A series of major films will be shown at the Des Peres Library, 5960 Kingsbury throughout the summer beginning June 22. F indicates family; A-YA — adults and young adults; A — adults only.
- June 22, 10:30 — Born Free (F) — oscar-winning story of Elsa, the lioness.
- June 22, 2:00 p.m. — Mysterious Island (F) — Jules Verne’s thrilling adventure of balloon castaways in an underwater kingdom.
- June 29, 10:30 — King Kong Escapes (F) — science fiction adventure thriller.
- June 29, 10:00 a.m. — Wait Until Dark (A-YA) — A blind girl fights for her life against three criminals. Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin.
- July 6, 10:30 a.m. — Viva Max (F) — hilarious comedy about Mexico’s general, Max, and his battle to recapture the Alamo for Mexico — Peter Ustivov, Jonathan Winters.
- July 6, 10:30 a.m. — Cat Ballou (A-YA) — Western comedy Classic of Cat Ballou and her trusty band of outlaws — Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin.
- July 27, 2 p.m. — Me, Natalie (A-YA) — Patty Duke as Natalie in comedy-drama set in Greenwich Village.
- July 13, 2 p.m. — When Comedy Was King (F) — Some of the funniest scenes from silent films in one hilarious motion picture — Laurel and Hardy, Charlie Chaplin, etc.
- July 20, 10:30 a.m. — Pit and The Pendulum (F) — Edgar Allen Poe’s masterpiece of terror. Vincent Price.
- July 20, 2:00 p.m. — Horse Feathers (F) — The Marx Brothers run a college with Groucho as the dean.
- July 27, 10:30 a.m. — A Man Called Flinstone (F) — Favorite caveman family in a delightful full-length cartoon based on the popular TV series.
- Aug. 3, 10:30 a.m. — Dracula Has Risen From the Grave (F) — The evil vampire Count is on the prowl again.
- Aug. 3, 2 p.m. — Endless Summer (F) — Two young surfers on world quest for the perfect wave.
- Aug. 10, 10:30 a.m. — Run Wild, Run Free (F) — The only friends of a lonely boy on the English moors are a white horse, a falcon and a kindly nearby farmer.
Archive note
The June notice prints Wait Until Dark on June 29 at 10:00 a.m. and gives both July 6 films a 10:30 a.m. time. The schedule’s printed order, times, classifications and names are retained rather than reconciled with the earlier May notice.
Originally published in The Paper, June 1971.
Read this article in the original newspaper issue.
Original source: SD_Times1971_06.pdf, printed page 1.
