Silver Screen Classic: Sullivan’s Travels

Sunday, March 10, 2:00 pm, Chiego Lecture Hall

Celebrate realism and Surrealism with the McNay’s Silver Screen Classic Film Series. Rosebud; a young Veronica Lake; a Dalí dream sequence; a lovelorn butcher; and paralyzing acrophobia fill the screen.

■ 1:00 pm Tour of Real/Surreal: Selection from the Whitney Museum of American Art

■ 1:30 pm Classic concessions

■ 2:00 pm Feature film: Sullivan’s Travels

Known for his shallow but lucrative Hollywood comedies, John Sullivan (Joel McCrea) explores socially conscious issues raised by Sinclair Beckstin’s novel O Brother, Where Art Thou? Sullivan travels undercover as a hobo, playing the part so well he cannot convince authorities of his true identity. U.S. 1941. English, 90 minutes, B/W. Not rated.

Free with museum admission. Some films may not be appropriate for all audiences.