to access the print icon to print this page.Program for the Twenty-Ninth Annual Vintage Film Festival
Advance Program Information
Tickets will be available in summer 2022 - see the Ticket page. The best value by far is the Festival pass which gives you:
- The 13 program movies
- The very popular "Brown bag Lunch" - the speaker for 2022 has now been announced
Note that registration at the door is required. Singles will be available at the door (and online) at $10.00 for each movie.
Below is a list of the films to be shown. Click the Title of any film to go to a page with additional information. For each film, you will go to a page of information including photos, a review and a trailer.
CAPITOL THEATRE · PORT HOPE
Theme - Breakout Roles
Note program is subject to change - times on Friday are especially subject to change. Covid precautions will be as required and if required.
Friday 21 October 2022
| Time | Films | Stars and Director | Run time | Sponsors |
| 03:00 pm | Registration | |||
| 04:00 pm | East of Eden (1955) | Dean, Massey, Van Fleet - Dir: Kazan | 118m | Alma & John Draper |
| 06:00 pm | Break | |||
| 07:00 pm | Welcome/Announcements | |||
| 07:05 pm | The Awful Truth (1937) | Dunne, Grant, Bellamy - Dir: McCarey | 90m | |
| 08:35 pm | Break | |||
| 08:55 pm | Frankenstein (1931) | Karloff, Clarke, Clive - Dir: Whale | 70m |
Program finishes at approximately 10:05 pm
Saturday 22 October 2022
| Time | Films | Stars and Director | Run time | Sponsors |
| 08:30 am | Registration | |||
| 09:00 am | National Velvet (1944) | Taylor, Rooney, Crisp - Dir: Brown | 125m | |
| 11:05 am | Break | |||
| 11:25 am | Tess of the Storm Country* (1914) | Pickford - Dir: Porter | 80m | |
| 12:45 pm | Lunch Break | |||
| 02:00 pm | The Last Picture Show (1971) | Shepherd, Bridges - Dir: Bogdanovich | 118m | |
| 04:00 pm | Break | |||
| 04:20 pm | Funny Girl (1968) | Streisand, Sharif, Pidgeon - Dir: Wyler | 151m | |
| 06:50 pm | Dinner Break | |||
| 08:00 pm | The Producers (1968) | Mostel, Wilder - Dir: Brooks | 88m | |
| 09:30 pm | Break | |||
| 09:45 pm | Little Caesar (1931) | Robinson, Fairbanks Jr. - Dir: LeRoy | 79m |
Program finishes at approximately 11:05 pm
Sunday 23 October 2022
| Time | Films | Stars and Director | Run time | Sponsors |
| 08:30 am | Registration | |||
| 09:00 am | Two Women (1960) | Loren, Belmondo - Dir: DeSica | 101m | |
| 10:40 am | Break | |||
| 11:00 am | He Who Gets Slapped * (1924) | Chaney, Shearer - Dir: Seastrom | 95m | |
| 12:35 pm | Lunch – Brown Bag lunch Seminar | |||
| 01:50 pm | This Gun For Hire (1942) | Ladd, Lake, Preston - Dir: Tuttle | 81m | |
| 03:10 pm | Break | |||
| 03:30 pm | Twentieth Century (1934) Barrymore, | Lombard - Dir: Hawks | 91m |
Program finishes at approximately 5:00 pm
* silent with live piano accompaniment
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Pianist for 2022
Jordan Klapman - to be confirmed
Go here for more on piano accompaniment to Silent films.
Silent Auction
There will be a silent auction starting at 4:00 pm Friday and closing at 7:00 pm Saturday
Although we try to avoid changes, the program is subject to change without notice
Films shown in earlier years.