100 Main Street, Alton, New Hampshire 03809, United States
Theater Thursdays ~ Classic Movies First Thursday, monthly
First Thursday at 1:00 PM
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Thursday, February 3, 2022
The Gilman Library offers new and classic movies to enjoy with complimentary beverages and snacks to go hand in hand.
Come and enjoy the show!
You will also receive a raffle ticket for coming and have the chance to win that afternoon's movie theme-related prize.
For more info, stop at the circulation desk, use our contact form, or call 875-2550.
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Thursday, February 3, 2022
graphics copyright (c) Warner Bros.
(1940) NR ~ 2 hr 23 min
Drama
A duchess' irrational behavior toward her children's governess triggers tragic events that will change her family's lives forever.
Director:
Anatole Litvak
Writers:
based on the book by Rachel Field, Casey Robinson (screen play)
Stars:
Bette Davis, Charles Boyer, June Lockhart
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Thursday, March 3, 2022
graphics copyright (c) Warner Bros.
(1940) NR ~ 1 hr 35 min
Drama
The wife of a rubber plantation administrator shoots a man to death and claims it was self-defense, but a letter in her own hand may prove her undoing.
Director:
William Wyler
Writers:
W. Somerset Maugham (play), Howard Koch (screen play)
Stars:
Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, James Stephenson
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Thursday, March 3, 2022
graphics copyright (c) United Artists.
(1954) NR ~ 2 hrs 8 min
Drama
This is the life of a Hollywood movie star named Maria, as told by writer/director Harry et al, from being discovered in Madrid, Spain, until her funeral in Italy.
Director:
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Writers:
Daniel Taradash ( story and screenplay), Elick Moll (story and screenplay)
Stars:
Humphrey Bogart, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien
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SHOWN JANUARY 6th
SHOWN DECEMBER 2nd
SHOWN DECEMBER 2nd
graphics copyright (c) Columbia Pictures.
(1956) NR ~ 1 hr 25 min
Drama
During the 1950s, a small-town librarian is shunned by the locals after she refuses the City Council's request to remove a book on Communism from the library's shelves.
Director:
Daniel Taradash
Writers:
Daniel Taradash ( story and screenplay), Elick Moll (story and screenplay)
Stars:
Bette Davis, Brian Keith, Kim Hunter
SHOWN DECEMBER 2nd
SHOWN DECEMBER 2nd
SHOWN DECEMBER 2nd
graphics copyright (c) RKO Radio Pictures.
(1949) NR ~ 1 hr 27 min
Comedy / Drama / Romance
A young widow is torn between a boring attorney and a romantic ne'er-do-well.
Director:
Don Hartman
Writers:
Isobel Lennart (screen play), John D. Weaver (story "Christmas Gift")
Stars:
Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, Wendell Corey
SHOWN NOVEMBER 4th
SHOWN DECEMBER 2nd
SHOWN NOVEMBER 4th
graphics copyright (c) Paramount Pictures Corporation.
(1944) NR ~ 1 hr 26 min
Drama / Romance
A wealthy woman who lost her hearing to meningitis meets a doctor who is concocting a serum that will cure deafness.
Director:
Irving Pichel
Writers:
Frank Partos (screen play), Raymond Chandler (screen play), Rachel Field (novel)
Stars:
Alan Ladd, Loretta Young, Susan Hayward
SHOWN OCTOBER 7th
SHOWN SEPTEMBER 2nd
SHOWN NOVEMBER 4th
graphics copyright (c) Warner Bros.
(1940) NR ~ 1h 35min
Crime / Drama / Film Noir
A feisty tale of two brothers trying to make it as independent truckers. When one of the brothers loses an arm, they both join a transport company where the other is falsely charged as an accessory in the murder of the owner.
Director:
Raoul Walsh
Writers:
Jerry Waald (screenplay), Richard Macaulay(screen play), from a novel by A.L. Bezzerides,
Stars:
George Raft, Ann Sheridan, Ida Lupino, Humphrey Bogart
SHOWN SEPTEMBER 2nd
SHOWN SEPTEMBER 2nd
SHOWN SEPTEMBER 2nd
graphics copyright (c) Touchstone Pictures.
(2002) PG13 ~ 1h 46min
Drama / Mystery / Sci-Fi
A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.
Director:
M. Night Shyamalan
Writer:
M. Night Shyamalan
Stars:
Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin
SHOWN AUGUST 5th
SHOWN SEPTEMBER 2nd
SHOWN SEPTEMBER 2nd
graphics copyright (c) Paramount Pictures Corporation.
(1961) PG ~ 1h 42min
Comedy / Musical
After arriving back in Hawaii from the Army, Chad Gates (Elvis Presley) defies his parents' wishes for him to work at the family business and instead goes to work as a tour guide at his girlfriend's agency.
Director:
Norman Taurog
Writer:
Allan Weiss (story), Hal Kanter
Stars:
Elvis Presley, Joan Blackman, Angela Lansbury
SHOWN APRIL 1st
SHOWN FEBRUARY 4TH
SHOWN MARCH 4TH
graphics copyright (c) Warner Bros.
(1960) Not Rated ~ 2h 7min
Comedy / Crime / Music
Danny Ocean gathers a group of his World War II compatriots to pull off the ultimate Las Vegas heist. Together the eleven friends plan to rob five Las Vegas casinos in one night.
Director:
Lewis Milestone
Writer:
screen play by Harry Brown, Charles Lederer, based on a story by George Clayton Johnson and Jack Golden Russell, and Billy Wilder (not credited)
Stars:
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr
SHOWN MARCH 4TH
SHOWN FEBRUARY 4TH
SHOWN MARCH 4TH
graphics copyright (c) Lions Gate Entertainment.
(2019) PG-13 ~ 2h 10min
Comedy / Crime / Drama
A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family.
Director:
Rian Johnson
Writer:
Rian Johnson
Stars:
Ana de Armas, Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans, Don Johnson, Christopher Plummer
SHOWN FEBRUARY 4TH
SHOWN FEBRUARY 4TH
SHOWN FEBRUARY 4TH
graphics copyright (c) Warner Bros.
(1946) Not Rated ~ 2h 5min
Drama / Music / Romance
A classical musician from the slums is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.
Director:
Jean Negulesco
Writers:
Screenplay writers, Clifford Odets and Zachary Gold. Based on a short story, by Fannie Hurst.
Stars:
Joan Crawford, John Garfield, Oscar Levant
SHOWN FEBRUARY 4TH