July 16 - 9:30pm
Mitchell Leison (1939) 94 mins

Directed by Leisen from a screenplay by Preston Sturges this luminous film conveys the sentimental gleam of new-found love but goes beyond the hide-bound conventions of romantic comedy. Leisen’s handling of the romance between prosecutor Fred MacMurray & the savvy shoplifter (Barbara Stanwyck) he falls for, caught stealing a diamond bracelet during the Christmas rush, is surprisingly complex & unexpectedly moving. With Beulah Bondi & Sterling Holloway.
35mm print courtesy of UCLA Film & TV Archive.* Preceded by The Palm Beach Story at 7.50pm and a session of Keaton and Arbuckle shorts at 7.00pm.