Time Travel Tuesdays | Retro Films Screenings
Presented in partnership with Aspen Film
Supported in part by U.S. Bank
Stream begins at 7 p.m. and is available for 36 hours
Suggested donation $10 per stream, or $60 for access to complete series (8 dates). To sign up for the complete series, select the $60 option below.
If you care to contribute more to support both Aspen Historical Society and Aspen Film, you will have an option at check-out.
A link for screening will be provided in your email confirmation after registration.
Enjoy the films!!!
Tuesday, January 26th
Film #1 – Little Skiers Big Day (1955) (25 minutes) A film by Fred Iselin featuring 5-year-old local resident Susie Wirth as she skis to school from Aspen Mountain. The film also includes a costume ski race and a ski ballet sequence. It was later re-shot by Disney and called “Fantasy on Skis.”
Film #2 – Ski Time in Aspen (1955) (27 minutes) A promotional film by Dick Durrance that tells the story of Aspen as a ski resort, beginning with a ski race featuring Gale “Spider” Spence. It also includes a subplot of young people meeting on a ski vacation with footage of Wintersköl and popular Aspen night spots Mario’s and the Hotel Jerome.
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