October Movie Night at Old City Hall is a Double Feature!
There are two films scheduled for October 18th at 6:30pm at Old City Hall. The first is SEQUOIA, a warm-hearted look at one girl’s attempt to raise two natural enemies together… a mountain lion and a deer. Unlike Disney’s cartoon Bambi, the animals are real and the people are real. The film might also be described as an early look at safeguarding the animal wildlife populations. It is so good, the New York Times critic wrote, “Sequoia is a remarkable photoplay of wild life in the California mountains. In technical achievement, in photographic beauty and in the poetry of pure emotion, this drama of a strange friendship is a phenomenal photoplay. But the film possesses genuine artistic distinction and it encompasses an emotional cycle that is more profoundly touching than most human make-believe.” I can only add, you will see things you never thought possible.
The second feature is BATTLE OF ROGUE RIVER, starring a very handsome George Montgomery. Martha Hyer plays an army officer’s daughter. It covers the Indian wars in the Rogue Valley when the first settlers arrived. Caution, any resemblance to real events was never intended. So… sit back and enjoy a well-made “B” western as only Hollywood could produce. This is our first George Montgomery film and I think you’ll see why he was a favorite with the ladies. George was another close friend and I’ll have a few words about him.
Mayor Paul Becker
Posted October 14, 2013