The Cinema Museum - Give Me Your Heart (1936), Paid (1930), Bookstall, The Blinking Buzzards and La belle équipe (1936)

Give Me Your Heart (1936) April 11th Paid (1930) April 12th Bookstall & The Blinking Buzzards April 13th La belle équipe (1936) April 14th Kennington Talkies presents Give Me Your Heart (1936), Thursday 11th April @ 7:30pm Based on the Joyce Cary play Sweet Aloes, in Give Me Your Heart Kay Francis plays an Englishwoman who has an affair with a married aristocrat. Forced to leave the son she bears with her lover, she escapes to America, where she marries a kind businessman played by George Brent. But her past comes back to haunt her. Full supporting programme. Tickets £6 Women & Cocaine presents Paid (1930), Friday April 12th @ 7:30pm In the month of April, Women & Cocaine is celebrating Joan Crawford – the ultimate movie star. Paid (1930) stars Crawford in this gritty drama as Mary Turner, a woman accused by her boss of stealing and jailed for a crime she didn’t commit, and after a long spell in prison she’s released, and seeking revenge on those that put her away. Whilst she was in jail, Mary made friends with some crooks who she reconnects with on the outside, and tries to convince the gang that they can cheat people within the law. It’s not long until the police are on her back, the gang gets greedy and falls for a set up; the cops want to catch them all, especially Mary. Find out more details here. Reserved tickets £10.02 available from Eventbrite. Tickets will also be available on the door on the night. Cinema Museum Bookstall, Saturday April 13th, 2-5pm Admission free. In addition to books, magazines and stills there will be some films, equipment and other items surplus to our requirements. The Blinking Buzzards Saturday April 13th @ 4pm The UK Buster Keaton Society. Quarterly meeting of the society dedicated to the appreciation of the silent comedian. As part of the Museum’s Charlie Chaplin month, we are showing the only two films that Keaton and Chaplin played in together: Seeing Stars, a still fairly-recent rediscovery – a promotional short from 1922; and Chaplin’s 1952 feature Limelight. Entry free to members with £10 annual membership available at the door. French Sundaes: La Belle Equipe (1936), Sunday April 14th @ 2:30pm Julien Duvivier’s La Belle Equipe(1936) – a film of its time and a splendid look at the fragility of the human bond, starring Jean Gabin, Charles Vanel and Viviane Romance. How does this film reflect and challenge France at this turbulent time? Each film is accompanied by an introductory illustrated talk by Jon Davies, Tutor in French Cinema at Morley College. Tickets in advance £8.50 (£6.50 concessions). On the door £10 (£7 concessions). Get advance tickets here