May 31, 2012

What:  Two classic episodes, of the beloved 60s show, set in St Louis!

ROUTE 66:  HEY MOTH, COME EAT THE FLAME

Tod and Buz are in St. Louis, Missouri (Gaslight Square) working as laborers at a gravel quarry. They attempt to help a 13 year old boy, Arnie Mullins (Mickey Sholdar) who is a neighbor in their apartment building.  Tod and Buz try to help Arnie's widowed, alcoholic father, Muddy Mullins (Harry Guardino) relate to his son and find purpose in his life.  (James Sheldon, November 30, 1962, USA, 60 min.)

ROUTE 66:   WHERE IS CHICK LORIMER?  WHERE HAS SHE GONE? 

A few years back, Tod Stiles (Martin Milner) was driving to a job in St. Louis and stopped to help a bail jumper, Ellen Barnes (Vera Miles), escape. Later, he decides to look for that mysterious woman and finds her in St. Charles, Missouri working as a stripper. Tod finds himself irresistibly drawn to her.  (George Sherman, December 14, 1962, USA, 60 min.)

When:  Saturday, June 2 & Sunday, June 3 at 7:30 pm

For more information please visit the Film Series website.

Where:  Webster University, Winifred Moore Auditorium, 470 E. Lockwood, Webster Groves, MO 63119

Cost:  FREE

The Webster University Film Series receives funding from the Regional Arts Commission and the Missouri Arts Council - a state agency.

With its home campus in St. Louis, Webster University is the only Tier 1, private, non-profit U.S.-based University providing a network of international residential campuses.  Founded in 1915, Webster University’s campus network today includes metropolitan, military and corporate locations around the world, as well as traditional campuses in Asia, Europe and North America.  The university is committed to delivering high-quality learning experiences that transform students for global citizenship and individual excellence.

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