Screenings and Performances
During July 1996


Schedules subject to change!
(* additions/changes)

*Jul 3
GIRL SHY (1924), starring Harold Lloyd; Dennis James, 3/21 Wurlitzer; Stanford Theatre, Palo Alto, CA, (415) 324-3700 7:30PM
*Jul 3
"Charlie Chaplin Evening": GETTING ACQUAINTED, GENTLEMEN OF NERVE, THE MASQUERADER, FACE ON THE BARROOM FLOOR (all 1914) & TRIPLE TROUBLE (1918) POLICE (1916), THE CURE (1917), A NIGHT OUT (1915) Bob Mitchell, the organ; Silent Movie, H'wood 8PM
*Jul 4
"Buster Keaton Comedy Evening": THE BOAT (1922), FROZEN NORTH (1922), MY WIFE'S RELATIONS (1922) & COLLEGE (1927); Dean Mora at the organ; Silent Movie Showcase, 611 N. Fairfax, (213)-653-2389 8PM
*Jul 4-5
METROPOLIS (1926, Germany), Dir. by Fritz Lang, with Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel; new print with add'tl footage; "a new live soundtrack (!) by Matelone" will be performed by Finnish chamber group Avanti; Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank, Waterloo, London both days at 7:30PM
*Jul 5
SUNRISE (1927), Dir. by F.W. Murnau, with Janet Gaynor, George O'Brien; original Movietone score by Hugo Riesenfeld; several Academy Awards in the first year of the Awards; two showings: with Jean Renoir's THE RIVER at 1PM; with Griffith's BROKEN BLOSSOMS (1919), with Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Donald Crisp; live organ accomp. by Robert Israel at 7:30PM; Bing Theatre, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA (213) 857-6010
*Jul 5-6
"Buster Keaton Comedy Evening": ELECTRIC HOUSE, FROZEN NORTH, MY WIFE'S RELATIONS (all 1922) & THE CAMERAMAN (1928), Dir. by Edward Sedgwick, with Keaton, Marceline Day; Dean Mora, organ; Silent Movie Showcase, H'wood, (213) 653-2389 8PM
*Jul 6
THE MARRIAGE CIRCLE (1924), Dir. by Ernst Lubitsch, with Monte Blue, Florence Vidor, Marie Prevost, Adolphe Menjou; live organ accomp. by Robert Israel; shown with Jean Renoir's THE RIVER (1951); Bing Theatre, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 7:30PM
Jul 10
GRANDMA'S BOY (1922), starring Harold Lloyd; Chris Elliott, 3/21 Wurlitzer; Stanford Theatre, Palo Alto, CA, (415) 324-3700 7:30PM
Jul 10
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1923), Dir. by Wallace Worsley, with Lon Chaney, Patsy Ruth Miller, Ernest Torrence, Tully Marshall, Norman Kerry; Clark Wilson, 4/20 Robert-Morton; Ohio Theatre, Columbus, OH (Note: This is the highlight of the Ohio's annual Summer Classics series, Jun 5 - Jul 21; all other films are sound films, with the organ used for a half hour pre-film concert with Clark Wilson playing the Morton organ; he will do similar overtures Aug 7 - Sep 1 at the Palace Theatre using a 3-manual Model 360 Rodgers Theatre Organ.)
