Maggie McNamara, Jean Peters and Dorothy McGuire star in the 1954 film, “Three Coins in A Fountain” at the Tropic Cinema on Wednesday, Feb. 4. (Contributed photo)

The Sons and Daughters of Italy Key West Lodge #2436 has partnered with the Tropic Cinema to present “Italian Night at the Movies,” a monthly film series to raise funds for the organization’s 2026 scholarship fund benefiting area High School seniors of Italian descent. Screenings take place the first Wednesday of each month through May 2026.

The next feature, showing Wednesday, Feb. 4, is the1954 American romantic comedy drama ‘Three Coins in a Fountain” starring Clifton Webb, Dorothy McGuire, Jean Peters, Louis Jourdan, and Maggie McNamara, which follows three American women working in Rome who dream of finding romance in the Eternal City. The song, “Three Coins in the Fountain”  recorded by Frank Sinatra, received the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1955.

The film also won Best Cinematography and was nominated for Best Picture.

Sponsored in part by the Florida Keys Council of the Arts, the evening includes a “taste of Italy” in the form of complimentary Tiramisu served before the film. Doors open at 5:30 pm; the film begins at 6:15. Guests can also participate in a 50/50 chance drawing and a raffle for two tickets to the next in the series. Italian wines will be available for purchase at the Tropic Cinema concession.

Tickets are $20 per person and are available online at TropicCinema.com or day of at the Tropic Cinema, 416 Eaton St., Key West.

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