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It's a Wonderful Life (1946) |
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Nov 12, 2008 at 08:59 AM |
 Saturday, Dec. 20, 7 p.m. - The classic holiday movie with Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. George Bailey (James Stewart) has the picture perfect life: a loving wife, Mary (Donna Reed), four young children, and his own business, which he inherited from his father. However, on Christmas Eve, George encounters severe business difficulties at the Bailey Building and Loan. George's Uncle Billy (Thomas Mitchell) loses the cash they owe the bank, which is owned by the Scrooge-esque Mr. Potter (Lionel Barrymore). This leads George to a life crisis, and he contemplates suicide. He's saved at the last moment by the apperance of his guardian angel, Clarence (Henry Travers). |
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Last Updated ( Nov 12, 2008 at 09:20 AM )
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Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) |
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Nov 12, 2008 at 08:53 AM |
 Saturday, Dec. 6, 7 p.m. - Classic tale of the great detective starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. Brad Keefauver of the Sherlock Peoria Web site will introduce the film. A film featuring the characters of the Sherlock Holmes series of books as created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It was the second film to feature Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson, the final one they would make for Twentieth Century Fox, and the final one in the Rathbone/Bruce series to be set in period. George Zucco appeared as Holmes's nemesis Professor Moriarty. In Britain, the film was originally released under the shorter title Sherlock Holmes. |
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Last Updated ( Nov 12, 2008 at 09:25 AM )
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) |
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Nov 12, 2008 at 08:49 AM |
 Saturday, Nov. 22, 7 p.m. - Somewhere in the desert. A car speeds like crazy along the roads. Suddenly, the driver loses control and sails off a cliff. Four other vehicles are near, they stop to help. The dying man narrates the drivers of a fortune in cash, $350,000, which he has hidden below a giant "W" in Santa Rosita, some 200 miles away. The four drivers and their respective passengers can't decide on how to share the future fortune, and suddenly a wild race to Santa Rosita develops. |
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Last Updated ( Nov 13, 2008 at 11:23 AM )
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Matinee Returns to the Apollo |
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Jun 05, 2008 at 08:10 AM |
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This Saturday at 12 noon the downtown movie matinee returns to Peoria! The Apollo Theatre presents an excerpt of “Star Wars: Clone Wars” (animated) and an original episode of “Star Trek” (“The Corbomite Maneuver”) before the showing of “Galaxy Quest,” the 1999 film starring Tim Allen and Sigourney Weaver. All for just $3 a seat! Plus free ice cream from the Spotted Cow! |
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Last Updated ( Jun 05, 2008 at 08:23 AM )
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Welcome To The Apollo Theatre Website |
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Nov 17, 2006 at 12:00 AM |
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Welcome to ApolloInPeoria.com, the official website of the nonprofit Apollo Theatre, the small theater with a big screen! |
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Last Updated ( Jul 23, 2007 at 07:08 AM )
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