New- York Historical Society’s CLASSIC PAID Non-Profit FILM SERIES U.S. Postage Permit #1782 Winter/ Spring 2014 FREE FRIDAYS White Plains, NY Bernard and Irene Schwartz Classic Film Series: Join us for the New-York Historical Society’s film series, featuring opening remarks by notable directors, writers, actors, and historians. Justice in Film This series explores how film has tackled social conflict, morality, and the perennial struggles between right and wrong that are waged from the highest levels of government to the smallest of local communities. The Black Fives Era Organized in conjunction with the exhibition The Black Fives The New-York Historical Society is proud to present a classic film that reflects the powerful presence that African Americans forged in music and culture in the early-to-mid 20th century. Entrance to the film series is free during New-York Historical’s Pay-as-you-wish Friday Nights (6 – 8 pm). No advanced reservations. Tickets are distributed on a first-come, first-served eries S 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 | Katelyn Williams and Genna Sarnak Assistant Managers of Public Programs Classic Film Classic Film The New-York Historical Society is grateful to Bank of America for its generous support of all Free Friday Programs. Publication Team: Publication 170 Central Park170 West at Richard Gilder (77th Way Street) NY 10024New York, The Fallen Idol (1948) Roman Holiday (1953) Friday, May 2, 7 pm Friday, June 13, 7 pm Author Michael Korda explores this Catherine Wyler and journalist Bob Herbert award-winning British drama in which an explore this romantic jewel about a sheltered Justice in Film impressionable child’s innocence is challenged princess in Rome who sneaks out for a night when his butler is accused of murder. Produced on the town and meets a charming American by Alexander Korda. Directed by Carol Reed. reporter. Directed by William Wyler. Starring The Verdict (1982) Starring Ralph Richardson, Michèle Morgan, Sonia Dresdel, Bobby Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, Eddie Albert. 118 min. Friday, March 21, 7 pm Henrey. 95 min. Award-winning actress Paisan (1946) and acclaimed Lee Grant The Winslow Boy (1948) Friday, June 27, 7 pm producer Susan Lacy Friday, May 9, 7 pm Ron Simon, curator at The Paley Center for introduce this compelling Renowned constitutional scholar Philip C. Media, presents the second film in Roberto Lorella ZanettiLorella courtroom drama, which Bobbitt introduces this classic film that pits Rossellini’s War Trilogy. Set during the Italian stars Paul Newman as an alcoholic lawyer who seeks to redeem the rights of an individual against a powerful Campaign of World War II, this film powerfully himself professionally and personally by taking a challenging case establishment. Other speaker TBA. Directed MarcusJoan explores the psychological, physical, and to trial. Directed by Sidney Lumet. Starring Paul Newman, Charlotte by Anthony Asquith. Starring Robert Donat, Matthew Fuller economic effects of war. Other speaker TBA. Directed by Roberto Rampling. 129 min. Margaret Leighton, Sir Cedric Hardwicke. 117 min. Rossellini. Starring Carmela Sazio, Gar Moore, William Tubbs. 126 min. The Letter (1940) Rebecca (1940) Friday, March 28, 7 pm Friday, May 16, 7 pm Catherine Wyler presents Award-winning filmmaker, novelist, and critic The Black Fives Era her father’s suspenseful Antonio Monda introduces Hitchcock’s melodrama of murder and psychological thriller starring Joan Fontaine as a betrayal along with composer new bride struggling with the pervasive memory Stormy Weather (1943) and Eldredge Joanna Paul Moravec Susan of her husband’s deceased first wife. Directed by Friday, June 6, 7 pm Lacy. Directed by William Wyler. Starring Bette Davis, Herbert Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Loosely based on the life Zack Zook Marshall. 95 min. Sanders. 130 min. of its star, dancer and actor Bill “Bojangles” Strangers on a Train (1951) 12 Angry Men (1957) Robinson, this musical Friday, April 18, 7 pm Friday, May 23, 7 pm showcases some of the Internationally-renowned documentary filmmaker Author Kati Marton and greatest African-American talents of the early-to-mid 20th century. delves into Alfred Hitchcock’s intense Ric Burns constitutional scholar Akhil Opening remarks by cultural critic and biographer Stanley Crouch thriller about two strangers whose discussion of Reed Amar discuss one and journalist Bob Herbert. Directed by Andrew L. Stone. Starring the perfect murder takes a deadly turn. Directed of the most powerful legal Lena Horne, Bill Robinson, Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Farley Granger, dramas of all time, which Harold Shapiro Orchestra. 78 min. Ruth Roman, Robert Walker. 101 min. places the viewer in the small room where twelve jurors hold the life-or- death fate of an accused murderer in their hands. Directed by Sidney The Heiress (1949) Lumet. Starring Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, E.G. Marshall. 96 min. Friday, April 25, 7 pm Catherine Wyler, playwright Judy Goetz High Noon (1952) Sanger, and Lesley Stahl introduce Friday, May 30, 7 pm Visit nyhistory.org/programs for information on related this classic adaptation of Henry James’s Author Ted Widmer examines one of the greatest Saturday morning talks with continental breakfast. Washington Square, in which a wealthy, naïve Western dramas of all time, featuring Gary Cooper young woman falls for a young man despite the protests of her overbearing father. Directed by as a brave small-town lawman who prepares William Wyler. Starring Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph for the arrival of a deadly nemesis at high noon. Richardson. 115 min. Directed by Fred Zinnemann. Starring Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Thomas Mitchell. 85 min. For more details and the latest information on our featured films and speakers, please visit nyhistory.org/programs or call (212) 485-9205. Film Series Programmer: Dale Marsha Gregory, Presented at the Robert H. Smith Auditorium at the New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024 Vice President for Public Programs.