film received Oscars for Cinematography, Editing, Art Direction, Screenplay, and Supporting Actress (Eva Marie Saint). Many feel that this was Brando’s ultimate role, as a washed-up fighter who “coulda been a contender,” but who ultimately finds his conscience and his salvation. More »