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THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART No. 106 11 WEST 53 STREET, NEW YORK 19, N. Y. FOR RELEASE: Wednesday, Sept. 12, I962 TELEPHONE: CIRCLE 5-8900 The Jazz Singer, with Al Jolson, will be shown at the Museum of Modern Art on Thursday, September 13, at 8:30 p.m. The 1927 movie is the first in a series of Warner Brothers pro ductions to be shown on occasional Thursday evenings through out the winter, interspersed with lectures, symposia and concerts. The entire Museum is open Thursdays until 9'«00 p.m. The Warner Brothers series continues Septemb r 20 with Little Caesar (1930), with Edward G. Robinson and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.; September 27, The Public Knemy (I93I), with James Cagney and Jean Harlow; October k$ at 8:00 p.m., I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gsnq (1952), with Paul Muni and Glenda Farrell; and October 18, Forty-Second Street (1933), with Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler and Ginger Rogers. Future programs will be announced. Admission to the Museum is $1.00; members free. There is no additional charge for Warner Brothers films. According to Richard Griffith, Curator of the Museum1s Film Library; "The Warners not only launched talking pictures, they contributed more than any studio to the development of sound style. This Thursday evening series emphasizes their contributions to the gangster and musical genres, <*nd to social realism." The Warner Brothers films are presented through the courtesy of Brandon Films. *************•*•****#************ Further information available from Herbert Bronstein, Associate Publicity Director, Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53 Street, New Y0rk 19, New York. Circle 5-89OO. WARNER BROTHERS: EARLY SOUND FILMS THURSDAYS AT 8:30 P.M. September 13 THE JAZZ SINGER (1927) Al Jolson September 20 LITTLE CAESAR (1930) Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. September 27 THE PUBLIC ENEMY (1931) James Cagney, Jean Harlow AT 8:00 P.M. October 4 I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG (1932) Paul Muni, Glenda Farrell Series to be continued Admission to the Museum - $1.00 (includes film showing) Members free. Galleries open Thursdays until 9:00 p.m. THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, 11 WEST 53 STREET, NEW YORK 19 .

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