Newtown Theatre Screening This Movie For $0.48 On Feb. 22

NEWTOWN, PA — After discovering an old promotional poster, the Newtown Theatre learned it screened “The Day the Earth Stood Still" on Friday, Feb. 22, 1952.

As a tribute to its historic past, the Newtown Theatre will screen the same film on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 – exactly 67 years to the day when it screened it in 1952.

Admission to the film is just $0.48, thanks to support from Newtown attorney Alice Hart Hughes. That's roughly what it would have cost in 1952.

Attendees are encouraged to dress in 1950s clothing and enjoy space-themed cocktails at the theatre before the film.

Considered a trail-blazing science fiction movie, “The Day the Earth Stood Still” involves a humanoid alien visitor named Klaatu who comes to Earth, accompanied by a powerful eight-foot tall robot, Gort, to deliver an important message that will affect the entire human race, according to information from the theatre.

The theatre is located at 120 N. State Street in Newtown Borough.

For more information, visit TheNewtownTheatre.com.

Contributed photo, Newtown Theatre