Cary Grant Fest in Palo Alto Includes Lorre

The historic Stanford Theatre, located in Palo Alto, California, will show the Cary Grant comedy Arsenic and Old Lace (1941) the weekend of August 5 and 6, 2023, as part of their film festival “The Best of Cary Grant and Alfred Hitchcock”.

The Peter Lorre classic, on a double-bill with Monkey Business (1952), will be shown at these times ~

• Saturday, August 5 – 3:30 pm and 7:30 pm
• Sunday, August 6 – 3:30 pm and 7:30 pm

Monkey Business will be shown at 5:40 pm and 9:40 pm both days.

The Summer 2023 film festival began Saturday, July 1, 2023, and will run until Sunday, September 3. The full schedule is available on the venue’s website.

Before and after the 7:30 pm showings of Arsenic and Old Lace, one of the Stanford’s “Masters of the Mighty Wurlitzer” will play the Wurlitzer theater organ during the intermission.

Admission is $7 for adults, and $5 for youth (18 and under) and seniors (65 and over). Tickets may be purchased at the box office on the day of the show.

The Stanford Theatre is located at 221 University Avenue in Palo Alto, California. Look for the cinema’s large neon marquee – a landmark along University Avenue in the downtown area.

Parking is available at meters along the street in front of the cinema, as well as two parking garages within two blocks of the Stanford. The Bryant / Lytton Parking Garage is located at 445 Bryant Avenue, one block north of University Avenue. The High Street Parking Garage is located at 528 High Street, one block south of University Avenue.

More information about parking is available on the Stanford Theatre's website.

For more information, please call the Stanford Theatre at 650-324-3700.