Classic movies in Hermann Park

So it's hard to find a drive-in theater these days, but you can still watch a movie outside if you're in the mood: This weekend, the Miller Outdoor Theatre is showing two classic movies for free. It sure beats rolling your Zenith console TV out into the back yard.

Tonight and Saturday the movie is Casablanca, the 1942 classic story of love and political intrigue in North Africa on the eve of World War II. Check out Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains and Peter Lorre in all their black-and-white splendor and see how many of the classic lines you can catch — but don't listen for "Play it again, Sam," which acually came from a Marx Brothers movie.

Friday and Sunday the Miller will show 1952's Singin' in the Rain, considered one of the best movie musicals ever made. Set in 1920s Hollywood as movie sudios make the transition to talkies, Singin' in the Rain has enough singing and dancing to last you for a month, including Gene Kelly's iconic stomp through the title song. Also stars Donald O'Connor and a 20-year-old Debbie Reynolds.

Classic Film Series at the Miller Outdoor Theatre
Casablanca: 8:45 p.m. tonight and Saturday
Singin' in the Rain: 8:45 p.m. Friday and Sunday
free admission; tickets aren't required
281.373.3386