Sunday Afternoons at the Paradise
Join TFS for Season 78’s Sunday Matinée Series generously sponsored by our good friend, author and documentary filmmaker, Mr. Don Hutchison.
Please save these dates and visit us regularly for further updates on the films, added shorts, and to purchase tickets:
Sunday, May 10 @ 1:30 p.m. Purchase your tickets here!
Gold Diggers of 1933
Director: Mervyn LeRoy. Run Time: 97 min. Starring: Aline MacMahon, Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, Warren William
When all Broadway shows are shut down during the Depression, a trio of desperate showgirls scheme to bilk a repugnant high society man of his money to keep their show going.
A backstage musical with big laughs, bigger production numbers, and the kind of spectacle only Busby Berkeley could dream up. Gold Diggers of 1933 is witty, fast, and surprisingly sharp – classic Hollywood at its most entertaining. See those legendary Berkeley sequences the way they were meant to be seen: on the big screen!
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Lili (1953)
Director: Charles Walters. Run Time: 81 min. Starring: Jean-Pierre Aumont, Kurt Kasznar, Leslie Caron, Mel Ferrer, Zsa Zsa Gabor
Members of a circus troupe “adopt” Lili Daurier when she finds herself stranded in a strange town. The magician who first comes to her rescue already has romantic entanglements and thinks of her as a little girl. Who can she turn to but the puppets, singing to them her troubles, forgetting that there are puppeteers? A crowd gathers around Lili as she sings. The circus has a new act. She now has a job. Will she get her heart’s desire?
A warm, charming classic about a young woman who finds her place in the world with a travelling carnival – with music, heart, and a performance that’s quietly unforgettable. Lili is sweet without being sugary, and Leslie Caron is completely charming at the centre of it all. This is the film that introduced the hit song Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo! Catch it on the big screen and let it sweep you up!
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