BGSU American Cultural Studies Ph.D. student Haley Shipley will host the next installment of The Hancock Historical Museum’s popular Classic Movie Night series Friday, May 16.
This week’s movie features Don Knotts and Joan Staley in The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, a lighthearted 1966 mystery.
Classic Movie Night is free and open to the public and will be held at the Hancock Historical Museum, 422 West Sandusky Street in Findlay. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the film begins at 7 p.m. with limited seating. Complimentary popcorn and refreshments will be available.
Shipley, a student supervisor at the Browne Popular Culture Library, is also a member of the Ray Browne Association (RBA) and according to a museum news release, “RBA students will provide historical background and facilitate discussion at select movie nights.”
The rest of the 2025 Classic Movie Line Up includes:
- June 20 – State Fair (G) 1945, starring Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews & Dick Haymes
- July 18 – A Face in the Crowd (PG) 1957, starring Andy Griffith & Patricia Neal
- August 16 (Outdoor Movie) – The Goonies (PG) 1985, starring Sean Astin, Josh Brolin & Corey Feldman
- October 24 – Bride of Frankenstein (PG) 1935, starring Boris Karloff & Elsa Lanchester
- November 21 – Dark Passage (PG) 1947, starring Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall
- December 19 – It’s A Wonderful Life (PG) 1946, starring James Stewart & Donna Reed, Directed by Frank Capra
