Woodlands Theater Film festival Fundraiser: Great fun for a great cause!

 

August 7, 6:30 PM at the Colville Community College’s Rendezvous Theater, come support the renovation of Historic Woodland Theater!

 

On July 17, 1940, the newly constructed Woods Movie Theater opened its doors in Kettle Falls with a showing of Turnabout starring Adolphe Menjouand Carol Landis. On August 7, 2015, Woodland Theater Productions will be celebrating the 75th anniversary of their theater building with a double feature of 1940’s movies. Colville Community College’s Rendezvous Theater will be hosting the event since Woodlands Theatre is currently undergoing stage reconstruction. 

 

Tall in the Saddle starring John Wayne and Philadelphia Story with Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant and James Stewart will be the featured films. Festivities will begin at 6:30. As on the original opening night of the theater, popcorn will be served to patrons during the intermission, and members of the organization’s brass ensemble will be on hand to provide entertainment during intermission for an additional treat. 
Featured films should have something for everyone with comedy, romance and good old-fashioned western action. 

 

In Philadelphia Story socialite Tracy Lord (Katharine Hepburn) prepares to remarry, but her ex (Cary Grant) and a tabloid reporter (Best Supporting Actor Oscar-winner James Stewart) have other ideas as they converge on her home for a fateful visit. The three stars form an incomparable trio in one of the most tantalizing screwball romances ever. Under the direction of George Cukor, this once-urbane Broadway comedy springs to life with precision and wit.


 

John Wayne, the star of Tall in the Saddle spends as much time fighting the battle of the sexes as he does brawling with the bad guys in this Western mystery. Hardheaded cowboy Rocklin (Wayne) arrives in town to discover that the rancher who sent for him has been murdered. In the “wranglings” to determine the rightful owner of the property and catch the killer, the chauvinistic Rocklin butts heads with the female kinfolk of the dead man, as well a comely but fiery neighbor (Ella Raines). George “Gabby” Hayes provides a comic note as his sidekick.

 

Woodlands Theatre Productions is marking this 75th anniversary with a capital campaign to make some much needed improvements to the building, including heating, air conditioning, additional insulation, and improvements to the sound system as well as repairs to the stage itself. The organization is halfway toward meeting their financial goal, and donations for the evening’s entertainment will be gratefully accepted and applied to that effort.