Join us for a celebration of Colbert’s long and remarkable film career. A seven-week film series titled “Down-to-Earth Sophistication: Claudette Colbert in Hollywood” begins October 1 and runs Monday afternoons through November 12. Oak Park film historian Doug Deuchler will introduce each film and conduct a discussion following each screening. This free film series is funded by the Friends of the Oak Park Public Library.
On Monday, October 8:
Midnight (1939, 94 minutes)
In this sophisticated twist on the Cinderella story, Colbert plays a penniless showgirl, stranded in Paris, hired by a millionaire to pose as a Hungarian countess and break up his wife’s affair with another man.
