VOC Silent Film Harmonic and Playhouse Cinema present two films by Buster Keaton!
Sherlock Jr. (45min, 1924) A kindly movie projectionist (Buster Keaton) longs to be a detective. When his fiancée (Kathryn McGuire) is robbed by a local thief (Ward Crane), the poor projectionist is framed for the crime. Using his amateur detective skills, the projectionist follows the thief to the train station -- only to find himself locked in a train car. Disheartened, he returns to his movie theater, where he falls asleep and dreams that he is the great Sherlock Holmes.
One Week (25min, 1920) A newly wedded couple attempts to build a house with a prefabricated kit, unaware that a rival sabotaged the kit's component numbering.
Special Event Admission Rates:
Member - $15
Non-Member - $18
The VOC Silent Film Harmonic, under the direction of Ted Harms, was formed in the summer of 2007 with the idea of performing live & improvised music to accompany silent films. The group takes its inspiration from how many silent movies were originally presented - taking themes and using them as the basis for improvisation. The overall goal is for the music to reflect, enhance and support the movie, not to overtake or distract.
Previous Playhouse screenings with the VOC Silent Film Harmonic:
The Phantom Carriage
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Dragnet Girl
Nosferatu
Vampyr
Un Chien Andalou, La Chute de la Maison Usher
The Passion of Joan of Arc
Gamera, The Giant Monster
The Hands of Orlac
The Call of Cthulhu
A Page of Madness