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 22:
The Palm Beach Story (1942, 88 minutes)
This romantic screwball comedy, directed by Preston Sturges, involves an inventor who needs cash to develop his big idea and his loving wife who decides to raise it for her husband by divorcing him and marrying a millionaire.
