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Movies on the big screen every Thursday at 6:30 pm! Relax and enjoy classics or recent blockbusters in Main Library’s Auditorium. Free parking on weekdays after 6 pm with a voucher from the Library.
October 5, 6:30 pm: "The Petrified Forest" (1936)
Bogart’s first big film role as a gangster who invades a desert diner and holds its inhabitants hostage. With Leslie Howard and Bette Davis, 82 min.
October 12, 6:30 pm: "In a Lonely Place" (1950)
Adapted from the novel by Dorothy B. Hughes, Bogart plays a screenwriter suspected of murder who befriends Gloria Grahame. Moody and evocative, this is film noir at its best. Directed by Nicholas Ray, with Frank Lovejoy and Jeff Donnell, 94 min.
October 19, 6:30 pm: "They Drive By Night" (1940)
Bogart teams up with George Raft as brothers struggling to make a living as truck drivers. Complications ensue as they fight toward independence, and encounter romance and violence. Directed by Raoul Walsh, with Ann Sheridan, Ida Lupino, and Alan Hale, 95 min.
October 26, 6:30 pm: "The Return of Doctor X" (1939)
For Halloween, Bogart’s rare foray into the horror genre, as the mysterious blood expert who may be tied to series of murders. Vincent Sherman’s directorial debut, with Rosemary Lane, Wayne Morris, and Dennis Morgan, 62 min.
Get your parking validation ticket at the Welcome Desk and then relax in Main Library's 400-seat Auditorium.
Contact the Culture & AV Division at 330.643.9015 or cadiv@akronlibrary.org for more information.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Movies |
TAGS: | Wayne Morris | Vincent Sherman | Rosemary Lane | Robert E Sherwood | Raoul Walsh | Nicholas Ray | Leslie Howard | Jeff Donnell | Ida Lupino | Humphrey Bogart | Gloria Grahame | George Raft | Frank Lovejoy | filmed play | Dorothy B Hughes | Dennis Morgan | Bogart | Bette Davis | Archie Mayo | Ann Sheridan | Alan Hale |
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Subject divisions include: Business, Government & Science, Culture & AV, Magazines & Newspapers, Special Collections (local history & genealogy), TechZone@Main, Teen, and a 12,000 square feet Children's Library.
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Specialized spaces include a 425-seat auditorium, public meeting rooms, and a used bookstore. An interior glass block walkway leads to a 600-space parking garage owned by the City of Akron. An outdoor amphitheater and landscaped park complete the complex.
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