Exhibited on a 35mm print!
Join us at 5:30PM to purchase a copy of C'mon, Get Happy: The Making of Summer Stock and have it signed by authors David Fantle and Tom Johnson while supplies last! Be sure to stick around for a fascinating post-film conversation with the authors.
A small-town farmer, down on her luck, finds her homestead invaded by a theatrical troupe invited to stay by her ne'er-do-well sister.
Author bios:
David Fantle, in collaboration with Tom Johnson, has been interviewing, writing and speaking about Hollywood's Golden Age for 45-years. Fantle is an adjunct professor of film at Marquette University.
Tom Johnson, in addition to working with Fantle is a former senior editor at Netflix and has written movie reviews and features for E! Online, Moviefone and People magazine, among other publications.
Together they have authored three books: Reel to Real (2004), Hollywood Heyday: 75 Interviews with Golden Age Legends (2018) and C'mon, Get Happy: The Making of Summer Stock (2023).
Presented by Herb Kohl Philanthropies
