Thomas Ince Silent Films, On The Night Stage January 26, 2013

Saturday, January 26 - 7:30 PM
[Spielberg] THOMAS INCE SILENT FILMS, 182 min. Retro Format’s third anniversary of presenting rare silents on 8mm features a program of little-seen films produced by the legendary Thomas H. Ince, including a 100th anniversary screening of “Drummer of the 8th” (1913, 28 min.), Charles Ray in “In the Tennessee Hills” (1915, 15 min.), “A Tour of The Thomas Ince Studio” (1924, 28 min.) and our annual William S. Hart feature, also produced by Ince, ON THE NIGHT STAGE (1915, 62 min.).
ON THE NIGHT STAGE, 1915, 62 min. Legendary Thomas H. Ince penned the script to this film, one of silent star Hart’s first feature-length Westerns. A new parson (Robert Edeson) converts saloon dancer Belle Shields (Rhea Mitchell), drawing her away from her stagecoach robber boyfriend (Hart) – until she attracts the attention of a ne’er do well gambler. With live piano accompaniment by Cliff Retallick.

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