Arts & Entertainment
Cary Grant Month Next for Penn Theatre's Thursday Classics Series
Four films starring one of Hollywood's most celebrated performers will be featured at the historic Plymouth cinema during May.
The sly smile, that smooth demeanor and, to top it all off, impeccable comic timing.
It’s safe to say there’s no one like Cary Grant. Forty-five years after Grant made his last film, there have been few—if any—actors who have covered the bases of song-and-dance man, charismatic leading man, comedian, tough guy, everyman and mysterious stranger as well as he did and for as long.
In May, four of Grant’s 74 films will be featured at the Penn Theatre to highlight Grant’s astounding talent and immense appeal, said Ellen Elliot, the director of the Friends of the Penn, the nonprofit group that operates the theater.
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“The reason that we decided to go with Cary Grant is that he’s gorgeous, and everyone just loves him,” she said. “You just can’t go wrong with him—and people have been asking for him. We always try to feature things that people are asking for.”
The four films that will be shown by the Penn are:
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May 5: The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
In this screwball comedy, Grant plays a middle-aged man fending off the affections of a teenage girl (Shirley Temple) at the same time he’s falling in love with her older sister (Myrna Loy).
May 12: The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Ranked at No. 51 on the American Film Institute’s 100 best American films list, The Philadelphia Story focuses on a woman (Katherine Hepburn) whose marriage plans are interrupted by her ex-husband (Grant). The film also stars James Stewart.
May 19: Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Directed by Frank Capra, this film has Grant marrying his former neighbor (Priscilla Lane) on Halloween, after which some strange incidents, and some odd relatives, occupy his life.
May 26: Charade (1963)
Charade has Grant playing a man who comes to the aid of a woman (Audrey Hepburn) whose husband has been murdered. But Grant may not be all he seems in this fast-moving story that is a thriller, mystery and comedy all in one.
The Penn Theatre is open Thursdays through Sundays. All tickets are $3 per person. All Thursday Classics features begin at 7 p.m.
For more information, visit www.penntheatre.com.
