Event

THE GREAT K&A ROBBERY

Live Score Composed and Performed by Ben Model
Tuesday, April 27 at 7:30pm

Members $9 / Public $13

Silent screen Western star Tom Mix portrays a detective investigating a series of train
robberies in this fast-paced, stunt-driven oater filmed on locations at Colorado's Royal
Gorge. Mix poses as a masked outlaw in order to infiltrate the gang behind the
robberies, only to discover that their leader is the secretary to the railroad president.
Along the way, the hero falls in love with the president's daughter. Considered one of
Mix's very best efforts, this well-staged and photographed Western also benefitted
from good performances by the smooth Carl Miller and comedy sidekick Harry Grippe.
According to the star himself, John Wayne worked as an extra and prop boy on this film. USA, 1926, 55 min., b/w

Ben Model, silent film accompanist for MoMA for over two decades, composes
his own scores and performs in a style that evokes the silent era and reflects a
contemporary audienceâs appreciation of music â¢ www.benmodel.com