Barbara Stanwyck Weekend
Fri. Mar. 27 – Sat. Mar. 28
Baby Face – Fri. Mar. 27 @8:00 PM
Meet John Doe – Sat. Mar. 28 @3:00 PM
Double Indemnity – Sat. Mar. 28 @8:00 PM
Doors – 1 hour prior to showtime
Organ Overture – 1/2 hour prior to showtime
Tickets - $6 per film, $15 weekend pass
Baby Face (1933)
1hr 11min | NR | Drama | USA
Meet John Doe (1941)
2hr 2min | NR | Comedy/Drama | USA
Double Indemnity (1944)
1hr 47min | NR | Film Noir/Crime Drama | USA
Appearing in nearly 100 films from the late 1920s and into the middle of the 1960s, Barbara Stanwyck was easily one of the brightest stars of the Hollywood’s Golden Age. From the transition to talkies to the dissolution of the “studio system” she was a consistent marquee presence and remains an icon. The Senate is excited to bring you three of her finest films on our big screen for a weekend of melodrama, socially conscious dramedy, and criminal scheming.
Come Friday evening for Baby Face, an excellent example of the freewheeling “pre-code” era of Hollywood. With its frank portrayal of prostitution, poverty, and selfish ambition this story of a woman determined to climb the social ladder is often credited with ushering in the full enforcement of the “Hays" Production Code.
On Saturday afternoon we will be screening Frank Capra’s darkly humorous social satire Meet John Doe. This classic stars Stanwyck as an ethically compromised newspaper columnist who uses a down on his luck former athlete (Gary Cooper) to hold onto her job, unwittingly creating a populist political movement in the process.
Finally, on Saturday evening come see Billy Wilder’s all-time noir stunner, Double Indemnity, one of the most revered American films ever made. In this, her signature role, Stanwyck gives a knockout performance as the femme fatale to Fred MacMurray’s corrupt insurance man.
Parking is available in our gated lot, on Gilbert, and Michigan Avenue
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