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From window-washer, to mailroom clerk, to executive! This film adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway hit features crafty, conniving–and charming–Robert Morse (currently on Mad Men) recreating his Tony-winning performance for the big screen. With a bouncy score by Frank Loesser and choreography adapted from Bob Fosse’s stage moves, climbing the corporate ladder has never been quite so colorful and ambition so tuneful. With Michele Lee as the lovely Rosemary, and Rudy Vallee as company president J. B. Biggley. Print and film still courtesy of MGM/UA.

Special Program: Evening host Matthew Weiner, creator and executive producer of the award-winning television drama Mad Men; special guests Michele Lee and Robert Morse.

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Considered one of Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpieces, this spellbinder follows a common Hitchcock theme of an innocent man falsely accused. A chance meeting of a tennis pro (Farley Granger) and a psychotic charmer (Robert Walker) leads to a plot of “perfect” murder and blackmail. Hitchcock’s directorial genius combined with amazing cinematography by Robert Burks and a screenplay co-written by noir master Raymond Chandler adds up to a dark and intelligent thriller. Nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Cinematography. Print and film still courtesy of Warner Bros.

Special Program: Evening host Leith Adams, Warner Bros. Corporate Archivist and co-author of James Dean: Behind the Scene and Graven Images.

“Where were you in ’62?” was the tagline of this classic coming-of-age film from director and writer George Lucas. Set to the sound of 1950s and ’60s Top 40 hits, this film follows four small-town teenagers (Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, and Charles Martin Smith) on the night before they head off for college and the world. Nominated for five Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress (Candy Clark). Print and film still courtesy of NBC Universal.

Special Program: Evening host Charles Phoenix; special guests Candy Clark and Cindy Williams.

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Considered one of the best American films of all time, this story of aimless college grad Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) and his affairs with the seductive Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft) and her daughter Elaine (Katharine Ross) was nominated for seven Academy Awards®, including Best Picture and Best Director (Mike Nichols). A unique blend of realism and slapstick, hope and cynicism, this film embodies the contradictions of the late 1960s. The iconic soundtrack features Simon and Garfunkel songs including, of course, “Mrs. Robinson.” Print and film still courtesy of Studio Canal and Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Special Program: Evening host Tony Valdez; special guest, producer Lawrence Turman.

Presented in conjunction with the Conservancy’s program

With the Mexican Revolution of 1910 as a backdrop, this legendary film was directed by Emilio "El Indio" Fernández. Starring Dolores Del Rio and Pedro Armendariz this is a drama of romance, idealism, and passion for the self and for a cause. With cinematograpy by Gabriel Figueroa.

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Additional Support:
Councilmember José Huizar (CD 14)

Take a magical journey with the boy who refused to grow up in this beloved silent film version of James M. Barrie’s tale. The fairy Tinker Bell and Peter (played by Betty Bronson, who was Barrie’s personal choice for the role) escort the Darling children away from their London nursery to Never Never Land with its pirates, mermaids, lion, crocodile, and Anna May Wong as Tiger Lily. Beautifully photographed by the great cinematographer James Wong Howe, this Peter Pan is a classic for children of all ages. Print courtesy of the Walt Disney Company and film still courtesy of the Robert S. Birchard Collection.

Special Program: Evening host Leonard Maltin; vintage theatre curtain show; live film accompaniment by Robert Israel on the Orpheum's original Mighty Wurlitzer organ.

Evening dedicated to the memory of legendary theatre organist Bob Mitchell (1912 - 2009).

2010 SERIES SPONSORS

Series Star Sponsor

Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Palace Theatre
630 S. Broadway, Downtown

Built in 1911 as the third home of the Orpheum vaudeville circuit in Los Angeles, this theatre by architect G. Albert Lansburgh is now the oldest remaining original Orpheum theatre in the country. Loosely styled after a Florentine Renaissance palazzo, the faηade of this brick and concrete structure features terra cotta flowers, fairies, and theatrical masks illustrating the spirit of entertainment. It remains remarkably intact and is now used for filming and events.

Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #449, listed in the National Register of Historic Places

Photo by Tom Zimmerman Photography