Name: 35mm Film Fest | Dames (1934)
Start: 2026-04-19T14:00:00-05:00
Location: 108 E Butler Ave, Ambler, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19002

Our 6th Annual 35mm Film Festival returns on April 17th-19th! We are thrilled to welcome Turner Classic Movies host Alicia Malone as this year’s honoree of the Lou DiCrescenzo Cinematic Arts Award. She will join us in person as we showcase nine classic films from the archival vaults of national institutions like the Library of Congress, the UCLA Film & Television Archive, the George Eastman Museum, and more. Each feature is accompanied with an introduction and an era-appropriate pre-show of vintage snipes, trailers, and shorts. 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝟯𝟱𝗺𝗺 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘁 amblertheater.org/35mm
The last day of the festival continues with one of the most beautifully choregraphed musicals of Hollywood's Golden Age-DAMES! George Willeman, Nitrate Vault Leader at the LOC will introduce the film.
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲: When a multimillionaire with a disdain for Broadway decides his fortune can only be inherited by virtuous relatives, he visits his cousins to ensure they fit the bill. Little do they know, their daughter has just been cast in her stage debut! A delightful stage door comedy featuring many of Hollywood’s most talented singers/dancers like Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, and Ruby Keeler. But the real stars of the movie are the eight mesmerizing kaleidoscopic dance numbers shot with a bird’s eye view by legendary choreographer Busby Berkeley, including the iconic “I Only Have Eyes for You” number.
Print preserved by the Library of Congress.
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗮 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱.