SilentMovieHistory

HISTORIC THEATRES ⎥ LEGENDARY PERFORMANCES Seattle Theatre Group Silent Film Presentation History 2006 – 2007 Season The Films of Harold Lloyd – A Retrospective Film Title/Year Grandma’s Boy, 1922 Dr. Jack, 1922 Why Worry, 1923 Hot Water, 1924 The Freshman, 1925 For Heaven’s Sake, 1926 The Kid Brother, 1927 Speedy, 1928 Run Date April 30, 2007 April 30, 2007 May 7, 2007 May 7, 2007 May 14, 2007 May 14, 2007 May 21, 2007 May 21, 2007 Director Fred C. Newmeyer Fred C. Newmeyer Fred C. Newmeyer & & Sam Taylor Fred C. Newmeyer & & Sam Taylor Fred C. Newmeyer & & Sam Taylor Sam Taylor Ted Wilde & J.A. Howe Ted Wilde Star Harold Lloyd Harold Lloyd Harold Lloyd Harold Lloyd Harold Lloyd Harold Lloyd Harold Lloyd Harold Lloyd German Expressionist Silents Film Title/Year Diary of a Lost Girl, 1929 The White Hell of Pitz Palu, 1929 Asphalt, 1929 Run Date January 15, 2007 January 22, 2007 January 29, 2007 Director Georg Wilhelm Pabst Georg Wilhelm Pabst & Arnold Fandk Joe May Star Louise Brooks Leni Riefenstahl Betty Amann -1- 2005 – 2006 Season Cecil B. DeMille Series Film Title/Year The Ten Commandments, 1923 Carmen, 1915 The Cheat, 1915 Run Date January 8, 2006 January 15, 2006 January 22, 2006 Director Cecil B. DeMille Cecil B. DeMille Cecil B. DeMille Star Theodore Roberts Geraldine Farrar Fannie Ward Special Engagement Film Title/Year Scar of Shame*, 1926 Run Date February 6, 2006 Director Frank Peregini Star Harry Henderson * Black History Month special screening Adventure Series Film Title/Year Don Juan, 1926 The Prisoner of Zenda, 1922 Sparrows, 1926 The Iron Mask, 1929 Run Date August 7, 2006 August 14, 2006 August 21, 2006 August 28, 2006 Director Alan Crosland Rex Ingram William Beaudine Allan Dwan Star John Barrymore Roman Novarro Mary Pickford Douglas Fairbanks 2004 – 2005 Season Love on Film Film Title/Year Sunrise, 1927 Love, 1927 Male and Female, 1919 Piccadilly, 1929 Run Date February 7, 2005 February 14, 2005 February 21, 2005 February 28, 2005 Director F.W. Murnau Edmund Goulding Cecil B. DeMille Ewald André Dupont Star Janet Gaynor Greta Garbo Gloria Swanson Anna May Wong Buster Keaton Festival Film Title/Year The Navigator, 1924 The Boat, 1921 Run Date August 1, 2005 August 1, 2005 Director Donald Crisp & Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Star Buster Keaton Buster Keaton -2- Film Title/Year Our Hospitality, 1923 The High Sign, 1921 Sherlock, Jr., 1924 The Balloonatic, 1923 College, 1927 Cops, 1922 Steamboat Bill, Jr., 1927 One Week, 1920 Run Date August 8, 2005 August 8, 2005 August 15, 2005 August 15, 2005 August 22, 2005 August 22, 2005 August 29, 2005 August 29, 2005 Director John G. Blystone & Buster Keaton Edward F. Cline & Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Edward F. Cline & Buster Keaton James W. Horne Edward F. Cline & Buster Keaton Charles Reisner Edward F. Cline & Buster Keaton Star Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Buster Keaton 2003 – 2004 Season Rudolph Valentino Series Film Title/Year Four Horseman of the Apocalypse, 1921 Blood and Sand, 1922 The Eagle, 1925 The Sheik, 1921 The Son of the Sheik, 1926 Run Date August 2, 2004 August 9, 2004 August 16, 2004 August 23, 2004 August 23, 2004 Director Rex Ingram Fred Niblo Clarence Brown George Melford George Fitzmaurice Star Rudolph Valentino Rudolph Valentino Rudolph Valentino Rudolph Valentino Rudolph Valentino 2002 – 2003 Season Western Series Film Title/Year Go West, 1925 The Paleface, 1922 Riders of the Purple Sage, 1925 Run Date July 7, 2003 July 7, 2003 July 14, 2003 Director Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Lynn Reynolds Edwin S. Porter King Baggot Star Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Tom Mix Justus D. Barnes William S. Hart The Great Train Robbery, 1903 July 14, 2003 Tumbleweeds, 1925 July 21, 2003 Mystery Series Film Title/Year Run Date Director Paul Leni Georg Wilhelm Pabst Star Laura LaPlante Louise Brooks The Cat and the Canary, 1927 October 13, 2003 Pandora’s Box, 1929 October 20, 2003 -3- Film Title/Year The Phantom of the Opera, 1929 Run Date October 27, 2003 Director Rupert Julian Star Lon Chaney Special Engagements Film Title/Year Within Our Gates, 1920 Wings*, 1927 Run Date February 16, 2002 March 31, 2003 Director Oscar Micheaux William A. Wellman Star Evelyn