Some Like It Hot is a 1959 American crime comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Billy Wilder. It stars Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, with George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown, Joan Shawleeand Nehemiah Persoff in supporting roles. The screenplay by Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond is based on a screenplay by Robert Thoeren and Michael Logan from the 1935 French film Fanfare of Love. The film is about two musicians (Curtis and Lemmon) during the Prohibition era who disguise themselves as women to escape Chicago mobsters they witnessed commit murder.

SOME LIKE IT HOT will be hosted by renowned local artist Alan Magee who was friends with Billy Wilder. Tony Curtis' son Ben will join us for a post- film conversation.

Presented as part of FULL SPEED Ahead, the statewide festival of train movies and events.