Some Like It Hot co-presented by the Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club

The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center, in collaboration with the Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club, will present a one-time screening of the legendary, Oscar-nominated 1959 film Some Like It Hot on Sunday, Oct. 15, at 1 p.m.

The picture follows two musicians, played by Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis, who disguise themselves as women after witnessing a mob crime; Curtis’ character falls for the singer portrayed by Marilyn Monroe. Some Like It Hot, directed by six-time Oscar winner Billy Wilder, was made without approval from the Motion Picture Production Code (Hays Code) because of its LGBT themes.

Since then, the film’s reputation has grown, and it is widely considered one of the greatest of all time. The Library of Congress selected it as one of the first 25 films for preservation in the National Film Registry, and the American Film Institute voted it as the top comedy film on their list of AFI’s 100 Years…100 Laughs poll in 2000.

“Wilder’s 1959 comedy is one of the enduring treasures of the movies, a film of inspiration and meticulous craft,” said the late critic Roger Ebert, giving the film four out of four stars. “What a work of art and nature is Marilyn Monroe. She has the gift of appearing to hit on her lines of dialogue by happy inspiration, and there are passages in Some Like It Hot where she and Tony Curtis exchange one-liners like hot potatoes.”

“No one but Billy Wilder could bring you such a madcap comedy,” says Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club President Wendy Whittick, who will introduce the film. The club strives to promote and preserve classic films from Hollywood’s Golden Age with screenings personally curated by their expert members. The club is a haven for classic movie fans to share their love of classics with like-minded members.  

Tickets are on sale now. For this and other special events hosted at the Theater, absolutely no ticket refunds are possible. For regular screenings, the Theater is pleased to issue ticket “swaps” or refunds when contacted at least 24 hours in advance of the ticketed showtime.