Hips, Hips, Hooray February 2, 2008

2008 Free Classic Film Series with Howie Movshovitz

Presented by the Tattered Cover and Colorado Public Radio, join Colorado Public Radio film critic Howie Movshovitz as he introduces and leads discussions of classic films.

All screenings take place at Starz FilmCenter in Denver at 900 Auraria Parkway. Events are free and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Tattered Cover Film Series 2008

February 2: Hips, Hips, Hooray! (Mark Sandrich, 1934, 68 minutes)
Words used to describe this pre-Code comedy include "risque," "irreverent and marvelously lewd." It also has moments that are sublimely nuts The picture stars Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey, who made up one of the great, wacky comedy teams of the 1930s. In the story, the two are cosmetics salesmen caught up in corporate shenanigans. With W.C. Fields in That Fatal Glass of Beer.

Official Website: http://www.cpr.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=118