Lakewood Public Cinema
See a film at Lakewood Public Library every Saturday evening. These free events take place in the cozy confines of the Main Library Basement Auditorium on a digitally-projected big screen. Be sure to pick up a Film Calendar on your next visit. As always, the programs at Lakewood Public Library are free and open to the public.
Film- The Killers
Two tough guys walk into a late-night diner talking like characters from a Hemingway story–which they are. They’re there to kill the Swede (Burt Lancaster) if he ever shows up. Who is the Swede and why do they want to kill him? These are questions insurance investigator Jim Reardon (Edmond O’Brien) is trying to answer; […] Read More
Film- The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Young Martha (Barbara Stanwyck) inadvertently causes the death of her cruel, authoritarian aunt. Martha lies to the cops, and Walter (Kirk Douglas), who saw the crime, corroborates the girl's story. Eventually, they wed out of convenience; the meek Walter is genuinely in love, and Martha thinks that her secret is safe since she has married […] Read More
Film- Scarlet Street
Middle-aged store cashier Christopher Cross (Edward G. Robinson) is walking home through Greenwich Village after being celebrated by his employer for 25 years of service. They gave him a gold watch. Dressed in a tuxedo, he comes across Kitty March (Joan Bennett) who is being accosted by a drunken assailant (Dan Duryea). He saves the […] Read More
Film- Ruby Gentry
Ruby (Jennifer Jones) is a poor Southern girl who hopes to marry a rich man. Her boyfriend, Boake (Charlton Heston), abandons her for a more suitable bride so she marries the wealthy businessman Jim Gentry (Karl Malden) out of spite. Gentry dies in a suspicious accident and the town accuses Ruby who then uses her late […] Read More
Film- Gun Crazy
Army marksman Bart Tare (John Dall) has loved guns since childhood. When he and his pals attend a carnival sideshow, Bart meets sharpshooting blonde Annie Laurie Starr (Peggy Cummins). It’s gun/love at first sight. They become a couple, but Annie takes a dim view of domestic bliss and craves money and excitement. Reluctantly, he joins […] Read More