See this film: Kid Millions at ArtsEmerson
ArtsEmerson's outstanding series Gotta Dance: The
American Movie Musical 1929-1953 continues with Roy Del Ruth's Kid
Millions (1934)
starring then-superstar and enduring legend Eddie "Banjo Eyes" Cantor. He plays
a poor Brooklyn boy who inherits a fortune from an archeologist uncle but must
journey to Egypt
and endure fanciful escapades to claim it. Featuring eight peppy tunes, some
funny gags, cameos by Lucille Ball and Paulette Goddard, and an outstanding
Technicolor finale that will leave you craving ice cream, it makes for
delightful, fresh entertainment. It screens at the Paramount Center,
559 Washington St, Boston | Saturday, March 10-Sunday, March 11 @ 2 pm | $10; $7.50
seniors; $5 students | 617.824.8400 or artsemerson.org.