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News Archive: 2007

The Phantom Empire Screening at the Autry National Center
September 14, 2007

What:
Phantom Empire Screening
Where:
The Autry National Center's Museum of the American West Wells Fargo Theater.
When:
Saturday, September 29th, 2007
10:00AM to 2:00PM
Cost:
Free with admission.

Join us at the Autry National Center for a cinematic centennial celebration on the 100th anniversary of Gene Autry's birth! We'll be screening all 12 chapters of Gene's first starring role in the science fiction Western serial The Phantom Empire (1935).

Phantom Empire Chapters:

Chapter One:
"The Singing Cowboy"
Chapter Two:
"The Thunder Riders"
Chapter Three:
"The Lightning Chamber"
Chapter Four:
"The Phantom Broadcast"
Chapter Five:
"Beneath the Earth"
Chapter Six:
"Disaster from the Skies"

Chapter Seven:
"From Death to Life"
Chapter Eight:
"Jaws of Jeopardy"
Chapter Nine:
"Prisoners of the Ray"
Chapter Ten:
"The Rebellion"
Chapter Eleven:
"A Queen in Chains"
Chapter Twelve:
"The End of Murania"

Karla Buhlman of Gene Autry Entertainment will host this marathon screening, and maybe even lead a round of Happy Birthday To You in honor of the Cowboy.

Call (323) 667-2000, ext 300 for reservations.

For Autry National Center membership information, visit the museum online here.

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