Program for the Nineteenth Annual Vintage Film Festival
at Historic Cobourg and Port Hope - 2011

Note that although every effort is made to avoid it, the program is subject to change without notice. However, if you are on our mailing list (click here), we will let you know if this happens.

The following program is as accurate as we can make it but it is possible there may be changes. Watch this site for any updates.

Click Titles for additional information about each film

   

Friday 28 October 2011       Victoria Hall - Cobourg

Start Time Film Leads / Director Run time Film Sponsor
4:15 pm Registration      
5:20 pm Town Crier/Announcements    
5:30 pm The Major and the Minor
Milland, Rogers Dir: Wilder 100m James Gordon Insurance
7:10 pm Reception      
8:00 pm Scholarship Presentation
8:15 pm The Patsy * (Silent) Changed Dressler, Moran Dir: Conway 78m Lynch Rutherford Tozer
9:35 pm Break      
9:50 pm Peach O'Reno Wheeler & Woolsey Dir: Seiter 70m Delphine Patchett
11:00 pm Program finishes      

Saturday 29 October 2011      Capitol Theatre - Port Hope

Headsets for assisted hearing available at the Capitol Theatre

Start Time Film Leads / Director Run time Film Sponsor
8:45 am Registration      
9:00 am The Scarlet Pimpernel Howard, Oberon - Dir: Young 98m MacCoubrey Funeral Home
10:40 am Break      
11:00 am It* (Silent) Bow, Copper - Dir: Badger 73m Patrick Houlihan, RBC Dominion Securities
12:15 pm Lunch      
2:00 pm In Which We Serve Coward, Mills, Wilding - Dir: Lean 114m Barbara Garrick
Dr. Tom and Helen Hawke
3:55 pm Break      
4:15 pm The Shop Around the Corner Stewart, Sullavan - Dir: Lubitsch 97m Chris Worsnop and Langhorne Irwin Wharram-Spry, LLP
5:55 pm Dinner      
7:45 pm The Public Enemy Cagney, Harlow - Dir: Wellman 84m Hill & Dale Manor Bed & Breakfast
9:10 pm Break      
9:30 pm In the Good Old Summertime Garland, Johnson - Dir: Leonard 102m Noel Milner - Money Concepts
Ene Milner - Royal Lepage ProAlliance Realty
11:15 pm Program finishes      

Sunday 30 October 2011    Capitol Theatre - Port Hope

Start Time Film Leads / Director Run time Film Sponsor
10:00 am Registration      
10:30 am The Enchanted Cottage McGuire, Young - Dir: Cromwell 92m Lynn Hardy, RBC Dominion Securities
12:00 am Lunch      
2:00 pm Tol'able David (Silent) Barthelmess - Dir: King 80m Les & Cathie Houston
3:20 pm Break      
3:35 pm To Be or Not To Be Benny, Lombard - Dir: Ernst Lubitsch 99m Margaret Baily
Kawartha Credit Union
5:15 pm Program finishes      

Note that the detail page for each movie includes the cast, photos and where available, a trailer. Click each title to see the detail pages.

* Silent

Piano accompaniment to Silent films on Friday and Saturday will be by Andrei Streliav (photo right)

Sponsored by Gord Ley - CIBC

Click here for Bio of Andrei

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Program subject to change without notice