“Rio Bravo” screens Saturday night on Mount Pony
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August is going to be wild on Mount Pony as the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater launches a new film series: “John Wayne — AND the West.”
The Duke stars in three movies in the coming month including “Rio Bravo” (Warner Bros., 1959) Saturday night, “Rio Grande” (Republic, 1950) on August 7 and “The Shootist” (Paramount, 1976) August 27.
Howard Hawks directs “Rio Bravo,“ a story about a sheriff looking to take on a rich cattleman. With Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson and Angie Dickinson.
Wayne also has a small role in “Baby Face” from 1933; it shows August 20 in the Packard Campus Theater.
Other western selections playing in August are: “My Darling Clementine” (20th Century Fox, 1946) August 13 and “The Bargain” (Para-mount, 1914), a silent film with live music screening August 22.
Free movies on Mount Pony play every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night at 7:30, unless otherwise noted, in the theater at 19053 Mount Pony Rd.
Coming Soon
July 30, “Under the Volcano” (Universal, 1984)
July 31 Double Feature “Mad Max” (Mad Max Films/AIP, 1979) and “The Road Warrior” (Kennedy Miller/Warner Bros., 1981)
August 1 “Rio Bravo” (Warner Bros., 1959)
August 6 “On the Waterfront” (Columbia, 1954)
August 7 “Rio Grande” (Republic, 1950)
August 8 “Show People” (MGM, 1928); silent with live music by Andrew Simpson
August 13 “My Darling Clementine” (20th Century Fox, 1946)
August 14 “Walkabout” (20th Century Fox, 1971)
August 15, 2 p.m. “The Music Man” (Warner Bros., 1962)
August 20 “Baby Face” (Warner Bros., 1933)
August 21 “Roman Holiday” (Paramount, 1953)
August 22, 2 p.m. “The Bargain” (Paramount, 1914), “The Great Train Robbery” (Biograph, 1903) and “Roping a Bride” (Sellig, 1915); silent and shorts with live music by Andrew Simpson
August 27 “The Shootist” (Paramount, 1976)
August 28 “The Last Picture Show” (Columbia, 1971, Rated R)
August 29 “Footlight Parade” (Warner Bros., 1933)
Make reservations: Mon-Fri 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. a week in advance of each show at (540) 827-1079 ext. 79994.
A special note: Buster Keaton’s “Steamboat Bill, Jr.“ did not screen last Saturday night, July 25, due to a power outage . It is tentatively rescheduled to play Sept. 12 with live music by Andrew Simpson.
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Because the film starred a crooner, Martin, and a teen idol, Nelson, Hawks included three songs in the soundtrack. Before the big showdown, in the jail house, Martin sings “My Rifle, My Pony, and Me” (which contained new lyrics to a Tiomkin tune that appeared in Red River) accompanied by Nelson, after which Nelson sings a brief version of “Get Along Home, Cindy,“ accompanied by Martin and Brennan. Over the closing credits, Martin, backed by the Nelson Riddle Orchestra, sings a specially composed song, “Rio Bravo.“ Nelson later paid homage to both the film and his character, Colorado, by including the song “Restless Kid” on his 1959 LP, Ricky Sings Again.
A brief clip from Rio Bravo was among the archive footage later incorporated into the opening sequence of Wayne’s last film, The Shootist, to illustrate the backstory of Wayne’s character. I think, the producers will not need any of fast cash with that.
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