GILDA

There never was a woman like Gilda! -That was the tagline for Gilda, the 1946 film classic starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford. Hayworth caused a sensation as the conflicted title-named heroine. When she sang "Put the Blame on Mame," in a skintight Jean Louis gown, Hayworth secured her place in film history.

The story begins with Johnny Farrell (Ford), a down-on-his-luck small-time gambler who ends up in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After cheating two men at craps, a mysterious man (George Macready) saves him from being robbed. The mysterious man tells Johnny about an illegal casino and warns him not to use his cheating skills there.

Right-hand man - Intrigued, Johnny finds the high-class gambling joint and begins cheating the house. Before he knows what's happening, Johnny is surrounded by the casino's watchful staff and taken to the owner, Ballin Mundson, the mysterious man, who saved him from thieves! Johnny convinces Mundson that he should hire him. Mundson does just that and before you know it, Johnny is his right-hand man. 
"I hate you, Johnny!"  When Mundson returns from a trip with a beautiful, young wife (Gilda,) he asks Johnny to watch over her for him. What Mundson doesn't know is that Gilda was once Johnny's lover. The tension and hatred between Gilda and Johnny grows with each passing day. But is it really mutual hatred that stands between them?

Chemical reaction - The on-screen chemistry between Hayworth and Ford set tongues wagging about a possible off-screen relationship. Both stars denied they were every romantically involved, but remained life-long friends.

The "Love Goddess" is born -
After Betty Grable, Hayworth was the most popular pin-up girl during World War II. In a cover story in Life magazine, Hayworth was dubbed the "Love Goddess" a label that she personally hated, but one that followed Hayworth throughout her career.

Icon status - Almost everything surrounding Gilda is iconic. Hayworth's look, her clothes, her "Put the Blame on Mame" performance, and even the movie poster itself is considered an iconic piece of promotional art. The Artist's Cafe in the Fine Arts Building, 412 S. Michigan Ave. has a foreign version of the Gilda poster hanging on its

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Please join us as our monthly PDNA theater event continues with a great selection of movies in 2010. 
Our host Stephen Reginald has selected a
wonderful film from his vast collection and will
enthrall you with information and tidbits of
gossip about the actors, directors and history
involved in the making of the movie.   

Join us afterward for a special "Wrap Party" Dinner at our PDNA Partner restaurant Weather Mark Tavern.  Soak up the atmosphere and relax and mingle with friends and neighbors.as while you enjoy a wonderful dinner catered just for us by the chef

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Meet Me At The Movies
Date: Friday, February 26th, 2010
Showtime: 6:30pm
Movie Tickets: $5.00 per person at door
Location: Sherwood Community Music School at Columbia College Chicago, Recital Hall
1312 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, Il 60605




Wrap Party after the Movie
Wrap Party Time: 8:45pm
Wrap Party Tickets: $15.00 per person at door
includes DINNER and non alcoholic drinks
Wrap Party Location:  Weather Mark Tavern, 1503 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago
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 Stephen Reginald is a freelance writer, editor, and consultant. He has worked at various positions within the publishing industry for over 25 years. Most recently he was executive editor for McGraw-Hill's The Learning Group Division.  Raised by parents who grew up during the Great Depression, Stephen was fascinated by their tales of spending whole Saturday afternoons at the movies. These tales and watching the films that his mother and father grew up with became the genesis for his life-long love affair with the movies. An amateur student of film, Stephen is a self-taught movie historian, with special interest in the films of Alfred Hitchcock, Preston Sturges, and Otto Preminger, among others. He is currently teaching "The Screwball Comedy and the Feminine Mystique" at Facets Film School in Chicago.

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