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Pre-Code Films for June

Our Big Screen Classics series is curated by our programming committee to bring you films of interest. They are sometimes truly, “The Classics” and sometimes modern classics. We try to pick films that we feel should be seen on the big screen.

This June, we are showing a series of Pre-Code films. Historically, Pre-Code films refer to the films created during the time frame from when the Hays Code was introduced in 1930 and the enforcement of the code in about 1934. The films tended to push the boundaries and feature content of a provocative nature.

Enjoy these iconic films!

Wed June 5, 7:15pm: King Kong (1933) & 9:30pm: Freaks (1932)

Wed June 12, 7:15pm: Duck Soup (1933)

Sun June 16, 2pm: She Done Him Wrong (1933)

Wed June 19, 7:15pm: Baby Face (1933)

Wed June 26, 7:15pm: The Docks of New York (1928), this is a silent film that will be accompanied on the Wurlitzer Organ with Michael Britt.

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Curator’s Corner: Side Sections Start

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Curator’s Corners: Historic Building

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Curator’s Corner: Balcony Seat Replacement

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The Curator’s Corner The opening of the W.M. Davenport Family Balcony Welcome once again to The Curator's Corner. I am David Voelkel, Director of Historic Preservation and Chief Curator for The Byrd Theatre Foundation and writing to share with you an update on one of...

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Curator’s Corner

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Exciting times at the landmark Byrd Theatre! On January 10, 2025, The Byrd Theatre Foundation and Rohlfs Pipe Organ Services commenced the restoration process for the Tibia Clausa rank of pipes in the 1928 WurliTzer theater organ. Thanks to the generosity of a local...

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Richmond’s French Film Festival Canceled for 2023 Season

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Richmond, VA - March 9, 2023: In a brief announcement, Dr. Peter S. Kirkpatrick, co-director and co-founder of the French Film Festival, stated that organizers would be unable to hold the 29th annual French Film Festival scheduled to be held March 30-April 2, 2023. He...

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