Rosalind Russell Film Series
The Metropolitan Campus will sponsor a series of four films from its Columbia Pictures Collection devoted to the art of the great stage and screen actress, Rosalind Russell (1907–1976). The program, “Rare Russell,” will showcase four films that Russell made in the 1940s. The films are rarely shown today, yet they were extremely popular in their time, and some were even ahead of their time. The films have been chosen from the University’s Columbia Collection, which consists of more than 200 16mm. prints and tapes of Columbia’s vintage films.
The films will be shown free of charge on Sundays — April 2, 9, 23 and 30 — at 1 p.m. in the Weiner Library Auditorium, Metropolitan Campus.
On April 2, “My Sister Eileen” (1942) will be shown. Russell won her first Oscar nomination for her role in this film, based on a Broadway hit about two sisters from Ohio who tried to find success in New York. The film was later turned into a smash Broadway musical with a score by Leonard Bernstein titled “Wonderful Town,” which marked Russell’s musical comedy debut.
“What a Woman!” (1943) will be featured on April 9. Russell plays a talent agent determined to make a movie star out of an English professor who has written a bestseller. Unlike so many career-vs.-marriage films of the period, “What a Woman!” took a liberal position on an issue that many women faced during the period.
On April 23, “She Wouldn’t Say Yes” (1945) will feature Russell as a psychiatrist tricked into marriage by her father. The film was originally condemned by the Legion of Decency and has some unusually racy dialogue, despite the restrictions of the production code that was then in existence.
In “A Woman of Distinction” (1950) on April 30, Russell is a college dean who is unprepared for the arrival of a British professor (Ray Milland).
Each film will be introduced by Bernard Dick, communication and coordinator, MA in media/professional communication program (Metro), and author of the forthcoming biography of Rosalind Russell, Forever Mame, to be published this summer by the University Press of Mississippi.
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March 2006
| · | Commencement to Honor Internationally Renowned Figures |
| · | Middle States Update |
| · | Students Study in England, Spain, Switzerland |
| · | Grant Focuses on Burden/Twombly Archival Project |
| · | ‘Hot Topics’ is Hot! |
| · | Arts Critic Simon to Speak |
| · | Knights to Play in NIT |
| · | Rosalind Russell Film Series |
| · | New Members Chosen for Heritage Hall |
| · | FDU Press Publishes Nine New Books |
| · | Holiday and Time-off Schedule |
| · | Faculty/Staff — Update, Announcing, Welcome |
| · | College Happenings |
| · | Spotlight — Kohn, Petracco, Salzman, Tantral |
| · | This & That |
| · | Photo Stories — U.S. Secretary of Education Visits, Black History Month Events, Art on Exhibit. |
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