Past Programming
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Guilty Hands (1931)
Can a man commit murder and get away with it? A top notch whodunit with inventive camara work, a great script, and a twisty plot,...
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In This Our Life (1942)
Neat little drama of the neurotic family variety, with a histrionic husband-stealing Davis ruining sister de Havilland’s life - and her own. Don’t blink and...
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All Through the Night (1941)
An improbable crime-comedy hybrid about a group of bumbling, Runyonesque hoodlums who turn patriotic after stumbling on a Nazi spy ring, featuring Bogart in a...
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The Big Steal (1949)
A sharp thriller concerning Mitchum, framed for a payroll heist, in one long chase through Mexico. The pace never lets up in this highly enjoyable...
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Too Many Husbands (1940)
Arthur marries Douglas only to find out that dead husband number one MacMurray is alive and well. Based on a W. Somerset Maugham play, this...
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A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941)
The girl: a zany stenographer Ball. The guy: shy lawyer O’Brien. The gob: happy go lucky Murphy. This love-triangle comedy features plenty of slapstick and...
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Appointment in Honduras (1953)
The Tourneur directed jungle adventure features an idealistic Ford on a crusade to save a Latin American country. He finds unexpected help from his villainous...
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Simba (1955)
The stellar ensemble cast really makes this sometimes grisly historical drama about a young man who arrives in Kenya to find out his brother has...
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Sing, Baby, Sing (1936)
A musical comedy about nightclub singer Faye and her ambitious agent Ratoff. The Ritz Brothers amp up the laughs in their feature film debut.
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Higher and Higher (1943)
In this overlooked musical, servants pass off one of their own as an heiress in hopes of winning her a wealthy husband. Features Frank Sinatra...
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The Desperadoes (1943)
Top-notch cast I this colourful tale of reformed bandit Ford helping marshal Scott clean up a typically rowdy town. Columbia Pictures’ first Technicolor feature film.
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Campbell’s Kingdom (1957)
Beautiful scenery meets Canadian Rockies adventure as landowner Bogarde struggles against the locals pushing to build a hydro-electric dam on his inherited property. Can he...
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Appointment with Venus (1951)
War and comedy unexpectedly collide in this drama when a group of WWII soldiers realize they can’t stop a Nazi invasion of the Channel Islands,...
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Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959)
This comedy plays up lighter side of post WWII British Imperialism when Cadogan de Vere Carlton-Browne is send to re-establish friendly relations with a small...
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Hooray for Love (1935)
An entertaining little musical and aspiring show-biz impresario Raymond pitching woo with singer Sothern. Pert Kelton sneaks in a few laughs as an inept soprano....
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Lady Be Good (1941)
A lively musical about married songwriters Sothern and Young, with an extra dose of Powell, Lionel Barrymore, and Red Skelton for good measure. Not one...
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The Unfaithful (1947)
This quasi-noir remake of The Letter features Sheridan as a woman who gets herself caught up in a murder plot when her husband is out...
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Please Murder Me (1956)
The energetic performances of Lansbury and Burr elevate this otherwise predictable tale of a lawyer wracked with guilt after getting a guilty murderess an acquittal....
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Peter Ibbetson (1935)
Lovely fantasy-romance story about childhood sweethearts who are separated but drawn together again - and for eternity. It’s a moving tale and features stunning photography...
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I’ll Never Forget You (1951)
In this remake of Berkeley Square, American in London Power is transported to the 18th century where in falls in love with Blyth. Notably, the...
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Frances Blau
On Monday, February 26th, 2024, Toronto Film Society lost longtime friend, supporter, and board member Frances Blau. Known for her sense of humour, her love of film, her generosity,...
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The Ladykillers (1955) at the Paradise Theatre
Toronto Film Society presents Targets (1968) at the Paradise Theatre on Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. Ealing Studios arguably reached its peak with this wonderfully hilarious and...
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Virtual Saturday Night at the Movies
Toronto Film Society is back in the theatre! However, we’re still pleased to continue to bring you films straight to your home! Beginning Season 73 until now we have...
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