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April at the Heights
Spring: The snow has melted (we hope), the leaves are starting to come out, we get out our bikes and lawn furniture, start planting and preparing our yards and gardens, and retreat into a dark theater for . . . HITCHCOCK! Once again, we bring you five classics from four decades, all screened at the majestic Heights Theater.
(1946, DCP, 102m) w/Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant, Claude Rains. Alicia’s (Bergman) father has been convicted as a Nazi spy and sent to prison. Now she’s being pursued by a government agent, T. R. Devlin (Grant), who wants her to spy for the United States. Check out Chris Polley’s Perisphere article about the audacious excess of […]
(1935, 35mm, 86m) w/Robert Donat, Madeleine Carrol, Lucie Mannheim. Richard (Donat) is catching a music hall show when shots ring out. A mysterious woman faints in his arms. Back at her flat, someone thrusts a knife into her back. Richard sets out to find the secret of the 39 Steps—while being the target of a […]
(1940, DCP, 130m) w/Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders. An unnamed woman (Fontaine) and the dashing Maxim de Winter (Olivier) meet on the French Riviera and marry. He brings her to his seaside castle, Manderley, which is overseen by the steely Mrs. Danvers, whose obsession with the first Mrs. de Winter—Rebecca—drives the new wife to […]
(1955, DCP, 106m) w/Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis. John “The Cat” Robie (Grant) is a retired burglar enjoying the French Riviera. Problem is, there’s a new Cat in town, plundering jewels from the ritziest hotels with abandon. Robie must clear his name. Enter Frances (Kelly), who might be the perfect bait to catch […]
(1964, DCP, 130m) w/Tippi Hedren, Sean Connery, Martin Gabel. Marnie (Hedren) is a compulsive thief, in seclusion after lifting ten grand from a former employer. After landing a job at a publishing company owned by Mark Rutland (Connery), she finds herself attracted to her new boss. But he’s got dark secrets of his own, including […]