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| FILMS BEGIN AT 7:00 p.m. All films are show with English subtitles. [PDF Flyer] | |||
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16, 2009 - Duck Soup (1933) The Marx Brothers are at their sidesplitting best in this raucous political satire, which teems with razor-sharp humor. Thanks to the patronage of well-heeled widow Mrs. Teasdale (Margaret Dumont), Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho) becomes dictator of the tiny country of Freedonia. When the ambassador of the bordering nation of Sylvania declares his love for Mrs. Teasdale, Firefly declares war. Chico, Harpo and Zeppo co-star as spies and counterspies. 68 min. |
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23 - The Thin Man (1934) The Thin Man, the first installment in one of the most successful detective serials in film history, introduces stylish sleuthing spouses Nick (William Powell) and Nora Charles (Myrna Loy). Powell and Loy's quick-witted repartee set a Hollywood tradition in their crackling debut as they investigate the disappearance of a wealthy inventor. 93 min. |
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30 - Horse Feathers (1932) Groucho Marx stars as Prof. Quincy Adams Wagstaff, who's appointed head of Huxley College in this laugh riot that does to academe's ivy-covered halls what Duck Soup inflicted on military-minded hawks. Most of the fast-flying action centers on the big football game with rival Darwin College. Groucho mistakes brothers Chico and Harpo for gridiron ringers and then hires them to kidnap the real athletes. 68 min. |
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6 - After the Thin Man (1936) Domestic detectives Nick and Nora Charles (beloved on-screen duo William Powell and Myrna Loy) are back for the second installment of their murder-mystery series, this time to help Nora's cousin Selma (Elissa Landi) find her missing husband, Robert. With the help of Selma's lovesick friend David (Jimmy Stewart), the Charleses track a trail of dead bodies that reveals Robert's secret life and leads to the killer. 112 min. |
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20 - Monkey Business (1931) One of the Marx Brothers' funniest movies, the title of the film says it all as Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo stow away on a luxury liner. Before long, all hell breaks loose, with more sight gags and one-liners on display than entrees at a midnight buffet. Look fast for their father, "Frenchy," wearing two-tone shoes and seated atop some luggage as the boys disembark. 77 min. |
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27 - Another Thin Man (1939) Upper-crust private eyes Nick (William Powell) and Nora (Myrna Loy) -- along with faithful canine Asta -- return for a third installment of the popular series. Invited to spend the weekend at the estate of munitions mogul Col. Burr MacFay (C. Aubrey Smith) after his ex-associate issues a death threat, Nick and Nora go into sleuthing mode when someone indeed dispatches MacFay. But all is not what it seems in this stylish and entertaining whodunit. 103 min. |
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Friday Night Film series alternating MARX BROTHERS and THIN MAN
films from the 1930s. All films are shown at the Bishops
Corner Senior Center, 15 Starkel Road, West Hartford, CT. Film descriptions courtesy of Netflix.com |
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