DECEMBER

On The Beach 1959

B&W Rated PG 134 mins

After a global nuclear war, the residents of Australia must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in a matter of months.

Starring: Gregory Peck Ava Gardner Fred Astaire

Director: Stanley Kramer Drama Romance Sci Fi

Trivia

Did you know?

The movie was shot in part in Berwick, a (then) small town in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. Some streets which were being established during this time were named after people involved in the film. Some examples are: Gardner Street (Ava Gardner), Shute Avenue (Nevil Shute), and Kramer Drive (Stanley Kramer).

It’s a Wonderful Life 1946

B&W Rated G 130 mins

An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.

Starring: James Stewart Donna Reed Lionel Barrymore

Director: Frank Capra

Family Christmas

Trivia

Did you know?

For the scene that required Donna Reed to throw a rock through the window of the Granville house, director Frank Capra hired a marksman to shoot it out on cue. To everyone’s amazement, Reed broke the window by herself. She had played baseball in high school and had a strong throwing arm.