This event is in the past.It took place on May 24, 2026 at Film Forum.
Comedy Film
Comedy FilmThis 1948 satirical comedy channels the madcap energy of Preston Sturges with a dash of Billy Wilder's acid wit. Catch a rare 35mm preservation print of Ring Lardner's "The Big Town" adaptation, following a cigar salesman and his wife's matchmaking schemes in Manhattan.
35mm preservation print
classic Hollywood comedy
1940s cinema
rare repertory screening
Tips
📰"the zaniness of Preston Sturges... with acid touches of Billy Wilder" (NYT)
🎞️35mm UCLA preservation print — rare chance to see it on film
So This Is New York
Hudson Square
Comedy FilmComedy FilmThis 1948 satirical comedy channels the madcap energy of Preston Sturges with a dash of Billy Wilder's acid wit. Catch a rare 35mm preservation print of Ring Lardner's "The Big Town" adaptation, following a cigar salesman and his wife's matchmaking schemes in Manhattan.
35mm preservation print
classic Hollywood comedy
1940s cinema
rare repertory screening
Tips
📰"the zaniness of Preston Sturges... with acid touches of Billy Wilder" (NYT)
🎞️35mm UCLA preservation print — rare chance to see it on film
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