Hershey Theatre Classic Film Series

The Hershey Theatre has announced the films and dates in their 2008-2009 classic film series. All tickets are $7.00(unless noted otherwise) and the show starts at 7:30p. Here's the sched:

Sunday, September 7, 2008 - 42nd Street* (free event)
1933, 89 minutes, black and white
Genre: Musical, Romance, Drama
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast Includes: Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, George Brent, Ruby Keeler, Ginger Rogers, Dick Powell
Nominated for Academy Awards for: Best Picture and Best Sound
Hans Gartner, Organist

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Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - The Maltese Falcon
1941, 101 minutes, black and white
Genre: Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
Director: John Huston
Cast Includes: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Ward Bond
Nominated for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Sydney Greenstreet), Best Writing Screenplay
Jack Goodman, organist

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Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 7:30 PM – Phantom of the Opera*
1943, 92 minutes, color
Genre: Drama, Horror, Music, Thriller
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster, Claude Rains, Hume Cronyn
Jack Goodman, organist

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Sunday, November 16, 2008 – A Christmas Story
1983, 94 minutes, color
Genre: Comedy, Family
Director: Bob Clark
Cast: Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, Peter Billingsley

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Saturday, December 6, 2008 – White Christmas*
1954, 120 minutes, color
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen, Dean Jagger, Mary Wickes
Nominated: Irving Berlin nominated for Best Song
Hans Gartner, organist

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Sunday, January 11, 2009 – The Road to Singapore*
1940, 85 minutes, black and white
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Director: Victor Schertzinger
Cast: Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, Bob Hope, Charles Coburn, Anthony Quinn, Jerry Colonna
Hans Gartner, organist

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Saturday, February 14, 2009 – The Princess Bride
1987, 98 minutes, color
Genre: Action/Adventure/Family Comedy/ Fantasy / Romance
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, Andre the Giant, Fred Savage, Robin Wright Penn, Peter Falk, Peter Cook, Carol Kane, Billy Crystal
Nominated for Best Music, Original Song
Jack Goodman, organist

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Sunday, March 15, 2009 – Rear Window
1954, 112 minutes, color
Genre: Crime/Drama/Mystery/Romance/Thriller
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, Raymond Burr
Hans Gartner, organist

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Saturday, April 4, 2009 – Dr. No*
1962, 110 minutes, color
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Terence Young; Written by Ian Fleming (novel) and Richard Maibaum (screenplay)
Cast: Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Jack Lord, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell, Peter Burton
Jack Goodman, organist

*movies I hope to see are noted with the afore-mentioned *