Archive for July, 2011
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“Hooray for Hollywood?”
Posted July 29, 2011 by morganpcSunset Boulevard Starring William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson. Paramount. 1950. Director: Billy Wilder. 110 mins. Mysterious Doctor Satan Chapter 1 “Return of the Copperhead.” 30 mins. Time: 7:00 PM Date: Friday, September 9, 2011 Place: HBLL Auditorium, 1st Floor
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“Mysterious Doctor Satan the Serial”
Posted by morganpcMysterious Doctor Satan Starring Edward Ciannelli, Robert Wilcox, William Newell, C. Montague Shaw. Republic. 1940. Directors: William Witney and John English. 15 Chapters. Chapter 1, 30 mins. Other chapters, 17 mins. each. Date: A new serial is played at the beginning of every film
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“‘Top of the World’ with Cagney & Steiner”
Posted by morganpcWhite Heat Starring James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O’Brien, Margaret Wycherly. Warner Bros. 1949. Director: Raoul Walsh. 114 mins. Mysterious Doctor Satan. Chapter 2 “Thirteen Steps.” 17 mins. Time: 7:00 PM Date: Friday, September 23, 2011 Place: HBLL Auditorium, 1st Floor
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“Scaredy Cats 1”
Posted by morganpcThe Cat and the Canary Starring Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, John Beal, Douglass Montgomery. Paramount. 1939. Director: Elliott Nugent. 72 mins. Mysterious Doctor Satan. Chapter 3 “Undersea Tomb.” 17 mins. Time: 7:00 PM Date: Friday, October 14, 2011 Place: HBLL Auditorium, 1st Floor
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“Scaredy Cats 2”
Posted by morganpcThe Black Cat Starring Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Jacqueline Wells. Universal. 1934. Director: Edgar G. Ulmer. 65 mins. Mysterious Doctor Satan. Chapter 4 “The Human Bomb.” 17 mins. Time: 7:00 PM Date: Friday, October 28, 2011 Place: HBLL Auditorium, 1st Floor
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“Roy Rogers Centennial”
Posted by morganpcUnder California Stars Starring Roy Rogers, Trigger, Jane Frazee, Andy Devine, George Lloyd. Special Guest: Cheryl Rogers Barnett, daughter of Roy Rogers. Republic. 1948. Trucolor. Director: William Witney. 70 mins. Mysterious Doctor Satan. Chapter 5 “Doctor Satan’s Man of Steel.” 17 mins. Time: 7:00 PM Date: Friday, November 4, 2011 Place: HBLL Auditorium, 1st Floor
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“The Singing Cowboy”
Posted by morganpcSouth of the Border Starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey, Lupita Tovar, Mary Lee. Special Guest: Mel Marion, friend of Gene Autry. Republic. 1939. Director: George Sherman. 70 mins. Mysterious Doctor Satan. Chapter 6 “Double Cross.” 17 mins. Time: 7:00 PM Date: Friday, November 18, 2011 Place: HBLL Auditorium, 1st Floor
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“Christmas With Jimmy Stewart”
Posted by morganpcIt’s A Wonderful Life Starring James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Henry Travers. Liberty/RKO. 1946. Director: Frank Capra. 129 mins. Mysterious Doctor Satan. Chapter 7 “The Monster Strikes.” 17 mins. Time: 7:00 PM Date: Friday, December 2, 2011 Place: HBLL Auditorium, 1st Floor
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Posted July 8, 2011 by frazierjIn 1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide, with only 300,000 sold in the U.S. The L. Tom Perry Special Collections has several copies of this controversial abolitionist text. The novel has been shrouded in controversy since its inception. As an abolitionist text in 1852 it was extolled [...]

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