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10 WEEKS! OVER 100 MOVIES!  A MILLIONS LAUGHS!
THE GREAT AMERICAN COMEDY 1925-1975 Programmed by Bruce Goldstein
THE VILLAGE VOICE FESTIVAL MEDIA SPONSOR
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“There’s a lot to be said for making people laugh.” –
Joel McCrea in Preston Sturges’s SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS

Click Here for alphabetical listing of films, directors,
writers, actors, and calendar schedule
.

For more information about each program, click on film titles below

WAY OUTWEST Poster




RUGGLES OF RED GAP Poster




IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT Poster




MY LITTLE CHICKADEE Poster




MOVIE CRAZY Poster




THE GRADUATE Poster




THE FRESHMAN Poster




NINOTCHKA Poster




IT'S A GIFT Poster




SPEEDY Poster




THE CAMERAMAN Poster

MARCH 29/30/31 FRI/SAT/SUN

SOME LIKE IT HOT Poster




HORSE FEATHERS Poster




WAY OUTWEST Poster




I'M NO ANGEL Poster




STEAMBOAT BILL JR Poster




THE BANK DICK Poster




NEVER GIVE A SUCKER AN EVEN BREAK Poster




HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO Poster




MASH Poster




THE KID BROTHER Poster




SPEEDY Poster

SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS 1:00, 4:30, 8:05
THE PALM BEACH STORY 2:45, 6:15, 9:50

APRIL 1/2 MON/TUE
HORSE FEATHERS 1:00, 4:00, 7:10, 10:20
MONKEY BUSINESS 2:30, 5:35, 8:45

APRIL 3 WED
SHERLOCK JR. 1:10, 4:05, 7:00*, 9:55
THE STRONG MAN 2:30, 5:25, 8:20*

APRIL 4/5/6 THU/FRI/SAT
TROUBLE IN PARADISE 1:20, 5:30, 9:40
TO BE OR NOT TO BE 3:35, 7:45

APRIL 7 SUN MATINEE
HER SISTER FROM PARIS 1:00*

APRIL 7 SUN
CHAPLINIANA 2:50**, 6:50**
CHAPLIN AT MUTUAL 5:10*, 9:10*

APRIL 8 MON
MANTRAP 3:45*, 7:20*
BOMBSHELL 1:55, 5:30, 9:05

APRIL 9 TUE
RUGGLES OF RED GAP 1:00, 4:40, 8:20
STEAMBOAT ROUND THE BEND 2:50, 6:30, 10:10

APRIL 10 WED
SHE DONE HIM WRONG 1:30, 4:45, 8:00
I'M NO ANGEL 3:00, 6:15, 9:30

APRIL 11 THU
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT 1:30, 5:30, 9:30
BRINGING UP BABY 3:30, 7:30

APRIL 12/13 FRI/SAT
A NIGHT AT THE OPERA 1:05, 4:15, 7:25
DUCK SOUP 2:50, 6:00, 9:10

APRIL 14 SUN MATINEE
SALLY OF THE SAWDUST 1:00*

APRIL 14 SUN
MY MAN GODFREY 4:40, 8:10
EASY LIVING 3:00, 6:30, 10:00

APRIL 15 MON MATINEE
MY MAN GODFREY 3:00
EASY LIVING 1:20, 4:50

APRIL 15 MON
SAFETY LAST 7:00* , 8:40*

APRIL 16 TUE
THE GENERAL 1:00, 4:00, 7:00*, 10:00
HANDS UP! 2:30, 5:30, 8:30*

APRIL 17 WED
SONS OF THE DESERT 1:00, 4:25, 7:50
WAY OUT WEST 2:45, 6:10, 9:35

APRIL 18/19/20 THU/FRI/SAT
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN 1:00, 4:45, 8:30
BLAZING SADDLES 3:00, 6:40, 10:25

