EL DORADO

Thursday, August 28th at 7:30pm

*Part of the Shot in Tucson Series

The Loft at Cinema La Placita is downtown Tucson's outdoor movie series showing classic films in a beautiful plaza setting.
Screenings on Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m., May through October.
Admission is free, donations are greatly appreciated.

EL DORADO

"Howard Hawks is too good a director to depend upon stereotyped violence to keep the interest of the audience, and his well-made scenes between Wayne, Mitchum, Arthur Hunicutt and James Cann never lag for a moment."
-Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

In the town of El Dorado, wealthy landowner Bart Jason (Ed Asner) is embroiled in a struggle with the MacDonald family, who own a large amount of land just outside town lines. Jason hires gunman Cole Thornton (John Wayne) to scare the MacDonalds in hope that they'll back down. Cole is pleased to... In the town of El Dorado, wealthy landowner Bart Jason (Ed Asner) is embroiled in a struggle with the MacDonald family, who own a large amount of land just outside town lines. Jason hires gunman Cole Thornton (John Wayne) to scare the MacDonalds in hope that they'll back down. Cole is pleased to discover that his old friend J.B. (Robert Mitchum) is now the sheriff of the town. The sheriff warns Cole that involvement with the crooked Jason will get him arrested. Further circumstances entwine the hired gun with the MacDonald family, and he sets out to destroy Jason. Hawks' unheralded western, with a fine script by Leigh Brackett (THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK), features plot similarities to his earlier classic RIO BRAVO.

The “Shot in Tucson ” series will feature movies which were filmed in part or in whole in the Tucson area. Tucsonans who appeared in or were extras in or worked on these films, or simply stood by to watch all the action during production, are especially invited to see their films on the big screen, in some cases for the first time in decades.

The Loft at Cinema La Placita is located in the plaza of La Placita Village, on the southwest corner of Broadway and Church Avenue in downtown Tucson. The actual address is 110 S. Church Avenue. Please call the Cinema La Placita hotline at 520-326-5282 for rain schedule information.

Click on this link to see a Mapquest map of the area

The Loft at Cinema La Placita is sponsored by Bourne Partners and the Merchants of La Placita Village, Shawn and Susan Halversen, Mark and Diana Pettit, Tucson Parks and Recreation, Nina Trasoff (Tucson City Council Ward 6), The Cruise Place, Twice As Nice, Betts Printing, Michael Keith and The Arizona Daily Star.