Born Yesterday

BROADWAY'S BIGGEST HIT...now a perfectly swell motion picture!

Born Yesterday – Screening the week of August 29!

Advance ticket info coming soon for Born Yesterday!

While in Washington to lobby for favorable legislation, a garbage tycoon hires a reporter to teach his ex-showgirl mistress proper etiquette to better fit in with high society, but she ends up learning more than he bargained for.

Academy Awards: Best Lead Actress (Judy Holliday) award winner! Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Costume Design nominee!
Golden Globes: Best Actress Comedy (Judy Holliday) award winner! Best Motion Picture, Director nominee!
National Film Preservation Board, USA: Added to the National Film Registry in 2012!

5 Stars! “Born Yesterday is a pleasure from start to finish. Holliday is fantastic – funny, sweet, endearing” (Hey U Guys)

“An excellent comedy, equally gratifying to the funnybone and the intelligence of an adult audience.” (Maclean’s Magazine)

“a sharp, witty script…brilliant performances” (Time Out)

First Ladies of Film Festival at the Mayfair Theatre thoughout August!

Claudette Colbert in It Happened One Night – Screening the week of August 1!
Katharine Hepburn in The Philadelphia Story – Screening the week of August 8!
Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face – Screening the week of August 15!
Marilyn Monroe in Some Like It Hot – Screening the week of August 22!
Judy Holiday in Born Yesterday – Screening the week of August 29!

*Please take note that doors open 30 minutes before showtimes. We encourage people to arrive early. We have a small box office, a small candy bar, and a single-screen cinema, meaning that when most of an audience shows up a few minutes before showtime, it causes a bottleneck. If possible, we appreciate you arriving a little bit early to pick out your seat and get your popcorn. Thanks for your help!

Uncouth, loud-mouth junkyard tycoon Harry Brock descends upon Washington D.C. to buy himself a congressman or two, bringing with him his mistress, ex-showgirl Billie Dawn.
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