Family entertainment is free this weekend at the Mulkey Theatre thanks to Clarendon Masonic Lodge covering the cost of admission to “12 Mighty Orphans.”
The movie tells the true story of the Great Depression Era Mighty Mites football team of the Masonic Home & School in Ft. Worth. An inspiring coach, Rusty Russell, takes his team of orphans from playing without shoes to playing for the Texas state championship. Coach Russell is credited for developing innovative strategies that would come to influence modern football and help his boys compete against bigger opponents.
The film stars Robert Duvall, Michael De Luca, Luke Wilson, Wayne Knight, Scott Haze, Jake Austin Walker, Angelique De Luca, and Martin Sheen.
Clarendon Lodge #700 is the oldest masonic lodge in the Texas Panhandle, chartered in 1890. Past masters of the lodge include former theatre owners Homer Mulkey and Gary Barnhill.
“12 Mighty Orphans” is rated PG-13 and will show with free admission for all ages this Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 and Sunday afternoon at 2:00.
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