I wish I could include a visual aid here. In my senior scrapbook (yes, I kept and still have a senior scrapbook) I possess a piece of paper that advertises the showing of "Forbidden Planet" on Saturday, April 19, 8PM in the Kelley auditorium. The ad was printed by hand except for a paragraph at the bottom which was photocopied from the film catalog. The single sheet was then copied on a ditto machine. Ah, the fresh ditto paper. I can almost smell it. Anyway, the print is so light purple now I can't do a readable scan. The film's stars are Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis and Leslie Nielsen.
The question is why would I keep such an item? On the top I have handwritten a message to myself: "Have this... WHY?" No idea when I might have penciled this note. I would guess at least 3 decades ago. Haven't looked at this scrapbook in at least that long.
I have a dim memory of seeing "Forbidden Planet" at Kelley. Here are some other films I remember seeing there:
THE TIME MACHINE (Rod Taylor and Yvette Mimeux. Must have been popular. Seems like I saw it at least 3 times at Kelley.)
WHERE THE BOYS ARE (A favorite. Also with Ms. Mimeux, I think. It's still not available on Netflix and I don't think copies are available. I wonder why. Summer break in Florida. Some funny stuff and also very serious. Paulette Prentiss is in it. I loved her. The lead actress later gave up Hollywood and became a nun.)
BUTTERFIELD 8 (with Elizabeth Taylor. Mentioned that in previous post)
FLUFFY (Comedy with Tony Randall before the Odd Couple. He has a pet lion that scares everybody.)
OPERATION PETTICOAT (I still like this Cary Grant movie. All those bras being stuffed into torpedoes, remember?)
To my fellow S.B. graduates: if you remember seeing any other movies, please leave a comment! I do realize we weren't always there to watch the movies. When you're a teenager there's nothing like a dark theater... even if it is the school auditorium.
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