*Jul 10
"Douglas Fairbanks Evening": HIS PICTURE IN THE PAPERS (1916), Dir. by John Emerson & AMERICAN ARISTOCRACY (1916), Dir. by Lloyd Ingraham; Bob Mitchell at the organ; Silent Movie Showcase, 611 N. Fairfax, Hollywood, (213)-653-2389 8PM
Jul 11
"American Guild of Organists' 100th Anniversary National Convention": If you are able to get to the AGO event at Radio City Music Hall, NY, you'll see and hear Dennis James on the 4/58 Mighty Wurlitzer, with Peter Schickle as concert host
*Jul 12-13
TESS OF THE STORM COUNTRY (1922), Dir. by John S. Robertson, with Mary Pickford, Lloyd Hughes, Jean Hersholt & selected comedy shorts; Stan Kann, organ; Silent Movie Showcase, H'wood 8PM
Jul 14
"Silent Film Festival": Three silent classics to be shown (Sep. Adm.) throughout the day at San Francisco's Castro Theatre, all with live accompaniment:
12:45 GRETCHEN THE GREENHORN (1916), Dir. by Chester M. Franklin and Sidney A. Franklin, with Dorothy Gish, Frank Bennett, Eugene Pallette & trailers for "lost" films JUST ANOTHER BLONDE (1926), THE PATRIOT (1928), BEAU SABREUR (1928) and short THE WRONG DOOR (1904) and the only surviving reel of John Ford's VILLAGE BLACKSMITH (1922); live musical accomp. by Michael Mortilla
LUCKY STAR (1929), Dir. by Frank Borzage, with Janet Gaynor (former usherette at the Castro Theatre) and Charles Farrell; considered lost until the silent version was found in the Netherlands in 1990, then restored for a premiere revival at Pordenone, followed by showings all over the U.S., incl the Pacific Film Archive, etc.; 35MM George Eastman House print; live accomp. by Jim Riggs, 4/21 Wurlitzer
BEN-HUR (1925), Dir. by Fred Niblo, with Ramon Novarro, Francis X. Bushman, May McAvoy, Betty Bronson, Carmel Myers, Nigel De Brulier;(cont'd) Turner print (restored by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill in cooperation with the Czech Film Archive and Turner Entertainment Co); technically the first showing in the city of San Francisco, the same print, with its beautiful tinting and 11 two-color Technicolor sequences was shown at the Stanford, Palo Alto, a few years ago with live organ accompaniment by Bob Vaughn; for this 1996 screening, live accomp. will be Dennis James, solo organ score on the Castro's 4/21 Wurlitzer. Festival passes, to be sold in advance: $20 Individual programs: $7, except BEN-HUR: $9 for additional info on The Silent Film Festival, write 659 Fillmore St. #12, San Francisco, CA, 94117-4612 (TheSan Francisco Chronicle later reported that the programs attracted 1,800 viewers).
Jul 14
SPARROWS (1926), Dir. by William Beaudine, with Mary Pickford, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Roy Stewart; Jeff Barker, 3/12 Kimball; Galaxy Theatre, Guttenberg, NJ, 1:30PM
*Jul 15
"Silent Shorts Programme: Thanks to Cecil, Will, Eyhyle, Percy, Edwin, Herbert, Rachael, Denis": "A celebration of the rich diversity of work by the pioneers of British silent cinema including films by, among others, Cecil Hepworth, Bert Haldane, Ethyle Batley and Edwin J. Collins. A packed programme covering the years from FALSELY ACCUSED (1905, Dir. Lewin Fitzhamon) through to the twenties with ALWAYS TELL YOUR WIFE (1923, Dir. Hugh Croise, incomplete) on which a young Alfred Hitchcock, along with the film's producer and star Seymour Hicks, took over the direction when Croise became ill"; live piano accomp.; National Film Theatre 2, South Bank, Waterloo, London 6:15PM
*Jul 16
THE CIRCUS (1928), Dir. by and starring Charles Chaplin; 1960's reissue version with Chaplin score on the sound track; Oak Street Cinema; Minneapolis, MN
*Jul 17
THE FRESHMAN (1925), starring Harold Lloyd; Chris Elliott, 3/21 Wurlitzer; Stanford Theatre, Palo Alto, CA, (415) 324-3700 7:30PM
*Jul 17
SALLY OF THE SAWDUST (1925), Dir. by D.W. Griffith, with W.C. Fields, Carol Dempster & selected shorts; Bob Mitchell at the organ; Silent Movie Showcase, 611 N. Fairfax, Hollywood 8PM
*Jul 17
"Incredibly Strange: The Weird and Wonderful World of Early Silent Film (1893-1928)": Celebrating publication of BFI Distribution's "fascinating source book" Early and Silent Cinema: A Sourcebook (available from NFT's bookshop for 5 pounds), this collection of eccentric shorts runs the gamut from FATIMA'S BELLYDANCE (1893-96) to THE LIFE AND DEATH OF 9413 --A HOLLYWOOD EXTRA (1928); a few other titles in this 20 film collection: THE KISS IN THE TUNNEL (1899), THE DANCING PIG (1907), THE ERUPTION OF MT. ETNA (1910), FAUST IN HELL (1904), etc.; live piano accomp.; National Film Theatre 2 South Bank, Waterloo, London 6:15PM
*Jul 19
THE SON OF THE SHEIK (1926), Dir. by George Fitzmaurice, with Rudolph Valentino, Vilma Banky & THE HIGH SIGN (1921), starring Buster Keaton; opening program of the 1996 "Movie Classics on the Prairie," held in the Conner Prairie Amphitheater; Dennis James, organ; Carl Daehler, cond. the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra; for more info call (317) 639-4300, outside Indiana call toll-free (800) 366-8457 Indianapolis Show at 8:30PM
