Tuesday Nights at the Movies
On Tuesday nights, Woodmere’s main gallery is transformed into an intimate setting for screenings of rare and underseen films as well as classics. Tuesday Nights at the Movies is presented with the Chestnut Hill Film Group and sponsored by the Chestnut Hill Local.
Donations suggested. For Designated gifts, please indicate in the NOTES section where you would like your support to go (i.e. Film, Education, or a Tribute Gift.)
7 - 9 pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)
Please check our website for possible cancelations due to inclement weather before attending.
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Past films
Working Girl (1988 / 113 min)
Mar 10, 2026
Mike Nichols’ sharp, spirited comedy follows a Staten Island secretary with Wall Street ambitions (Melanie Griffith). She seizes an unexpected chance to prove her talent, navigating office politics, the boss from Hell (Sigourney Weaver), and romantic complications in the form of Harrison Ford. A crowd-pleasing story of empowerment and reinvention.
Widow's Peak (1994 / 101 min)
Mar 17, 2026
This sly, character-driven comedic mystery unfolds around a reclusive Irish community of widows (led by Joan Plowright) unsettled by the arrival of a spirited young American outsider (Natasha Richardson). Secrets and shifting alliances play out beneath the town’s genteel surface as the newcomer develops a rivalry with another resident (Mia Farrow).
Torch Singer (1933 / 71 min)
Mar 24, 2026
Claudette Colbert stars as Mimi Benton, a nightclub performer haunted by the loss of the child she gave up. The film moves fluidly between pre-Code decadence and sincere melodrama, tracing Mimi’s transformation from a cynical chanteuse to a woman seeking redemption.
The Hitch-Hiker (1953 / 71 min)
Mar 31, 2026
Plus surprise short subjects. Presented in 16mm film by the Secret Cinema. Ida Lupino – the only female director working in mainstream Hollywood at that time – made one of the toughest, most suspenseful works in film noir. William Talman gives a terrifying performance as a psychopathic killer, unfortunately given a lift by unsuspecting friends on their way to a fishing vacation in Mexico.
Dodsworth (1936 / 101 min)
Apr 7, 2026
In perhaps his most nuanced and unaffected performance, Walter Huston is Sam Dodsworth, a newly retired industrialist persuaded by his socially ambitious wife (Ruth Chatterton) to take a trip-of-a-lifetime through Europe. As cracks in their marriage emerge, each explores their desire for a more meaningful life.
The Talk of the Town (1942 / 118 min)
Apr 14, 2026
Cary Grant stars as a wrongfully accused fugitive hiding out with a schoolteacher (Jean Arthur). Complications occur with the arrival of her new tenant, a principled attorney (Ronald Colman) in this witty tale. Grant and Arthur appear together again in the April 28 screening of “Only Angels Have Wings.”
La Strada (1954 / 108 min)
Apr 21, 2026
Presented in Italian with English subtitles.
Federico Fellini’s landmark film follows a gentle young woman (Giulietta Masina) sold to a brutish traveling performer (Anthony Quinn). “La Strada” blends neorealism with poetic symbolism to create a deeply affecting tale of human fragility, winning the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Only Angels Have Wings (1939 / 121 min)
Apr 28, 2026
In our second film of the season to feature Cary Grant opposite Jean Arthur, romantic tensions and dangerous missions intertwine in “Only Angels Have Wings.” Howard Hawks’ romantic adventure-drama plunges viewers into a remote South American outpost where a tight-knit team of mail pilots risk their lives flying treacherous mountain routes.
The Mortal Storm (1940 / 100 min)
May 5, 2026
Set in a small German town during Hitler’s rise to power, this powerful drama follows a close-knit family torn apart by political fervor and growing antisemitism. The film’s moral clarity and emotional urgency make it one of Hollywood’s most pointed pre-war warnings about fascism. Starring James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan, Frank Morgan, and Robert Young.
