The Park Theater in Jaffrey will be showing “The Jungle Book” on August 30th.
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When the Blitz took its toll on London, producer Alexander Korda went to Hollywood. There he shot a version of Rudyard Kipling’s “Mowgli” stories with his brothers Zoltan and Vincent.
Produced in 1942, The Jungle Book is set in India and stars Indian-born Sabu. It was the first film to have original soundtracks released, and its commercial success paved the way for more albums of original soundtracks. The Park Theater at 19 Main St. in Jaffrey will show the film on Friday, August 30, at 6:30 p.m.
“The Jungle Book” is the story of Mowgli (Sabu), a boy raised by wolves. Mowgli shows up in a village in India and is adopted by Messua (Rosemary de Camp). Mowgli quickly learns human language and some human behaviors, but retains jungle ideas. The merchant Buldeo (Joseph Calleia) is prejudiced against “beasts” like Mowgli, but not against Buldeo’s daughter Mahala (Patricia O’Rourke), who takes Mowgli on a jungle tour where they find treasure, setting greed in motion.
On Saturday, August 31, at 2 and 7 p.m., the theater will show “Citizen Kane,” Orson Welles’ story about the rise and fall of a publishing magnate.
When a reporter is assigned to decipher the final words of newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane (Welles), his investigation gradually reveals a portrait of a complex man who rose from obscurity to breathtaking heights. Although Kane’s friend and colleague Jedediah Leland (Joseph Cotten) and his lover Susan Alexander (Dorothy Comingore) bring some rays of light into Kane’s life, the reporter fears he will never unravel the mystery of the elusive man’s final words, “Rosebud.”
Tickets for both shows are $10 and $9, respectively. You can purchase them in advance at theparktheatre.org or by calling the box office at 603-532-8888. Tickets are also available at the door. Doors open at 6 p.m. on August 30 with music from The Grateful Dads in the lounge bar.
