MOVIES
2 Classic Silent Comedies with Live Accompaniment!
November 6, 2021 at 7pm
Best Medicine Rep presents Buster Keaton's silent masterpiece The General with live, original piano accompaniment by Joe Morra and commentary by Stan Levin. Originally released in 1927, The General is often named as one of the 10 greatest films of all time. Keaton, serving as both actor and director, plays the role of Johnny Gray, an engineer who must rescue both his train and his girl from behind enemy lines during the American Civil War. It's a great locomotive chase with hilarious jokes, containing the most expensive single shot in the history of silent film!
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January 8, 2022 at 7pm
One night only! Harold Lloyd's hilarious Safety Last, with live, original musical accompaniment by Joe Morra and commentary by Stan Levin. Originally released in 1923, Safety Last contains perhaps the most famous image in film history: Harold Lloyd hanging from the hands of a clock. Laugh and thrill as Lloyd is forced to climb a building over bustling Hollywood streets to save his company and win the girl!
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