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Join the Chestnut Hill Film Group and Woodmere this month
for classic Hollywood, international films, and comedy shorts
Swing High, Swing Low
Tuesday, March 4, 7PM
1937
92 minutes
A nightclub singer and a trumpeter navigate the ups and downs of their careers and romance in this remake of the 1927 stage hit Burlesque. The film reunites Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray—who co-starred in 1935’s Hands Across the Table (screened last season)—with director Mitchell Leison. It also features Dorothy Lamour in only her second credited film appearance. Swing High, Swing Low explores love, ambition, and ultimately redemption.
Girl by the Lake (La ragazza del lago)
Tuesday, March 11, 7PM
2007
95 minutes
In Italian with English Subtitles
This award-winning Italian thriller unravels the mystery behind the murder of a young woman found near a picturesque lake. As a detective investigates, dark secrets and tensions within the seemingly peaceful community are revealed. The film won ten David di Donatello awards (the Italian equivalent of the Oscars), including best film, best director (Andrea Molaioli), and best actor (Toni Servillo). Rounding out the cast are Valeria Golino, Fabrizio Gifuni, and Anna Bonaiuto.
Comedy Shorts
Tuesday, March 18, 7PM
105 minutes
Let yourself be transported back to the era of picture shows as Secret Cinema brings a selection of classic comedy shorts—all projected from 16mm prints—to Tuesday Nights at the Movies. This celebration of vintage comedy’s timeless appeal includes Laurel and Hardy’s Busy Bodies (1933), the Three Stooges’ Oscar-nominated Men in Black (1934), and George Burns and Gracie Allen. Animated classics will include Tex Avery’s A Feud There Was (1938), Chuck Jones’ Kiss Me Cat (1953), and Betty Boop, Service with a Smile (1937). Other films will include Society Mugs (1944), Movie Pests (1944), and the very rare 1931 short, Honeymoon Trio.
Founded by Chestnut Hill Film Group board member Jay Schwartz, Secret Cinema has been the Philadelphia-area’s premier floating repertory cinema series since 1992. Drawing largely on its own private film archive, Secret Cinema brings audiences the rare and underseen genres that fall between the cracks—always on real celluloid.
Get Carter
Tuesday, March 25, 7PM
1971
112 minutes
A brutal British gangster film directed by Mike Hodges (Croupier) in his directorial debut, Get Carter stars Michael Caine as a mobster who returns to his hometown to investigate his brother’s suspicious death. The film’s stark portrayal of violence and corruption, set against the bleak industrial backdrop of Newcastle, has cemented its place as a classic of British cinema and inspired such films as Guy Ritchie’s Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels and Steven Soderbergh’s The Limey. Also starring Ian Hendry, John Osborne, and Britt Ekland. If you’ve only seen the 2000 remake starring Sylvester Stallone (voted by one film website as the “worst remake of all time”), treat yourself to the original!
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