Due to the Lawrence Public Library changing its hours of operation, the Film Series is no longer being screened on Friday evenings. For the time being, the screenings will be on Sunday afternoons.

Next Film:

Dial M for Murder

Starring Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, and Robert Cummings

2:00 PM, Sunday, May 23, 2010

Lawrence Public Library Auditorium

Free and Open to the Public

A former tennis pro (Milland) plots to have his wife (Kelly) murdered so he can collect on her life insurance. He blackmails an old college acquaintance into committing the murder, but when things go wrong and she survives, he frames her for murder. He knows she will be hanged if convicted, and that he will still be able to collect on her insurance. Her former lover (Cummings) tries desperately to save her. The film was directed by Alfred Hitchcock and released in 1954.

The program will include an appearance by a local attorney, who will give commentary on the film and on how accurately the film portrays the legal system.

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The Douglas County Law Library is sponsoring the Reels of Justice Film Series as a public service in its education and outreach program to promote a better understanding of the legal system in the community at large. The series will feature films that have been selected for their overall quality and for their portrayal of the legal system. Most of the films in the series are classics and feature major motion picture stars of the past and present. Films are screened four times per year, in February, May, August, and November.

In addition to the screening of a film, each program will include commentary on the main theme of the film and the accuracy of the film in portraying the legal system. Whenever possible, the commentary will be provided by a local attorney familiar with the film who will also take questions from the audience.

This free film series is shown in the Lawrence Public Library Auditorium.

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Some Other Films in the Series:

Legally Blond

August 2010

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

November 2010

Amistad

February 2011

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For more information, contact the Law Library at: info@douglascolawlibrary.org.

Comments to: Webmaster: Kerry Altenbernd, Law Librarian, Douglas County Law Library, Judicial and Law Enforcement Center, 111 East 11th Street, Lawrence, KS  66044.

Created: May 19, 2006; Revised: March 1, 2010