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2008 Ultra Cool Films

See classic films at the Victoria Theater weekends starting June 27 going through August 24.

Films are shown at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays at the Victoria Theatre, 138 N. Main St. (venue info/map)

Features are preceded by a free organ concert on the NCR Mighty Wurlitzer and a classic cartoon. Free popcorn and soft drinks are available in the theater's lobby before the films begin.

Series passbooks with 10 tickets, usable in any combination for the 2008 series, are $24 and will go on sale in May at the Schuster Center box office, 1 W. Second St. Passbooks may be purchased by phone at (937) 228-3630 or online at ticketcenterstage.com.

Individual tickets are available for $4.75 at the Victoria Theatre box office starting one hours before each film. For more information, visit Victoria Theatre's Web site.

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The King And I
June 27 - 29

Musical, 1956, 133 minutes
Synopsis: The King and I is a 1956 musical about a widow who accepts a job as a live-in governess of the King of Siam's children.
Stars: Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno, Martin Benson, Terry Saunders. Directed by Walter Lang

Lawrence of Arabia
July 4 - 6

Action/adventure, 1962, 227 minutes
Synopsis: Epic rumination on a flamboyant and controversial British military figure and his conflicted loyalties during wartime service.
Stars: Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Jose Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, Claude Rains. Directed by David Lean.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
July 11 -13

Comedy, 1953, 91 minutes
Synopsis: Lorelei Lee (Marilyn Monroe) and her friend Dorothy Shaw (Jane Russell) are a pair of showgirls, Dorothy the sassy one looking for true love, Lorelei the blonde hoping to marry a millionaire.
Stars: Marilyn Monroe (photos), Jane Russell, Charles Coburn and more. Directed by Howard Hawks.

Cool Hand Luke
July 18 - 20

Drama, 1967, 126 minutes
Synopsis: In this Southern prison drama, social misfit Lucas "Luke" Jackson (Paul Newman) is incarcerated for a petty crime and sentenced to a chain gang.
Stars: Paul Newman, George Kennedy, Strother Martin, Jo Van Fleet, J.D. Cannon. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg.

Little Women
July 25 - 27

Musical, 1933, 121 minutes
Synopsis: Katharine Hepburn stars in the acclaimed 1933 version of the immortal classic Little Women. Set in New England during the Civil War, Louisa May Alcott's beloved classic chronicles the lives and loves of the March sisters - Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy.
Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Paul Lukas. Directed by George Cukor

Doctor Zhivago
Aug. 1 - 3

Drama, 1965, 197 minutes
Synopsis: An exploration of the Russian Revolution as seen from the point of view of the intellectual, introspective title character (Omar Sharif).
Stars: JOmar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, Alec Guinness, Tom Courtenay. Directed by David Lean.

Sabrina
August 8

Comedies, 1954, 113 minutes
Synopsis: The daughter of the chauffeur (John Willliams) of the wealthy Larabee family, she becomes infatuated with the rakish, younger brother David (William Holden), while spying on their lavish parties as a teenager.
Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden, Martha Hyer, John Williams. Directed by Billy Wilder.

Charade
August 9

Drama, 1963, 113 minutes
Synopsis: Lovely Reggie (Audrey Hepburn) is determined to divorce her wealthy, cold, and closed-mouthed husband, but someone throws him from a train before she gets the chance.
Stars: Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant and Walter Matthau. Directed by Stanley Donen.

Roman Holiday
August 10

Comedy, 1953, 118 minutes
Synopsis: A modern-day princess "escapes" from her royal entourage while on a trip to Rome, and while incognito, falls in love with an American newspaperman.
Stars: Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, Eddie Albert, Tullio Carminati, Hartley Power. Directed by William Wyler.

Hello, Dolly!
August 15 - 17

Musical, 1969, 145 minutes
Synopsis: In early-20th-century Yonkers, a wealthy local merchant, Horace Vandergelder (played by Walter Matthau), hires matchmaker Dolly Levi (Barbra Streisand) to find a mate for him--but instead she decides to win him over for herself. Stars: Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau and Michael Crawford. Directed by Gene Kelly.

A Hard Day's Night
August 22 - 24

Comedy, 1975, 174 minutes
Synopsis: The year is 1964 and four young lads from Liverpool are about to change the world — if only the madcap world will let them out of their hotel room.
Stars: Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr. Directed by Richard Lester

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