Double Feature

It’s A Wonderful Life

While our allotment of advance tickets has sold out online, some additional tickets will be available to purchase at the door on a first come, first served basis on the night of the show. Box office & doors open approximately 1 hour before showtime. For shows that have sold out online, in-person ticket purchases are limited to 2 tickets per person.

After a lifetime of helping others, it’s George Bailey (James Stewart) who now needs saving. Clarence (Henry Travers), a prospective guardian angel, descends from Heaven to intervene in George’s potential suicide after he’s pushed to the brink of personal ruin. Having witnessed all of the heroic and charitable acts he has accomplished over the course of his life, Clarence transports George to an alternate timeline in which he never existed, and he subsequently realizes the impact his actions had on both his family and community. With a renewed sense of self-worth and duty to his loved ones, George must go find what awaits him back home with the firm appreciation that It’s a Wonderful Life.

“Director Capra’s inventiveness, humor and affection for human beings keep it glowing with life and excitement.” – TIME Magazine

“What is remarkable about It’s a Wonderful Life is how well it holds up over the years; it’s one of those ageless movies, like Casablanca or The Third Man, that improves with age. Some movies, even good ones, should only be seen once. When we know how they turn out, they’ve surrendered their mystery and appeal. Other movies can be viewed an indefinite number of times. Like great music, they improve with familiarity. It’s a Wonderful Life falls in the second category.” – Roger Ebert

Kim Morgan discusses It’s A Wonderful Life on the New Beverly blog.

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

As he does every winter, hobo Aloysius T. McKeever (Victor Moore) moves into a mansion on New York City’s 5th Avenue while its owners are away for the winter and invites all his hobo friends in from the cold. But this Christmas, Mary O’Connor (Ann Harding) comes home unexpectedly after a quarrel with her boyfriend to find her house occupied by jovial street dwellers. To make matters even worse, her father (Charles Ruggles) disguises himself as a hobo to get an invitation to stay in his own home — and keeps his identity secret in this perennial Christmas favorite about rediscovering family and the joy of being together. (Warner Bros)