Join us at the 1:00 PM screening for a brief introduction and post-screening discussion.

In Cold War-era West Berlin, American Coca-Cola executive C.R. ‘Mac’ MacNamara is tasked with playing babysitter to his boss’ spoiled 17-year-old daughter Scarlett, who proves more difficult than anticipated when she reveals that she is pregnant by a Communist.

“One of Billy Wilder’s funniest and most ferociously paced comedies.” — The New York Times

“A brilliantly cynical satire that skewers capitalism, communism and corporate culture with equal enthusiasm.” — The Guardian

“The film moves at a breathless pace, propelled by Wilder’s razor-sharp script and an astonishing lead performance from James Cagney.” — Time Out

“One of the great overlooked comedies of the 1960s.” — Chicago Reader

This presentation is part of the film & lectures series Wilder Times in partnership with St. Louis Oasis. 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) will be followed by a discussion of 30 minutes led by Cliff Froehlich, retired executive director of Cinema St. Louis and former film critic for The Riverfront Times.