It's a great night for classic film fans with a cause.

More than 2,000 movie buffs crowded into the old Los Angeles Theatre on Broadway last week for a special showing of "Rebel Without a Cause," which ended the Los Angeles Conservancy's popular "Last Remaining Seats" summer series.

This year marked the 20th anniversary of the conservancy's classic film series and was especially poignant since four volunteers who dreamed up the idea for the film series two decades ago--and are still volunteering--were honored. They are Marcia Hartford, Dick Webber, Rory Cunningham, and Connie Humberger, the conservancy's volunteer coordinator.

The conservancy tapped one of its board members, Bill Hogan, president of Clarity Image, to transform the once dark and dank theatre into a modern sound stage.

This year's theme "Lights, Camera, Los Angeles!" was notable for celebrating films set in Los Angeles, including "A Star is Born" and "Chinatown." The audience was thrilled to listen in as film critic and historian Leonard Maltin conducted on-stage interviews with several "Rebel" cast members, who told their own stories about working with the legendary James Dean.

The program was sponsored by James and Donne Crean, the retired founder and chair man of Fleetwood Enterprises Inc., and his wife, as well as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and Steven Bing. Bank of America donated a grant of $40,000, which will go toward helping with the preservation of the historic theaters on Broadway.