Wilder Times
Thursdays & Sundays • July – December, 2026
One of classical Hollywood’s greatest directors – and arguably its finest screenwriter – Billy Wilder was responsible for an astonishing run of iconic, Oscar-laureled films. From July-December, the Hi-Pointe Theatre will offer 14 of the director’s works in the series Wilder Times, with the films each screening twice. Cliff Froehlich, Cinema St. Louis’ retired executive director, will introduce and lead post-film discussions at the 1 p.m. Thursday matinees for six of the films: Double Indemnity (July 9), Sunset Boulevard (Aug. 13), Ace in the Hole (Sept. 10), Some Like It Hot (Oct. 8), The Apartment (Nov. 19), and One, Two, Three (Dec. 10). Those screenings are offered through St. Louis Oasis, which provides older adults with opportunities for lifelong learning. In addition, Froehlich will participate in the evening presentation of The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes on July 23. The other seven films in the series are The Lost Weekend, Sabrina, The Seven Year Itch, Witness for the Prosecution, Love in the Afternoon, Irma La Douce, and Kiss Me, Stupid.
Love in the Afternoon
- Thu, Sep 24
- Sun, Sep 27
Director: Billy Wilder Run Time: 130 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1957
Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Gary Cooper, John McGiver, Maurice Chevalier, Van Doude
Love is a game any number can play... especially in the afternoon...
Some Like It Hot (35MM)
- Thu, Oct 8
Director: Billy Wilder Run Time: 123 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1959
Starring: George Raft, Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe, Pat O'Brien, Tony Curtis
The movie too HOT for words!
The Seven Year Itch
- Thu, Oct 15
Director: Billy Wilder Run Time: 105 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1955
Starring: Evelyn Keyes, Marilyn Monroe, Robert Strauss, Sonny Tufts, Tom Ewell
It TICKLES and TANTALIZES! - The funniest comedy since laughter began!
The Lost Weekend (4K Restoration)
- Tue, Oct 20
Director: Billy Wilder Run Time: 101 min. Format: 4K DCP Release Year: 1945
Starring: Doris Dowling, Howard Da Silva, Jane Wyman, Phillip Terry, Ray Milland
The film that changed Hollywood forever. Billy Wilder's Oscar-winning masterpiece is a gripping and compassionate portrait of addiction, anchored by Ray Milland's unforgettable Academy Award-winning performance.
The Apartment (35MM)
Director: Billy Wilder Run Time: 125 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1960
Starring: Fred MacMurray, Jack Kruschen, Jack Lemmon, Ray Walston, Shirley MacLaine
Movie-wise, there has never been anything like it - laugh-wise, love-wise, or otherwise-wise!
One, Two, Three (35MM)
Director: Billy Wilder Run Time: 109 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1961
Starring: Arlene Francis, Horst Buchholz, James Cagney, Liselotte Pulver, Pamela Tiffin
Billy Wilder's Explosive New Comedy
Irma la Douce
Director: Billy Wilder Run Time: 147 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1963
Starring: Bruce Yarnell, Herschel Bernardi, Jack Lemmon, Lou Jacobi, Shirley MacLaine
A story of passion, bloodshed, desire and death... everything, in fact, that makes life worth living.