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  • THE BOWERY
  • THE BOWERY
  • LADY FOR A DAY
  • LADY FOR A DAY
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THE BOWERY & LADY FOR A DAY

Monday, April 1

DOUBLE FEATURE: Two films for one admission. Tickets purchased entitle patrons to stay and see the following film at no additional charge.

THE BOWERY

12:30   

(1933, Raoul Walsh) George Raft and rival fire chief Wallace Beery let Chinatown burn as they vie for the love of “skoit” Fay Wray, while no ethnic group is spared by bowery boy Jackie Cooper, in rowdy celebration of Gay 90s low life. DCP restoration. Approx. 92 min.

LADY FOR A DAY

2:20   

(1933, Frank Capra) Warren William’s gambler Dave the Dude and his gang of guys and dolls turn May Robson’s haggard fruit peddler Apple Annie into a society dame in preparation for a visit by her hoity-toity daughter. Adapted by Robert Riskin from a Damon Runyon story. Remade by Frank Capra as Pocketful of Miracles. 35mm print courtesy Tom Capra and Academy Film Archive. Approx. 96 min.

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