Event: Silent Movie Mondays: Comedy Shorts (1913 - 1922)
Monday, July 31, 2023 - 7:00pm
Silent Film
Silent Movie Mondays: Comedy Shorts (1913 - 1922)
With Tyler Pattison on the Mighty Wurlitzer & Foley Sound by Paul Hansen
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Tyler Pattison
Paul Hansen
STG Presents Silent Movie Mondays: Comedy Shorts (1913 - 1922) at the Paramount Monday, July 31, 2023.
Mabel Normand and her pets star in A Little Hero (1913) produced by Keystone and directed by Mack Sennett.
Mabel’s canary bird, pet dog and cat get into all kinds of mischief.
4:40 min.
Child star Baby Peggy and her dog Brownie perform in Circus Clowns (1922) directed by Fred Hibbard.
A kidnapped tot ends up entertaining a crowd as an animal trainer and bareback rider at the circus.
16 min.
Buster Keaton stars in The Scarecrow (1920) who co-writes and co-directs with Edward F. Cline.
Buster plays a farmhand in hilarious antics with automation and rural life including a madcap chase from Luke the dog.
19 min.
Charlie Chaplin stars in, writes, directs and produces A Dog’s Life (1918) for First National Films.
Chaplin co-stars as The Tramp with “Scraps" the dog as he pursues a better life with dance hall performer Edna Purviance.
33 min.
Pre-film introduction and CineClub post-film discussion with Silent Movie Mondays curator, Vicky Lee. Music by Tyler Pattison on the Mighty Wurlitzer and Foley Sound by Paul Hansen.
Total running time: 72.40 mins
ASL Interpretation provided