Wednesday, June 17 at 7:30pm
(Long Island, NY) In one of his funniest and most romantic movies, legendary silent comedian Harold Lloyd stars as a shy, young man, completely incapable of talking to women, who decides to write a book telling other bachelors how to find a girlfriend. Members $10 / Public $15. Tickets can be purchased online, www.CinemaArtsCentre.org or at the box office during theater hours.
Girl Shy poster. Photo Credit: Pathe Pictures.
The Poor Boy (Harold Lloyd) is a bashful tailor’s apprentice who longs to be a published author. Heading for the city to sell his romantic anthology, he encounters the Rich Girl (Jobyna Ralston) on a train, and he helps her hide her dog from the conductor. Excited about a budding romance, the Poor Boy goes off to a publisher and gets rejected.
Jobyna Ralston and_Harold Lloyd in Girl Shy. Photo Credit: Pathe Pictures.
Disheartened, he gives up on the Rich Girl, but when the publisher changes his mind, the Poor Boy tries to rekindle the spark of romance. This is the first film to appear under the banner of the Harold Lloyd Corporation. In essence a romantic comedy, the love scenes between Lloyd’s Poor Boy and Jobyna Ralston’sRich Girl demonstrate that Lloyd’s talent for comedy is matched by his romantic sensibilities. (USA, 1924, 87 min., 35mm | Directors Fred Newmeyer and Sam Taylor)
Harold Lloyd stars in Girl Shy. Photo Credit: Pathe Pictures.
Since 1973, presenting the best U.S., International, Independent & Repertory films on 3 screens 365 days of the year, in a comfortable ambience including the sculpture garden & The Sky Room Café, the Cinema Arts Centre is located at 423 Park Ave (just south of 25a), Huntington, NY 11743 (25 miles east of New York City). Admission for regular programs $12. Discounts for members, seniors, students & children. CAC is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization. For further information call 631-423-7610. To sign up for weekly email schedule: info@CinemaArtsCentre.org Membership and Schedule: www.cinemaartscentre.org.
The mission of the Cinema Arts Centre is to bring the best in cinematic artistry to Long Island, and use the power of film to expand the awareness and consciousness of our community.
