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Pay-as-you-wish Friday Nights! CLASSIC PAID Non-Profit U.S. Postage U.S. Permit #1782 FILM SERIES

White NY Plains, Fall 2017/Winter 2018

Pay-as-you-wish Friday Nights! Bernard and Schwartz Classic Film Series Join us for the New-York Historical Society’s film series, featuring opening remarks by notable filmmakers, writers, legal scholars, and historians.

Justice in Film Explore how film has tackled social strife, morality, and the perennial struggle between right and wrong—conflicts that manifest across cultures and history.

Entrance to the film series is included with Museum Admission during New-York Historical’s Pay-as-you-wish Friday Nights (6–8 pm). No advance reservations. Tickets are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 6 pm. New-York Historical Society Members receive priority.

For more information on our featured films and speakers, please visit nyhistory.org/programs or call (212) 485-9205. Dale Gregory Vice President for Public Programs | Alex Kassl Manager of Public Programs | Hannah Donoghue Assistant Manager of Public Programs | Kate Yurkovsky Public Programs Assistant Classic Film Series Film Classic 170 Central Park170 West at Richard Gilder (77th Way Street) NY 10024New York, Publication Team: Publication Starring , , Cedric Hardwicke. Cedric Massey, Richardson, Raymond Ralph Starring WWII. for preparation in England on impact film’s the major as well producer—as and film’sdesigner set authors—and favorite her of film: Gregory with conversation In Age. Dark anew survive to attempts Britain blighted a cause, forgotten a for fighting of decades After Things to Come 1, 7pm Friday, December Astor. Mary Harlow, Jean Gable, Clark Starring Fleming. by Victor drama. romantic classic this introduce Programs, Public for Ron Simon Historian alove in triangle. embroiled becomes Indochina French colonial in owner plantation A rubber Dust Red 17,Friday, November 7pm Kelly. Grace Cooper, Gary Starring Zinnemann. by Fred noon. athigh nemesis adeadly of arrival the for prepares who lawman abrave, as small-town Cooper Gary featuring time all of dramas joins Amanda Foreman 7pm 3, Friday, November Garson. Greer Donat, Robert Starring Wood. by Sam author and scholar war. and love, loss, Constitutional experienced he where England, in school boarding ata career his on extensive reflects teacher school elderly An Mr. Chips Goodbye, 27, 7pm Friday, October Justice inFilm Annette Gordon-Reed Annette NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY Philip C. Bobbitt Presented attheRobert H.Smith Auditorium attheNew-York Historical Society, 170Central Park West, , NY10024 For more details and thelatestinformation onourfeatured films, speakers,and related programs, pleasevisit , two distinguished historians present this epic science fiction fiction science epic this present historians distinguished , two |1932 min. |83 | 1952 | 85 min. |1952 |85 , and , and MUSEUM LIBRARY |1936 |97 min. Dale Gregory Philip C. Bobbitt , daughter of of , daughter onstage to introduce one of the greatest Western greatest the of one introduce to onstage | 1939 |114 min. Michael Korda on the film’s screenwriter, H. G. Wells—one G. H. Wells—one film’s the screenwriter, on High Noon High , New-York Historical’s President Vice Directed by . Menzies. Cameron by William Directed presents this romantic drama. drama. romantic this presents Fredrik Logevall screenwriter , Carl screenwriter on his father and uncle—the uncle—the and father his on Ron Simon , curator , curator and and Directed Directed Directed Directed Directed Directed Dale Dale

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