Silent Movie Mondays: COMEDY SHORTS (1913-1922)
With Tyler Pattison on the Mighty Wurlitzer and Foley Sound by Paul Hansen
Where: The Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA
Doors at 6:00 pm
Show at 7:00 pm
General Admission Seating
All Ages
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
Free tickets to local Deaf community members! Please email info@deafspotlight.org with your request which film screenings you would like to go to and how many tickets you would want to have at least 2 days before each film screening date.
ID: a black and white screen capture of a smiling kid standing on a horse with a circus master.