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Rare Films at ‘Cinecon’

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“Cinecon ‘30”--the Society of Cinephiles’ 30th annual convention--is being held through Labor Day at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Blvd., where lovers of vintage movies will watch more than 30 features, most of them rarities.

There will be guest appearances and a movie collectibles show on the mezzanine floor. Screenings will be held in the Blossom Room, site of the first Oscar presentations, and the Cinegrill, except for a Sunday morning double feature at the El Capitan. Starting times are approximate.

Those scheduled to appear with their films are Dorothy Coonan, Ruth Clifford, Toby Wing, Harry Carey Jr., Jane Greer, Anita Page, Joan Leslie, Luise Rainer and director Vincent Sherman.

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For information on Sunday and Monday’s schedule please call: (818) 248-2569.

TODAY: 8:30 a.m.: “One Clear Call” (Milton Sills, 1922); 10:05 a.m.: “Wagonmaster” (Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr., 1950); 11:30 a.m.: Harry Carey Jr.

1:15 p.m. Toby Wing, plus film clips; 1:25 p.m.: “Pleasure Before Business” (Max Davidson, 1927); 2:40 p.m.: “Mare Nostrum” (Alice Terry, 1926); 3 p.m.: “Wild Boys of the Road” (Dorothy Coonan, 1933); 4:15 p.m.: Dorothy Coonan; 4:30 p.m.: “The Big Steal” (Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, 1949); 5:40 p.m.: Jane Greer; 4:45 p.m.: Gene Lester, plus short on Hollywood portrait photographers.

7:30 p.m.: Sydney Guilaroff, plus film clips; 7:55 p.m.: Anita Page; 8 p.m.: “Under 18” (Warren William, Anita Page, 1932); 9:35 p.m.: “Her Night of Romance” (Ronald Colman, 1925); 11:10 p.m.: “Soldier’s Plaything” (Harry Langdon, 1930).

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