Paramount Movie Classics: National Velvet | Oakland

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Experience the great films of Hollywood’s Golden Era in one of America’s finest Art Deco movie palace.

With over 3,000 seats and a meticulously-restored interior, the Paramount offers a true “Movie Palace” experience straight out of the 1930s – with period newsreels, cartoons, previews, live music from the Mighty Wurlitzer organ and the audience participation spinning wheel game of “Dec-O-Win.”

July 8th Screening: NATIONAL VELVET (1944) – Mickey Rooney may have received top billing in the original release, but it’s the 12-year-old Elizabeth Taylor who steals this movie – and our hearts! A cynical jockey, Mi Taylor (Mickey Rooney), grudgingly agrees to train a horse won in a lottery by English schoolgirl Velvet Brown (Elizabeth Taylor). And so begins the late, great Elizabeth Taylor’s headlong ride into stardom. . . The young Taylor turns in one of the most memorable performances by a child actor in movie history. Velvet’s connection with the wild, supposedly untrainable horse, the Pi, her rapport with the gruff Mi Taylor, her bond with her plain-spoken father and empathetic mother, and her innocent faith in her dreams leap off the screen with a fervence that is absolutely unforgettable. The climax at the Grand National steeplechase ranks among the greatest horseracing scenes ever filmed.

Paramount Movie Classics
Doors open 60 minutes before the show – giving you ample time to purchase a cocktail, beverage, or movie snack, admire the Art Deco décor, and enjoy the music from the Mighty Wurlitzer organ.

When the curtain rises at 8:00 p.m., you’ll be treated to a newsreel, cartoon, previews, and the Paramount’s prize give-away game “Dec-O-Win”. The feature film begins at 8:30 p.m.

Box Office opens @ 6:00pm | Doors open @ 7:00
All Tickets: $5.00

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