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Girl from Tenth Avenue (1935) & Housewife (1934)

Stanford Theatre

May 22-May 23, 2008

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Girl from Tenth Avenue (1935)

Geoffrey Sherwood (Ian Hunter), rejected by Valentine French (Katharine Alexander) in favor of wealthier suitor John Marland (Colin Clive), watches her wedding from outside the church. Inebriated, he becomes increasingly louder, drawing the attention of two policemen as well as Miriam Brady (Bette Davis), a shopgirl on her lunch hour, who takes Geoff to a cafe to spare him from arrest. There they encounter Hugh Brown (John Eldredge) and Tony Hewlitt (Phillip Reed), two of his society friends, who offer Miriam $100 to keep an eye on their pal and make sure he stays out of trouble.

The following morning the couple discover that while under the influence of alcohol they were married by a justice of the peace. Miriam offers to give her new husband his freedom, but he decides to remain with her. They set up housekeeping in an apartment in a lower class neighborhood, and while Geoff starts his own business, Miriam tries to improve herself with the assistance of Mrs. Martin (Alison Skipworth), her landlady and a former showgirl.

With his bride helping him to stay sober, Geoff succeeds and the marriage remains solid until Valentine decides she wants him back...

Housewife (1934)

A pre-stardom Bette Davis struggles mightily as the "other woman" in this rather obvious divorce court drama from Warner Bros. George Brent stars as William Reynolds, a hardworking but markedly unmotivated office manager whose wife, Nan (Ann Dvorak), manages to make ends meet with the little she's got. Enter Patricia Berkeley (Davis), a high-powered advertising exec, with whom William falls madly in love. Does he leave the little wife for the glamorous co-worker? Well almost, but all bets are off when young Buddy Reynolds (Ronnie Cosbey) is hit by a car and nearly killed.

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  Tickets: $5-$7

  Info Phone: 650-324-3700

• Dates & Times

  Dates:
  May 22-May 23, 2008

  Times:
  Girl from Tenth Ave:
  Thu-Fri: 7:30pm
  
  Housewife:
  Thu-Fri: 6:10pm & 8:50pm

• Venue Info

  Stanford Theatre

  221 University Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301

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  Street parking is available but hard to come by. There are two large public parking structures within two blocks of the theatre. One is on Bryant Street, in the first block north of University Avenue. The other is on High Street, in the first block south of University Avenue.

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