The Stranger

In Cecil B. DeMille's 1929 feature-length teenage riot, atheists and varsity-sweatered Christians battle over their immortal souls (or lack thereof). The kids in the atheist club (The Godless Society) get sworn in on the head of a capuchin monkey. The high-school crusade begins with hurled eggs and includes the godless girl's conversion after a stigmatic run-in with an electric fence at reform school. Plus a nude scene starring the godless girl cavorting by the side of a stream, all accompanied by a live organ score. How can you pass on that? You cannot. (Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St, 467-5510. 7 pm, $12.) by Brendan Kiley

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