Join us for this watch-along of Penny Serenade with Cary Grant as Roger Adams and Irene Dunne as Julie Gardiner, with an introduction by Auroa Bugallo (@CitizenScreen) on why she thinks this is such an underrated gem.

We've been wanting to screen Penny Serenade at the festival for quite some time, not least because it was one of Cary Grant's two nominations as best actor at the Academy Awards, but mainly because it also features a cameo appearance from Nipper, another Bristol-boy whose global reach might even exceed our Archie's!

Suggested Refreshments: Warm beer and fish and chips

Sadly we can’t actually stream films due to distribution rights, but we aim to create a sense of togetherness in isolation through sharing our love of Cary Grant. Before the start of the screening you need to source your own copy of the film and cue it up ready to play. After a brief 5-10 minute introduction on CrowdCast we will count down and all press play at the same time. The CrowdCast will end and we'll watch-along together using the #CaryStaysHome hashtag on Twitter and Instagram @carycomeshome.

You can also tag this as #FridayFilmClub on Twitter!

(make sure you watch the digitally remastered version).

📷Aurora Bugallo is a higher education administrator, and teaches Mass Media History and Film and blogs about Classic Movies at Once Upon a Screen. A life-long Cary Grant fan she considers him one of the greatest talents to ever grace the silver screen and Penny Serenade an undervalued gem.  Read her post on Penny Serenade on the "No, You're Crying" Blogathon. Twitter @CitizenScreen and Instagram @citizenscreen.

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Penny Serenade Watch-along