Pretty Women Can Be Funny Too! In Canada That Is . . .
Four of Hollywood’s “prettiest and most accomplished comedy actresses” are the stars of the Edmonton Film Society’s upcoming Monday night winter series Pretty Women Can Be Funny Too!
The leading ladies being honored are: Barbara Stanwyck, Carole Lombard, Jean Arthur, and Katharine Hepburn. Following is La Lombard’s side of the series:
Monday, March 2 @ 8:00 PM
THE PRINCESS COMES ACROSS (1936, 77 min., PG)
Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray
A fizzy cocktail of comedy and murder. Lombard plays a Brooklyn actress, hoping for a movie career, posing as a Swedish princess on a transatlantic voyage. The ship’s bandleader falls for her but an old boyfriend threatens exposure. Lombard’s Garbo imitation is priceless! Director: William K. Howard
Monday, March 30 @ 8:00 PM
HANDS ACROSS THE TABLE (1935, 79 min., PG)
Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray
A hotel manicurist, declaring herself after money not love, bumps into an impoverished young fellow and her personal credo slowly crumbles. Lombard proves herself not only a great beauty, but a great comedienne and a great actress all at once. Director: Mitchell Leisen
Curtain time for all screenings is 8 p.m., at the Royal Alberta Museum. Individual tickets for each film are $5 ($4 for senior and students, $2 for children). Series memberships are $25.
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EDMONTON FILM SOCIETY
205 9809 - 110 Street
Edmonton, Alberta, T5K 2J9
Contact: Judy Thomas at (780) 436-5625 or by e-mail at thomas.r@shaw.ca
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