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Jazz pianist and composer Stephen Prutsman performs his original scores live with our festival faculty as we screen three classic silent films:
SUSPENSE (1913) - Director, screenwriter and actress of Suspense, Lois Weber is considered to be the most important female filmmaker the industry has ever known. The film features the earliest example of split screen, anxiety-inducing shots through key holes and mirrors, and a cliff-hanger chase. Although un-credited, horror film actor Lon Chaney makes his film debut as the hobo with evil intent.
THE CAMERAMAN'S REVENGE (1912) - Polish filmmaker Ladislaw Starevicz introduced his now classic The Cameramans Revenge as the first puppet-animated film of its kind. He often used actual dead insects for this purpose, although understudies were needed in plentiful supplies. No doubt wings and legs would fall off and replacements were to be had. Cameramans Revenge tells the bizarre yet captivatingly funny story of insect infidelity and jealousy.
MIGHTY LIKE A MOOSE (1926) - A comedy-classic by any stretch, Leo McCareys Mighty Like a Moose tells the hysterically funny story of an unsightly couple who unbeknownst to their mates undergo plastic surgery and begin an lurid affair with each other. It stars Vivian Oakland and Charlie Chase as the wife and husband.
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LocationPackard Performance Hall (View)
5 W. Cache la Poudre Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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