Thursday, November 8, 2007

It’s a Day at the Movies…Booth Style!

Join us for this month’s Western Movie Day! Saturday, November 11, the Booth Museum will host November’s Western Movie Day featuring The Sons of Katie Elder at 1:00 p.m. and Comes a Horseman at 3:00 p.m.

The movies will be shown in the Booth Museum Theatre and is included with Museum admission.

The Sons of Katie Elder is a 1965 western film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring John Wayne and Dean Martin. Ranch owner Katie Elder's four sons are determined to avenge the murder of their father and the swindling of their mother in this action-packed film.

In Comes a Horseman, Jane Fonda stars as Ella Connors, a widow who gets pressured to sell her failing cattle farm to her corrupt ex, Jacob Ewing. She asks for help from her neighbor, Frank Athearn. As Ella and Frank fight back through stampedes, jealousy, betrayal, and sabotage...they eventually find love. The film, directed by Alan J. Pakula, also stars Jason Robards and James Caan.

For more information on Western Movie Day, contact the Booth Museum at 770-387-1300.

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