Central Plains Region: Kansas City, MO
Press Release, January 17, 2006
The Great War, The Great Movies:
The Veterans’ Experience
Dates: February 3 – March 31 (selected dates all on Fridays)
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Liberty Memorial Museum, J.C. Nichols Auditorium, 100 W 26th St., Kansas City, MO 64108, 816-784-1918
Cost: FREE
Contact: Kimberlee Ried at (816) 268 8072
The Veterans’ Experience
The plight of the U.S. veteran returning from war has long captured Hollywood’s interest and moviegoers’ imaginations. The National Archives – Central Plains Region and the Liberty Memorial Museum are presenting the following films free to the public. Each film will be introduced by a film or history scholar.
Friday Feb 3: The Big Parade
A 1925 silent film about a disillusioned and disabled World War I veteran.
Friday Feb 17: I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Paul Muni stars in the classic 1930’s film. Based on the life of veteran Robert E. Burns, who was unjustly convicted of a crime.
Friday March 3: Heroes for Sale
One of the best “social conscience” films of the 1930’s concerning war veterans.
Friday March 17: The Fighting 69th
James Cagney and Pat O’Brien star in this story of an Irish-American regiment in World War I.
Friday March 31: The Roaring Twenties
Raoul Walsh’s direction of James Cagney and Humphery Bogart ensures that this story of a World War I veteran-turned-gangster is one of the best films in that genre.