*Jul 19-20
"Laurel & Hardy/Our Gang Evening": Laurel & Hardy in SUGAR DADDIES (1927), SAILORS BEWARE (1927), BIG BUSINESS (1929) & Our Gang in WIGGLE YOUR EARS (1929), BARNUM AND RINGLING (1928), BIG BROTHER (1927); Joe Cobb of Our Gang has been invited to appear on Sat. night (20th); Dean Mora at the organ; Silent Movie Showcase, H'wood 8PM
*Jul 19-20
LONESOME (1928), Dir. by Paul Fejos, with Glenn Tryon, Barbara Kent; live musical accomp. by the Alloy Orchestra; The Film Society of Lincoln Center, The Walter Reade Theatre, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, NY 2 perfs each day at 6:30 + 9PM
*Jul 20
LA PASSION DE JEANNE D'ARC (1928, France), Dir. by Carl Th. Dreyer, with Renee (Maria) Falconetti; Gillian Anderson will conduct the National Gallery Orchestra, using the original score by Lep Pouget and Victor Alix; in just two more weeks (Aug 2), Washington audiences can see and compare the new Einhorn-scored JEANNE at Wolf Trap with this original version; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC (opener of 1996 Grand Music Cinema IV) 3PM
*Jul 21
IT (1927), Dir. by Clarence Badger, with Clara Bow, Antonio Moreno, William Austin, Priscilla Bonner, Gary Cooper; part of "Silents Under the Stars": live music; Silent Society/Paramount Ranch 8PM
*Jul 21
"Shtick, Shmaltz and Shtereotypes: Jewish Presence in Early Film Comedy, 1912-1940": a collection of short films such as JANE AND LITTLE MORITZ (1912), NIZE PEOPLE (1927), COHEN ON THE TELEPHONE (1923), and early sound shorts with Eddie Cantor, Benny Rubin, Danny Kaye, etc.; part of 16th Annual San Francisco Jewish Film Festival; Bob Vaughn, 4/21 Wurlitzer; Castro Theatre, San Francisco 2:15 (program repeated Jul 28 at UC Theatre, Berkeley)
*Jul 24
THE BRIGHT SHAWL (1922), Dir. by John S. Robertson, with Richard Barthelmess, Mary Astor, Dorothy Gish, William Powell, and, in his film debut and only silent, Edward G. Robinson; filmed in Cuba; a UCLA Film Archive restoration; Dennis James, 3/21 Wurlitzer; Stanford Theatre, Palo Alto 7:30PM
*Jul 24
THE CIRCUS (1928), Dir. by and starring Charles Chaplin; Yuri Turovsky, conducting I Musici De Montreal; Montreal, Quebec (repeated Aug 14)
*Jul 24
OCTOBER/TEN DAYS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD (1928, Russia) Dir. by Sergei M. Eisenstein and Grigori Alexandrov; Bob Mitchell at the organ; Silent Movie Showcase, 611 N. Fairfax, Hollywood 8PM
*Jul 25
THE GENERAL (1927), Dir. by and starring Buster Keaton, with Keaton, Marion Mack; Dennis James, 2/13 Wurlitzer (formerly at San Francisco's Parkside Theatre); State Theatre, Alvarado St., Monterey, CA; for advance tickets: send check to "Golden State Theatre Organ Society" ($8 if in advance; $10 at door; children 12 and under, $1) mail to 143 Willow St., Salinas, CA 93901, include SASE if you want the tix mailed; or Will Call 8PM
Jul 26
"100 Years of World Cinema Special Presentation - a collaboration between the High Museum of Art and The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games Cultural Olympiad - final live program": Movies and Music: From EASY STREET to ARABIA: The Brevard Music Center Orchestra, under the baton of Richard Kaufman, will celebrate the marriage of music and the movies by accompanying two comedic gems, Charlie Chaplin's EASY STREET (1917) and Buster Keaton's ONE WEEK (1920), and will perform great movie music from Hollywood's Golden Age and beyond incl music from such classic sound films as GONE WITH THE WIND, BEN-HUR, LAURA, THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI and LAWRENCE OF ARABIA; Symphony Hall, Atlanta, GA, call Woodruff Arts Center box office (404) 733-5000, special ticket price $10 2PM
*Jul 26
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1923), Dir. by Wallace Worsley, with Lon Chaney, Patsy Ruth Miller, Ernest Torrence, Tully Marshall, Norman Kerry; Donald Hunsberger, cond., San Francisco Symphony Orchestra "Pops"; Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA, (415) 864-6000 $45-10 8PM (Pre-film concert at 7PM: John Fenstermaker will play the Ruffatti 5/163 organ, largest concert organ in North America)
*Jul 26-27
"Harold Lloyd Evening": GET OUT AND GET UNDER (1920) NUMBER PLEASE (1920), I DO (1921) & WHY WORRY? (1923), Dir. by Fred Newmeyer and Sam Taylor, with Jobyna Ralston; Stan Kann at the organ; Silent Movie Showcase, 611 N. Fairfax, Hollywood 8PM
*Jul 26 - Aug 1
SUNRISE (1927), Dir by F.W. Murnau, with Janet Gaynor, George O'Brien; winner of 3 Academy Awards at first Awards program; restored 35MM print; original Movietone music track by Hugo Riesenfeld; Times Cinema, 5906 W. Vliet St., Milwaukee, WI 53208 To be shown twice daily at 7PM and 9:15PM, with additional weekend matinees at 2PM and 4:15PM (This sets a contemporary record of 18 screenings in a single engagement!)
