The historic Marion Palace Theatre located in downtown Marion, Ohio will present two classic holiday movies (Miracle on 34th Street and The Bells of St. Mary’s) during the weekend of December 13-15, 2013.
The iconic 1947 film, Miracle on 34th Street starring Maureen O’Hara and Edmund Gwenn will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, December 13, 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 14 and at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, December 15.
Miracle on 34th Street is about a single mother working as a special event coordinator for Macy’s department store. When she discovers the store Santa drunk at Thanksgiving she hesitantly replaces him with a funny old man calling himself Kris Kringle. But trouble brews when Kringle starts claiming to really be Santa Claus. The running time for this film is 1 hour, 36 minutes.
A charming 1945 movie, The Bells of St. Mary’s starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman will be shown at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 13, 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 14 and at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 15.
The Bells of St. Mary’s tells the story of an unconventional priest who is sent to St. Mary’s, a run-down parochial school on the verge of condemnation. Father O’Malley played by Bing Crosby and Sister Benedict portrayed by Ingrid Bergman work together in an attempt to save the school, though their differing methods often lead to good-natured disagreements. The running time for this film is 2 hours, 6 minutes.
Tickets for all ages are $4 at the door. Patrons may purchase Christmas Classics ticket strips in advance at the box office through December 13. Purchase a strip of 4 tickets for $12 and save $1 per ticket off day-of-show prices. Strip tickets are good for any Christmas Classic film in any combination. This offer is only available in advance at the Palace Theatre box office and is not available at the door. Because of the expenses related to showing these classic films the Palace is unable to accept PCAA Membership Movie Passes.
For more information or to purchase tickets, call the Marion Palace Theatre Box Office at 740-383-2101 or visit www.marionpalace.org.
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