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 2006 Last Remaining Seats Schedule

All performances are general seating.
Doors open at 7 p.m. – Program starts at 8 p.m. – Program ends between 10 and 11 p.m.
All programs subject to change. Check back for details on each evening’s special program, including celebrity guests and live performances.
For recorded ticket information, call (213) 430-4219.

Wednesday, May 31 Los Angeles Theatre 615 South Broadway The Mark of Zorro (20th Century Fox, 1940, 94 minutes, black/white)

Experience nineteenth-century Los Angeles with the swashbuckling masked hero Zorro (Tyrone Power) in this classic 1940 tale of romance and adventure. The dashing Power battles sinister Basil Rathbone to save Los Angeles from the oppressive Spanish alcalde (mayor), while winning the heart of heroine Linda Darnell. Directed by Rouben Mamoulian, the film received an Oscar nomination for Alfred Newman’s original score.
Print and film still courtesy of 20th Century Fox and UCLA Film and Television Archive.

Special Program: 1936 film tour of 20th Century Fox Studios.

Evening Sponsors:
Booth Heritage Foundation
Peter Norton Family Foundation

Wednesday, June 7 Orpheum Theatre 842 South Broadway A Star Is Born (Warner Bros., 1954, 176 minutes, Technicolor)

Nominated for six Oscars, this Judy Garland tour de force is the quintessential Hollywood story, full of triumph, heartbreak, success, and tragedy. George Cukor directed this 1954 epic love story co-starring James Mason and produced by Garland's husband Sid Luft. Memorable settings include L.A.'s Shrine Auditorium and the Cocoanut Grove at the former Ambassador Hotel. The songs by Harold Arlen and Ira Gershwin include "The Man That Got Away," and Leonard Gershe's "Born in a Trunk" sequence is unforgettable.
Print and film still courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment.

Special Program: Pre-show performance by the legendary Bob Mitchell on the Orpheum’s original 1928 Mighty Wurlitzer organ.

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Wednesday, June 14 - SOLD OUT Palace Theatre 630 South Broadway Harold Lloyd Silent Comedies: Never Weaken (Hal Roach Studios, Inc., 1921, 19 minutes, black/white) Hot Water (The Harold Lloyd Corp., 1924, 60 minutes, black/white)

Special Program: Live accompaniment by the Robert Israel Orchestra, introduction by Suzanne Lloyd (Harold’s granddaughter), evening host Maxwell DeMille, and period songs by ukulele chanteuse Janet Klein and Her Parlor Boys.

Wednesday, June 21 - SOLD OUT Orpheum Theatre 842 South Broadway Chinatown (Paramount Pictures, 1974, 131 minutes, Technicolor)

1930s Los Angeles provides the backdrop for Roman Polanski’s tale of corruption and decei. This 1974 homage to film noir stars Jack Nicholson as the cynical private investigator who gets more than he bargained for. The film co-stars Faye Dunaway as the tormented femme fatale and John Huston as the crooked business tycoon. Chinatown was nominated for eleven Oscars and won for Robert Towne's original screenplay.
Print and film still courtesy of Paramount Pictures.

Special Program: Evening host Larry Mantle of 89.3 KPCC's AirTalk and FilmWeek, with special guest(s) to be announced, and a pre-show organ performance by Dean Mora.

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Co-presented with the
Latin American Cinemateca of Los Angeles

Wednesday, June 28 Palace Theatre - NEW LOCATION Dos tipos de cuidado (Mexico, 1953, 111 minutes, black/white, in Spanish with English subtitles)

Jorge Negrete and Pedro Infante, the undisputed giants of the Mexican ranchera genre and frequent performers on L.A.’s Broadway, star in Ismael Rodriguez’ Dos tipos de cuidado – the only film they made together. The two portray friends divided by mutual affection for Rosario (Carmelita González) who quickly find themselves entangled in scandal and misunderstanding. Equal parts melodrama and comedy, the film also features a lyrical duel between two of the most brilliant performers of Mexico’s Golden Age of cinema.
Print and film still courtesy of Televisa.

Special Program: A musical tribute to Latino L.A. by OLLIN.

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Co-Sponsors: The Walt Disney Company, Union Bank of California

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Wednesday, July 5 - SOLD OUT Los Angeles Theatre 615 South Broadway Rebel Without a Cause (Warner Bros., 1955, 111 minutes, Warnercolor)

Released one month after James Dean’s untimely death in 1953, Rebel Without a Cause cemented his legacy as one of the screen’s most enduring legends. This Oscar-nominated story of teen angst, with a pivotal scene at the Griffith Observatory, is considered one of the decade’s most memorable films. Directed by Nicholas Ray, the film co-stars Sal Mineo, Jim Backus, and Natalie Wood in what Warner Bros. called her first adult role.
Print and film still courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment.

Special Program: Evening hosted by film critic/historian Leonard Maltin (subject to availability).

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