Lady and the Tramp: Hosted by Jeff Kurtti + Presentation by Theodore Gluck
- Sun, Dec 13
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wilfred Jackson Run Time: 76 min. Release Year: 1955
Starring: Barbara Luddy, Bill Baucom, Bill Thompson, Larry Roberts, Peggy Lee
The bittersweet end to this year’s Walt Disney Studies series is the beloved animated classic Lady and the Tramp! And as an early holiday present, Theodore (Theo) Gluck will be joining us to give a very informative and entertaining post-screening presentation entitled “Walt on the Wide Screen”!
The film follows dog’s-eye-view adventures of Lady, a lovingly pampered cocker spaniel, and Tramp, a freewheeling mutt with a heart of gold in Walt Disney’s beloved classic—the first animated feature ever produced in the widescreen CinemaScope process. This heartwarming tale now charms a new generation of families and fans with its exquisite animation, unforgettable songs and one of the dog-gonedest love stories of all time.
“Walt on the Wide Screen”: Film authority Theo Gluck offers an overview of the era of the widescreen revolution as Hollywood—a response to the looming specter of television. Disney, like all the other studios, was not immune to this innovation, so they answered the call to mutually combat this threat by quickly gearing up to offer widescreen product.
Theodore (Theo) Gluck is a respected film historian and title management professional and a 40-year veteran of the film industry, specializing in film restoration and preservation. He is former Director of Library Restoration and Preservation at Visual Data Media Services, a role he previously held at The Walt Disney Studios. Gluck is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (and sits on the Academy’s Science and Technology Council), the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, British Kinematograph Sound and Television Society, and the Association of Moving Image Archivists.
Jeff Kurtti is the most prolific nonfiction author in Disney history, with more than 40 volumes to his credit over 25 years. A leading authority on The Walt Disney Company, its founder, and its history, Kurtti is also a writer-director of award-winning documentary content, and a respected public speaker. He was creative director, content consultant, and media producer for The Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco, and a producer of The Boys: The Sherman Brothers’ Story, a critically acclaimed documentary about the famed songwriters. In June 2024, Kurtti was appointed Presidential Fellow in Walt Disney Studies at Chapman University in Orange, CA.
All schedule details and speaker lineups are tentative and subject to change without notice.