APRIL 21 SUN MATINEE
SKINNER'S DRESS SUIT 1:00*

APRIL 21 SUN
THE THIN MAN 4:35, 8:10
THE AWFUL TRUTH 2:50, 6:25, 10:00

APRIL 22 MON MATINEE
THE THIN MAN 1:20, 4:55
THE AWFUL TRUTH 3:10

APRIL 22 MON
GRANDMA’S BOY 7:00*, 8:40*

APRIL 23 TUE
THE PATSY 2:00, 5:15, 8:30*
STEAMBOAT BILL, JR. 3:30, 6:45*, 10:10

APRIL 24 WED
HEAVEN CAN WAIT 3:40, 7:40
CLUNY BROWN 1:45, 5:45, 9:50

APRIL 25 THU
ABBOTT & COSTELLO
MEET FRANKENSTEIN
3:10, 6:45, 10:20
3 STOOGES FOLLIES 1:15, 4:50, 8:25

APRIL 26/27 FRI/SAT
SOME LIKE IT HOT 1:00, 5:20, 9:40
ONE TWO THREE 3:15, 7:35

APRIL 28 SUN MATINEE
PATHS TO PARADISE 1:00*

APRIL 28 SUN
DESTRY RIDES AGAIN 4:40, 8:20
MY LITTLE CHICKADEE 3:00, 6:40, 10:20

APRIL 29 MON MATINEE
DESTRY RIDES AGAIN 1:10, 4:50
MY LITTLE CHICKADEE 3:10

APRIL 29 MON
WHY WORRY? 7:00*, 8:40*

APRIL 30 TUE
CHAMPAGNE FOR CAESAR 1:00, 4:35, 8:10
SITTING PRETTY 2:55, 6:30, 10:05

MAY 1 WED
NOTHING SACRED 1:00, 4:35, 8:10
TWENTIETH CENTURY 2:50, 6:25, 10:00

MAY 2 THU
HOLLYWOOD OR BUST 3:45, 7:40
ROAD TO UTOPIA 1:40, 5:35, 9:30

MAY 3/4 FRI/SAT
BANANAS 3:10, 6:30, 9:50
SLEEPER 1:25, 4:45, 8:10

MAY 5 SUN MATINEE
HERO FOR A NIGHT 1:00*

MAY 5 SUN
BORN YESTERDAY 2:40, 6:20, 10:00
IT SHOULD HAPPEN TO YOU 4:35, 8:15

MAY 6 MON MATINEE
BORN YESTERDAY 1:20, 5:00,
IT SHOULD HAPPEN TO YOU 3:15

MAY 6 MON
GIRL SHY 7:00*, 8:40*

MAY 7 TUE
THE WHOLE TOWN'S TALKING 1:00, 4:30, 8:00
A SLIGHT CASE OF MURDER 2:50, 6:20, 9:50

MAY 8 WED
TOPPER 1:30, 5:10, 8:50
HERE COMES MR. JORDAN 3:20, 7:00

MAY 9/10 THU/FRI
THE BANK DICK 1:00, 4:05, 7:10, 10:10
NEVER GIVE A SUCKER
AN EVEN BREAK
2:40, 5:45, 8:50

MAY 11/12 SAT/SUN
MIRACLE OF MORGAN'S CREEK 1:10, 5:10, 9:10
HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO 3:10, 7:10

MAY 13 MON MATINEE
MIRACLE OF MORGAN'S CREEK 2:00
HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO 4:00

MAY 13 MON
HOT WATER 7:40*
MOVIE CRAZY 6:00, 8:55

MAY 14/15 TUE/WED
BALL OF FIRE 1:00, 4:55, 8:50
THE LADY EVE 3:05, 7:00

MAY 16 THU MATINEE
BALL OF FIRE 3:00
THE LADY EVE 1:10, 5:05

MAY 16 THU
AN EVENING WITH EDDIE BRACKEN:
A SPECIAL LIVE EVENT
8:00

MAY 17/18 FRI/SAT
THE FORTUNE COOKIE 3:00, 7:30
THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH 1:00, 5:30, 9:50

