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Th is week has been so incredibly hectic that I did not have time to post my usual "Film Friday" article on schedule . As a result, we are having instead a "Film Su nday," in which I am celebrat ing Robert Redford's 80th birthday, which was on Th ursday , by telling you a little bit abo ut one of the films that he is mostly associated with.   Theatrical release poster Directed by George Roy Hill, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) tells the story of notorious bank robber Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman), the leader of the Hole in the Wall Gang, and his loyal companion, the Sundance Kid (Robert Redford). As they return to they hideout in Hole-in-the-Wall, Wyoming, they discover that the rest of the gang, annoyed at Butch's long absences, have selected Harvey Logan (Ted Cassidy) as their new leader. Butch contests this decision, leading Harvey to challenge him to a fight, which Butch quickly wins by distracting his opponent. Still, Butch embra...

Theatrical release poster Directed by George Cukor, Dinner at Eight (1933) revolve s around the eminent dinner part hosted by Millic ent Jordan (Billie Burke), the s nobbish soci alite wife of shipping magnate Oliver Jordan (Lion el Barrymore). Millic ent is so aggrav ated about every thing going wrong that she is oblivious to Oliv er's impendin g bankrup t cy and serious heart condition, as well as her daug hter Paula 's (M ad ge Evans) preoccupa tion about the return of her fiancé, Ernest DeGraff (Phillips Holmes), from Europe. One of the invited g uests is Carlott a Vance ( Marie Dressler), a former sta ge s tar and Oliver's one -time flame. Also invited are corrupt mining t yco on Dan Packard (Wallace Beery), who is secretly consuming Oliver's business , and his brassy young wife Kitty (Jean Harlow). On the eve of the dinner, Millicen t, short of an extra man for Carlotta , in vites wash ed-up silent movie star Larry Renault (John Barrymore), compl...