Free Summer Film Series: Those Fabulous Fifties!!
July 5th - August 23, 2019
UCSB Arts & Lectures and the Santa Barbara County Office of Arts & Culture present the return of Santa Barbara’s FREE outdoor Summer Film Series with Those Fabulous Fifties!! The films screen under the stars on Friday evenings at 8:30 p.m. at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden. Bring blankets, low-to-the-ground chairs, a picnic and your friends!
Roman Holiday
Fri, July 5 / 8:30 PM / Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden
A bored and sheltered princess (Audrey Hepburn in her Oscar-winning American debut) escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman (Gregory Peck) in a storybook romance in Rome.
North by Northwest
Fri, Jul 12 / 8:30 PM / Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden
A New York City advertising executive (Cary Grant) goes on the run with the beautiful Eve Kendall (Eva Marie Saint) after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies.
Rebel Without a Cause
Fri, Jul 19 / 8:30 PM / Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden
Troubled teen Jim Stark (James Dean) comes to a new town, befriends the local gang leader’s girlfriend Judy (Natalie Wood), and is challenged to a drag race where the real trouble begins.
Some Like It Hot
Fri, Jul 26 / 8:30 PM / Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden
Two male musicians (Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon) masquerade as women to elude a mob hit, fleeing the state and befriending a beautiful singer (Marilyn Monroe), but further complications set in.
On the Waterfront
Fri, Aug 9 / 8:30 PM / Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden
Ex-prize fighter turned longshoreman Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) teams up with a murder victim’s sister, Edie (Eva Marie Saint), and a streetwise priest (Karl Malden) to stand up to his corrupt union bosses.
High Noon
Fri, Aug 16 / 8:30 PM / Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden
A town marshal (Gary Cooper) must face a gang of deadly killers alone at high noon, despite the protests of his newlywed bride Amy (Grace Kelly).
Sunset Boulevard
Fri., Aug 23 / 8:30 PM / Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden
A struggling young screenwriter (William Holden) develops a dangerous relationship with faded film star Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) who is determined to make a triumphant return.