*Jul 27
ROBIN HOOD (1922), Dir. by Allan Dwan, with Douglas Fairbanks, Wallace Beery, Enid Bennett, Sam De Grasse, Alan Hale; Gillian Anderson and members of the National Gallery Orchestra will provide live musical accompaniment, using Victor Schertzinger's beautiful original score; The National Gallery of Art, Washington DC 3PM (2nd of this year's Grand Music Cinema IV series)
*Jul 27
WINGS (1927), Dir. by William A. Wellman, with Clara Bow, Buddy Rogers, Richard Arlen, Gary Cooper;shown as part of Wellman centenary, which includes showing of new docu WILD BILL: THE FILMS OF WILLIAM A. WELLMAN (also to be shown on TNT cable Aug 13); film and score will be introduced by Gillian Anderson, with Christine Niehaus to perform the original score; American Film Institute Theatre, JFK Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC 20566, (202) 828-4000 8:30PM
*July 28
"Shtick, Schmaltz and Shtereotypes: Jewish Presence in Early Film Comedy, 1912-1940": see description for Jul 21; Bob Vaughn will accompany on organ; UC Theatre, University Ave, Berkeley CA 2:15PM
Jul 28
FOOLISH WIVES (1922), Dir. by and starring Erich von Stroheim, with Maude George, Mae Busch; filmed in part in full-scale "Monte Carlo" sets built along the Pacific Ocean at Point Lobos Reserve State Park near Carmel CA; despite downbeat story, William Daniels and Ben Reynolds photographed the film splendidly & Buster Keaton short, MY WIFE'S RELATIONS (1922); Bob Vaughn, 3/14 Wurlitzer; Towne Theatre, 1433 The Alameda, San Jose CA 5PM (Another organist will perform before film 4:30)
Jul 29
COLLEGE (1927), Dir. by James W. Horne, with Buster Keaton, Anne Cornwall & Keaton short THE BLACKSMITH (1922); Dennis James will perform on the great outdoor Austin organ (4 manual, 72 rank with 4,445 pipes), Spreckels Pavilion, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA (in past years this has been a free event) 8PM
*Jul 30
MONSIEUR VERDOUX (1947, sound), Dir. by and starring Charles Chaplin; Oak Street Cinema, Minneapolis MN
*Jul 31
THE WINNING OF BARBARA WORTH (1926): "Rare silent western classic": Dir. by Henry King, with Ronald Colman, Vilma Banky, Gary Cooper; Bob Mitchell at the organ; Silent Movie Showplace, Hollywood 8PM
*Jul 31
THE MARK OF ZORRO (1920), Dir. by Fred Niblo, with Douglas Fairbanks, Marguerite De La Motte, Noah Beery; Chris Elliott, 3/21 Wurlitzer; Stanford Theatre, Palo Alto, CA, (415) 324-3700 7:30PM
*Jul 31
THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE (1921), Dir. by Rex Ingram, with Rudolph Valentino, Alice Terry, Wallace Beery, Alan Hale, Joseph Swickard, Jean Hersholt, Nigel de Brulier; Rodney Sauer, pianist and director of the 5-piece Mont Alto Ragtime and Tango Orchestra; Chautauqua Auditorium, Boulder CO

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