Joyce Rudolph
DOWNTOWN -- Actress Ruta Lee will make a special appearance at the
evening screening of Billy Wilder's "Witness for the Prosecution" (United
Artists 1957) on April 13 at The Alex Theatre.
The film will be screened at 2 and 8 p.m. presented by The Alex Film
Society. It is the screen adaptation of Agatha Christie's hit play.
The society is again featuring a dish night, a tradition first
introduced during the Depression to get people back into the theater.
Free dishes will be given to the first 400 patrons at the 8 p.m.
screening.
"Witness" stars Charles Laughton, Marlene Dietrich, Elsa Lanchester
and Tyrone Power. It was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best
Picture.
Also on the program will be a tribute to the late Chuck Jones, along
with a Warner Pathe newsreel from 1956. The newsreel was reassembled from
film clips by Alex projectionist George Crittenden.
Tickets are $8.50 for the evening show and $7 for the matinee. For
phone reservations, call (800) 414-2539 or stop by The Alex box office,
216 N. Brand Blvd.
