The Dryden will screen The Natural (Barry Levinson, U.S. 1984, 138 min., 35mm) as part of the America's Favorite Pastime series.

In the late 1930s, the New York Knights sign unknown hitter Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford), a natural baseball player with a checkered past. As the Knights surge in the standings, bolstered by his hitting, Hobbs learns that the only reason he was brought to the majors was to ensure that the Knights lose. He rejects bribes from gamblers and advances from women to ensure that his one shot at the big leagues means something. Many of the baseball scenes for this film were shot in Buffalo, including at All-High Stadium, which stood in for the Chicago Cubs' Wrigley Field.

[source: George Eastman Museum calendar, 2017-Jul-10]