Classic Movie Night: A Lady Takes a Chance (dir. William A. Seiter, 1943, 86 min.)

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Program Type:

Lecture, Movie

Age Group:

Adults

Program Description

Event Details

Facing forty, a NYC spinster on a bus tour of the West encounters a handsome rodeo cowboy who helps her forget her unsuitable city suitors.

Presentation to follow: Jean Arthur

This series provides a survey of Golden Age Hollywood Cinema. This broad overview will allow patrons to develop a cursory understanding of film style, the studio/star system, and genre conventions – all while watching some of the most engaging movies ever made. 

Each film screening will include a twenty-minute presentation on a key aspect of the movie shown.