Thursday Afternoon Film Series September 6, 2007

September is Make/Remake month for the Williamsburg Regional Librarys Thursday Afternoon Film series. The original version of a classic film will be shown the first week, followed a week later by the remake of that same film. The movies are shown in the Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland Street, every Thursday at 2 p.m. throughout the month. They are free of charge and tickets or reservations are not required. Call the Adult Services Department at (757) 259-4050 or visit www.wrl.org for more information.

September 6 Waterloo Bridge (1931)
During the First World War, a chorus girl turned prostitute falls for a soldier on leave. Can true love overcome her sordid past? This gritty original version is based on a stage play by Robert E. Sherwood and directed by James Whale (Frankenstein). Mae Clarke and Douglass Montgomery play the star-crossed lovers.

September 13 Waterloo Bridge (1940)
On the eve of World War II, a British army officer recalls his doomed romance with a ballet dancer during the first World War. Vivian Leigh and Robert Taylor are poignant as the ill-fated couple. Mervyn LeRoy directed this remake in MGMs trademark glossy style and the movie was nominated for two Academy Awards.

September 20 The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
A dying man gives information about an impending assassination to a husband and wife. To keep them from going to the police, the killers kidnap the couples child. Alfred Hitchcocks original version of this film is a taut British thriller with quirky humor and a fine performance by Peter Lorre in his first English language role. Leslie Banks and Edna Best play the beleaguered couple.

September 27 Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Jimmy Stewart and Doris Day play a desperate American couple trying to rescue their kidnapped son and prevent an imminent assassination.
Alfred Hitchcock lavishly remade his own film 22 years after the original with major Hollywood stars, location filming and an expanded storyline. The song Que Sera, Sera beautifully sung by Doris Day, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1957.

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