Movies by Moonlight will offer more than just full-length films on the back wall of the Eagles building in downtown Albany this summer.

A classic cartoon and episodes from the "Flash Gordon" serial will precede each movie, and Wyatt's Eatery & Brewhouse will have a beer garden behind its building at 211 First Ave. N.W. Those in the beer garden will be able to see the movies from their seats.

To stage this summer's event, sponsors are needed to defray the $1,300 cost. Already on board are Magnolia Music, the Albany Downtown Association, The Pix Theatre and Wyatt's. Anyone wishing to help out can call Connie Lanham at (541) 926-3119.

All movies are free, but organizers will pass the hat. Movies start about 8 p.m., and moviegoers are asked to bring their own chairs and snacks. Sponsors hope to have soda, popcorn and ice cream for sale.

The "Flash Gordon" serial was made in 1936 and is about three Earthlings who visit the planet Mongo to thwart the evil schemes of Emperor Ming the Merciless and stars Buster Crabbe and Jean Rogers.

Here is the movie lineup:

June 26 - "Robin Hood." The 1938 film stars Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone and Claude Rains. The move tells the story about when Prince John and the Norman lords begin oppressing the Saxon masses in King Richard's absence. A Saxon lord fights back as the outlaw leader of a guerilla army. The film won three Oscars.

July 10 - "Back to the Beach." The 1987 film stars Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. In the movie, the two have grown up and have kids and are living in the Midwest.

July 24 - "The Forbidden Planet." This 1956 film is about a starship crew that investigates the silence of a planet's colony, only to find out there are two people left, and one of them has a secret. The movie stars Walter Pigeon, Anne Frances and Leslie Nielsen.

July 31 - "Princess Bride." This 1987 film is a classic fairy tale with swordplay, giants, an evil prince and a beautiful princess. The film stars Cary Elwes, Peter Falk and Robin Wright Penn.

Aug. 7 - "Angel and the Bad Man." In this 1947 film, a gunslinger is sheltered by a Quaker family. The film stars John Wayne and Gail Russell.

Aug. 14 - "Royal Wedding." This 1951 film is about a brother/sister dance show team that closes in New York and then the pair travel to London. The movie stars Fred Astaire, Jane Powell and Peter Lawford.

Aug. 21 - "Over the Hedge." This 2006 DreamWorks animated film shows animals learning to survive in the face of oncoming urban sprawl.

The film series started in Albany in 2003 after Julie Jackson, then the director of the AVA, saw a similar event in Washington.