Pickford Film Center & The Leopold Present...

Leopold Classics: A bimonthly series of classic Hollywood films.

The Leopold Retirement Residence is an assisted living and retirement community located in downtown Bellingham, Washington. Under local ownership, this charming building has been painstakingly restored to its original turn of the century glory and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Leopold’s mission is to make retirement living easy and enjoyable. It encourages community interaction and offers a variety of activities including sponsoring this long running series of classic film favorites.

The Leopold residents and staff are invited to see the films with free admission. The Leopold’s sponsorship also allows PFC to offer tickets to all seniors at greatly reduced rates--$3 for anyone over age 52. Each 6-month (bi-monthly) series highlights an actor, a director or other distinguishing feature. Past series have included Ernst Lubitsch, William Powell, Marlon Brando, and many others. Each limited edition poster includes an iconic image of featured cinematic heroes.

Samuel Fuller Series: Pickup on South Street (@ the Limelight)

 Showing at Limelight Limelight
  • Thu. 5/17 1:00 PM, 6:00 PM

80 minutes • 1953 • USA • In English • Unrated

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Leopold Classic Series

Samuel Fuller scarcely used Dwight Taylor's source material, a languid courtroom romance, in crafting this pugnacious potboiler. Pickup on South Street is strictly Fuller film noir -- lean and wicked straight to its core. Barely out of prison, loner and pickpocket Skip McCoy (Richard Widmark) quietly helps himself to the contents of a woman's purse. His beautiful victim, Candy (Jean Peters), turns out to be an unwitting courier for the communist underground; McCoy's booty is actually microfilmed U.S. government secrets, formerly en route to Moscow. Both the FBI and Candy's employers are desperate to retrieve the film. The apolitical and arrogant McCoy has a plan to play both ends against the middle and come up ahead. However, dealing with the authorities may mean life in the clink, and the sadistic communists would rather kill McCoy than pay him off. He quickly becomes embroiled with Candy, who will risk everything to right her wrongs, and eventually even more to save her new man. When McCoy loses a cohort and Candy is almost killed, the cocksure pickpocket finds a stronger motivation than personal gain.

Samuel Fuller series: The Naked Kiss (21 & Over)

 Showing at Pickford Pickford
  • Thu. 7/19 TBD

90 minutes • 1964 • USA • In English • Unrated

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"... arguably the most aggressively defiant film of his career." Sean Axmaker, Turner Classic Movies Online

Kelly, is a feminist who takes on the causes of abused women and disabled children. Originally a prostitute, she flees from the city to a small town where she reforms after she looks in the mirror and sees "nothing but the buck, the bed, and the bottle for the rest of my life." She falls in love with Grant (Michael Dante), the town's philanthropist and most eligible bachelor, but a sinister secret he's hiding mars their chance for a happy ending.

This presentation will be 21 and over only. Beer and wine will be allowed in the theater!