Edmond Town Hall will host screening of Wuthering Heights (1939) on Thursday, July 28, at 4 and 7 pm.Wuthering Heights tells the story of young Heathcliff, who is brought home to Wuthering Heights by Mr Earnshaw to be raised as his son along with his daughter Cathy and son Hindley. Cathy and Heathcliff grow up forming a deep bond, but wealthy Edgar Linton proposes exposing Cathy's materialistic side.Wuthering Heights (he was later nominated for Citizen Kane in 1942). The film was also nominated in seven other categories, including one for Laurence Olivier for Best Actor in a Leading Role and William Wyler for Best Director.

Tickets are $2, and can be purchased prior to each show at the box office of the theater box, located at 45 Main Street, Newtown.

Charles and Kristyn Galda, who are sponsoring the special screenings of the classic film, wanted to continue the series of films that were offered at the former town hall two years ago.

"We were able to attend a few of the 1939 movies that were shown in 2014. As old movie buffs, it was fun to see such great classics on the big screen," the Galdas said. "We are glad we can add one more opportunity for folks to see a 1939 film."

Set in the mid 1800s, the film is based on Emily Brönte's only novel, which was published in 1847 when she was only 29, under the pen name Ellis Bell.

She died of tuberculosis a year later, having never experienced an affair of the heart herself. The unusual literary structure and wild obsessive passion in the work polarized critics of the day. Nevertheless, the book became a literary classic.

Distraught, Heathcliff disappears to reinvent himself into what he thinks Cathy wants, only to return years later to try to temp her away from her husband. Spurned and out of revenge, Heathcliff marries Edgar's sister, and so all four of them are tormented.

This early film adaptation, directed by the capable William Wyler, effectively launched Laurence Olivier's film career (already a lauded stage actor), and also stars Merle Oberon and David Niven.

Gregg Toland won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in Black and White for

The black and white film is unrated, and it has a running time of 1 hour, 44 minutes.

Upcoming films in the series presented by Newtown Cultural Arts Commission include

The African Queen, Thursday, September 1; and Rear Window on Thursday, September 29.

To see the complete film schedule, visit

newtownartscommission.org/sunday-cinema-series or facebook.com/sundaycinemaseries.

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