From Stage to Screen Film Festival July 5, 2010

Programme 1 of 7 of great screen adaptations of great 20th century plays. All in double bills, all on the big screen. Free film notes, and classic cartoon or short to start.
Full series price: $80 or pay at the door
Craig's Wife 1936 Playwright: George Kelly starring Rosalind Russell, John Boles
A beautiful woman cannot mask her cold heart and manipulative soul fuelling her obsessions. This haunting, breakout role for Russell is the best of the 3 screen versions from Kelly's Pulitzer Prize winning play.
The Last of Mrs. Cheney 1929 Playwright: Frederick Lonsdale with Norma Shearer, Basil Rathbone
The rich London aristocrat mob is no match for quick-witted jewels thieves prowling around at the their society parties. This rare glimpse of this earlier screen version reveals droll pick-up lines within Lonsdale's delightful comedy of manners. Nominated for an Oscar.
Next programme July 12