MAY 19 SUN MATINEE
YOU'D BE SURPRISED 1:00*

MAY 19 SUN
THE GRADUATE 3:40, 7:50
M*A*S*H* 5:40, 9:50

MAY 20 MON MATINEE
THE GRADUATE 1:00, 5:10
M*A*S*H*

3:00

MAY 20 MON
THE FRESHMAN 7:10*, 8:50*

MAY 21 TUE
THE COURT JESTER 1:45, 5:30, 9:15
MONSIEUR BEAUCAIRE 3:40, 7:25

MAY 22/23 WED/THU
ADAM'S RIB 3:25, 7:45
THE WOMEN 1:00, 5:20, 9:40

MAY 24/25 FRI/SAT
NINOTCHKA 1:30, 5:30, 9:30
SHOP AROUND THE CORNER 3:35, 7:35‡

MAY 26 SUN
UNFAITHFULLY YOURS 1:00, 4:20, 7:40
CHRISTMAS IN JULY 3:00, 6:20, 9:40

MAY 27 MON MATINEE
UNFAITHFULLY YOURS 1:30, 4:50
CHRISTMAS IN JULY 3:30

MAY 27 MON
THE KID BROTHER 7:00*, 8:45*

MAY 28 TUE
VAUDEVILLIANS ON VITAPHONE 1:00, 4:30, 8:00
PALMY DAYS 3:00, 6:30, 10:00

MAY 29 WED
BLESSED EVENT 2:45, 6:10, 9:35
HIS GIRL FRIDAY 1:00, 4:25, 7:50,

MAY 30 THU
MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN 3:10, 7:20
MORE THE MERRIER 1:10, 5:20, 9:30

MAY 31/JUNE 1 FRI/SAT
IT'S A GIFT 2:20, 5:30, 8:35
MAN ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE 1:00, 4:10, 7:15, 10:20

JUNE 2 SUN
IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30

JUNE 3 MON MATINEE
IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD 1:00, 3:50

JUNE 3 MON
SPEEDY 7:00*, 8:45*

JUNE 4 TUE
ONCE IN A LIFETIME 1:10, 4:30, 7:50
SHOW PEOPLE 2:50, 6:10, 9:30

JUNE 5 WED
UNKNOWN CHAPLIN 2:00, 5:15, 8:15

JUNE 6 THU
THE CAMERAMAN 1:30, 4:35, 7:45*
SEVEN CHANCES 2:55, 6:00*, 9:10*
JUNE 7 FRI - JUNE 20 THU
THE PRODUCERS 1:00, 2:50, 4:40, 6:30, 8:20, 10:10
JUNE 21 FRI - JUNE 27 THU
KISS ME, STUPID 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30

Single Admission for Each Double Feature.

Sunday Afternoon RE-DISCOVERIES , Monday Night HAROLD LLOYD
and the Special Evening with Eddie Bracken require separate admissions.

Click here to read Elliott Stein's article on the GREAT AMERICAN COMEDY Film Series

Many of the color images on this page
are available as 15" x 12" Prints (approximately)
at our concession stand.
Price: $15.00 each, $40.00 for 3 posters.

Available Books Related to this Series:

Harold Lloyd : Master Comedian by Jeffrey Vance, Suzanne Lloyd

Harold Lloyd : Master Comedian

by Jeffrey Vance, Suzanne Lloyd

Available for sale
at the concession stand.
$45 (cash only, tax included)

Also available at Amazon.com

3-D HOLLYWOOD Fantastic images of Harold Lloyd's 3-D Photography lovingly compiled by his granddaughter, Suzanne

3-D HOLLYWOOD

Fantastic images of Harold Lloyd's
3-D photography,
lovingly compiled by his
granddaughter Suzanne.
The Film Comedy Reader by Gregg Rickman (Editor)

The Film Comedy Reader

by Gregg Rickman (Editor)

Indian Popular Cinema: A Narrative of Cultural Change by K. Moti Gokulsing,Wimal Dissanyake

Bing Crosby:
A Pocketful of Dreams--
The Early Years 1903-1940

by Gary Giddins


POSTERITATI PRESENTS ORIGINAL MOVIE POSTERS FROM
FILM FORUM'S "GREAT AMERICAN COMEDY" SERIES
THROUGH JUNE 6

Belgian poster for THE AWFUL TRUTH
from
THE GREAT AMERICAN COMEDY FILM SERIES

See the Posters:

Posteritati Movie Posters
239 Centre Street
New York, NY 10013
212-226-2207
Online at www.posteritati.com

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