The Newtown Cultural Arts Commission will present John Huston's The African Queen (1951) on Thursday, September 1st at 1:00 and 7:00 PM at the Edmond Town Hall at 45 Main Street, Newtown. Tickets are $2.00, and can be purchased at the box office prior to each show.
Adapted from a novel by C.S. Forester, the film stars Humphrey Bogart in his Oscar-winning portrayal of Charlie Allnut, and Katharine Hepburn as Rose Sayer, who are two characters as polar opposite as they come. Charlie is a lackadaisical riverboat captain of the African Queen, shipping supplies to East African villages just after the outbreak of WWI, and Rose is the prim sister of a British missionary, Rev. Samuel Sayer, played by Robert Morley.
When the Germans invade the region, and her brother Samuel dies, Charlie offers to take Rose back to civilization. The banter circles around his drinking and crude manners, and her superior attitude and stubbornness, but they work together to survive the treacherous river waters, and eventually figure out a way to destroy the German gunboat.
Upcoming films in this series include: Rear Window on September 29; Dracula (1931) + Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) double-feature on October 30; The Last Waltz on November 17; and White Christmas on December 18.
To see the complete film schedule, visit www.newtownartscommission.org/sunday-cinema-series and www.facebook.com/sundaycinemaseries.