The Philadelphia Story ('40) June 1 at Edmond Town Hall

The Someday Cinema Series will screen The Philadelphia Story (1940) at the Edmond Town Hall on Thursday, June 1, at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.  Tickets are $3, and the matinee will be shown with subtitles for the benefit of the hearing impaired.

Katharine Hepburn reprised her successful Broadway role as the “Snooty Society Beauty Who Slipped And Fell – IN LOVE,” according to promo posters.  After she optioned the film rights, she handpicked her co-stars (Cary Grant and James Stewart), screenwriter (Donald Ogden Stewart, who won an Oscar), and director (George Cukor).

The film won two Oscars out of six nominations, which included Best Director.  The other Oscar was for James Stewart, who won his only career Best Actor Oscar for his role as a tabloid reporter for Spy magazine forced to cover the second marriage of Philadelphia socialite, Tracy Lord (Hepburn) to a stoic self-made millionaire.

The Philadelphia Story is sponsored by the Friends of Newtown Seniors through generous support from Visiting Angels Living Assistance Services, who “chose the film because of the lighthearted nature of this classic romantic comedy, which set the tone for this genre that influences film to this day.”  

The Someday Cinema Series is presented by the Newtown Cultural Arts Commission to benefit the Edmond Town Hall Theater’s ongoing technology improvements.

The next film in this series will be The Princess Bride (1987) on Sunday, June 25.  Visit bit.ly/SomedayCinemaSeries for details on the entire 2017 line up.

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Submitted by Newtown, CT

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