Preer Clara Bow * Paramount Theatre 75th Anniversary, 75¢ movie night; accompaniment by substitute organist Teddy Geddes 2001 – 2002 Season Comedy Series Film Title/Year Sally of the Sawdust, 1925 Girl Shy, 1924 The Gold Rush, 1925 The Cameraman, 1928 The Strong Man, 1926 Run Date August 19, 2002 August 26, 2002 September 9, 2002 September 16, 2002 September 23, 2002 Director D.W. Griffith Fred C. Newmeyer & Sam Taylor Charlie Chaplin Edward Sedgwick Frank Capra Star W.C. Fields Harold Lloyd Charlie Chaplin Buster Keaton Harry Langdon Horror/Sci-Fi Series Film Title/Year The Monster, 1925 The Lodger, 1926 Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, 1920 Der Golem, 1920 Run Date January 6, 2003 January 13, 2003 January 20, 2003 January 20, 2003 Director Roland West Alfred Hitchcock Robert Wiene Paul Wegener & Carl Boese Fritz Lang Star Lon Chaney Ivor Novello Werner Krauss Paul Wegener Klaus Pohl The Woman in the Moon*, 1929 January 27, 2003 * With the Filmharmonia Duo 2000 – 2001 Season Women in Film Film Title/Year La Boheme, 1926 My Best Girl, 1927 Run Date July 9, 2001 July 16, 2001 Director King Vidor Sam Taylor Star Lilian Gish Mary Pickford -4- Film Title/Year IT, 1927 Torrent, 1926 Run Date July 23, 2001 July 30, 2001 Director Clarence G. Badger Monta Bell Star Clara Bow Greta Garbo International Series Film Title/Year Nosferatu, A Symphony of Terror, 1922 Blackmail, 1929 Man with a Movie Camera*, 1929 A Cameraman’s Revenge*, 1912 Madame Dubarry, 1919 Metropolis**, 1927 Run Date October 29, 2001 November 5, 2001 November 5, 2001 November 12, 2001 November 19, 2001 November 26, 2001 Director F.W. Murnau Alfred Hitchcock Dziga Vertov Wladyslaw Starewicz Ernst Lubitsch Fritz Lang Pola Negri Brigitte Helm Star Max Schreck Anny Ondra * Organ accompaniment by Dennis James with the Filmharmonia Ensemble ** Score by Dennis James for organ plus electronics with the Filmharmonia Duo 1999 - 2000 Season Lillian Gish Festival Film Title/Year Orphans of the Storm, 1921 Way Down East, 1920 Intolerance, 1916 Run Date July 3, 2000 July 10, 2000 July 17, 2000 Director D.W. Griffith D.W. Griffith D.W. Griffith Star Lillian Gish Lillian Gish Lillian Gish Action and Fantasy Series Film Title/Year The Lost World, 1925 Aelita, Queen of Mars*, 1924 Peter Pan, 1924 Film Title/Year Submarine, 1928 Phantom of the Opera, 1929 Run Date October 2, 2000 October 9, 2000 October 16, 2000 Run Date October 23, 2000 October 30, 2000 Director Willis O’Brien Yakov Protazanov Herbert Brenon Director Frank Capra Rupert Julian Star Wallace Beery Yuliya Solntseva Betty Bronson Star Jack Holt Lon Chaney * Organ accompaniment by Dennis James with the Filmharmonia Ensemble -5- 1998 – 1999 Season Funny Money Series Film Title/Year Show People, 1928 A Dog's Life, 1918 The Pilgrim, 1923 Seven Chances, 1925 That Certain Thing, 1928 Run Date June 7, 1999 June 7, 1999 June 14, 1999 June 21, 1999 June 28, 1999 Director King Vidor Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin Buster Keaton Frank Capra Star Marion Davies Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin Buster Keaton Viola Dana Heroes & Villians Film Title/Year The Bat, 1926 The Black Pirate, 1926 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, 1920 Run Date July 5, 1999 July 12, 1999 July 19, 1999 Director Roland West Albert Parker John S. Robertson Star Jack Pickford Douglas Fairbanks John Barrymore Special Engagements Film Title/Year Faust*, 1926 Run Date October 31, 1999 Director F.W. Murnau Star Emil Jennings *Special engagement; new score by Dennis James performed by the Filmharmonia Duo; magician Teller performing his German to English title translation. 1997 – 1998 Season Legends of Comedy Series Film Title/Year The General, 1927 The Paleface, 1922 The Gold Rush, 1925 Safety Last!, 1923 Two Tars, 1928 Run Date August 10, 1998 August 10, 1998 August 17, 1998 August 24, 1998 August 24, 1998 Director Clyde Bruckman & Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Charlie Chaplin Fred C. Newmeyer & Sam Taylor James Parrott Star Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Charlie Chaplin Harold Lloyd Laurel & Hardy THE HISTORIC PARAMOUNT AND MOORE THEATRES www.theparamount.com / www.themoore.com 911 Pine Street, Seattle, WA 98101 • Telephone (206) 467-5510 • Facsimile (206) 812-3272 -6-