Mid-Winter Comedy Film Festival - silents and talkies! February 12, 2010
Fremont, California 94536
Niles will be filled with gaggles of giggles and loads of laughter when the Edison Theater and the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum once again presents this very special event.
Hosted and curated by noted film historian Richard M. Roberts, the event showcases the Great Kings of Silent Comedy such as Buster Keaton and Laurel and Hardy, as well as giving a look at some of the many other comedy greats less-well-remembered but also terrific like Charley Chase, Harry Langdon,
Raymond Griffith, Lloyd Hamilton, and Lupino Lane.
• Friday night and Sunday afternoon – “Talkie” Show
• Saturday and Sunday “all silent” programs
with astounding live piano accompaniment by Dr. Phil Carli and Dr. Frederick Hodges
RICHARD M. ROBERTS is an internationally-known Film Historian, Collector, Writer, Lecturer, and Filmmaker .
For more information on the program schedule and purchase tickets in advance through Paypal, go to our website www.nilesfilmmuseum.org . You can also call (510) 494-1411 and leave a message or email [email protected] The theater & museum is located at 37417 Niles Blvd., Fremont, CA 94536
Added by Niles Silent Film Museum on January 25, 2010