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Beulah Bondi and Victor Moore in "Make Way for Tomorrow."

UW Cinematheque kicks off its summer series of free film screenings at 4070 Vilas Hall with Leo McCarey’s Make Way for Tomorrow. In the 1937 American drama, a couple (Victor Moore and Beulah Bondi) facing homelessness are forced to seek financial help from their adult children. Close to 16 months after Cinematheque halted screenings due to the pandemic, it returns to in-person screenings Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings through August 6. Seating for these free screenings will be socially distanced in accordance with UW-Madison policy, and to help make up for space constraints most films will screen twice an evening. See the full schedule at cinema.wisc.edu.  

press release: USA | 1937 | 35mm | 92 min.

Director: Leo McCarey

Cast: Victor Moore, Beulah Bondi, Thomas Mitchell

After a nearly 16-month hiatus, big screen movies are making their comeback at the UW Cinematheque’s regular venue, 4070 Vilas Hall! Beginning Wednesday June 30, the Cinematheque will commence six weeks of free screenings beginning with Leo McCarey’s Make Way for Tomorrow, a classic tearjerker that was originally scheduled for April 2020. The summer lineup includes canonized comedies, action blockbusters, international thrillers, contemporary gems from Asia, the complete American works of French superstar Jean Gabin, a three-film salute to Charles Bronson in honor of his centennial, and more!

Summer programming will take place on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings and all feature films will be screened from original or archival 35mm prints. Admission, as always, is free and open to the public. Seating will be limited and socially distanced according to current UW-Madison policies. When possible, additional showtimes have been added to accommodate more viewers. All Cinematheque screenings are free and open to the public.