EVENTS AND SHOWINGS
Oliver Twist at the Hippodrome, Bo’Ness, Scotland
Silent Film Festival March 23, 2pm
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Superstar child actor Jackie Coogan is perfectly cast in the title role of this faithful Dickens adaptation, opposite the “Man of a Thousand Faces” Lon Chaney as Fagin.
The works of Charles Dickens were a popular source for silent film producers and the story of Oliver Twist had already been adapted for the big screen five times when Glasgow-born director Frank Lloyd took on the challenge. With his portrayal of the young orphan who asks for more, Coogan was finally given the ideal follow-up to his star-making, heart-rending performance in The Kid. His Oliver is suitably endearing and spirited, whilst Chaney’s Fagin is relatively restrained in its depiction of Dickens’ problematic characterisation, and ultimately sympathetic.
Dir. Frank Lloyd | US | 1922 | N/C PG | 1h 16m
With: Jackie Coogan, Lon Chaney, George Siegmann
Performing live: Neil Brand (piano)
Screening material courtesy of Film Preservation Associates Online programme notes by David Cairns
“The Sea Hawk” (1924) at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival
with Live music by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
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SAN FRANCISCO SILENT FILM FESTIVAL 2024
The Sea Hawk
Thu, Apr 11, 2024, 8:15 PM
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre
$25 general / $23 member / 12 and under, free
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Live music by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
Director: Frank Lloyd
Cast: Milton Sills, Wallace Beery, Enid Bennett, Lloyd Hughes
Abducted by a band of brigands at the behest of his craven younger brother, Sir Oliver is soon lashed to the oars as a galley slave. But destiny has greater things in store. This big-budget, high-seas epic about an English baronet’s transformation into notorious corsair Sakr-el-Bahr, Scourge of Christendom, is based on the novel by Rafael Sabatini (Scaramouche, Captain Blood) and directed by Frank Lloyd (The Divine Lady, Mutiny on the Bounty) who insisted on shooting with real ships in the actual ocean.
Source information:
4K restored digital scan version courtesy of the UCLA Film and Television. Original 35mm photochemical restoration conducted by the UCLA Film and Television Archive and the Library of Congress, in cooperation with Národní Filmovy Archive.
- 122
- United States
- 1924
- DCP
Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
Now celebrating its 30th year, Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra revives the tradition of silent-film orchestras, scouring 1920s-era music libraries to create their signature witty, vibrant, and historically appropriate scores. Since their first performance in 1994, Mont Alto has recorded and toured widely and, all told, has compiled scores for more than 144 films. Led by composer and pianist Rodney Sauer, recipient of the Denver Film Festival’s 2023 David Shepard Career Achievement Award, the ensemble also includes Britt Swenson (violin), Brian Collins (clarinet), Yoriko Morita (cello), Bruce Barrie (cornet), and Nancy Sauer (guest Foley artist).
The World premiere of our restoration
of Frank Lloyd’s 1925 silent film, “Winds of Chance” took place
on January 21st, 2:30pm at The Old Town Music Hall El Segundo.
A sold out crowd enjoyed the exciting premiere.
All four of Frank Lloyd’s grandchildren, several great grandchildren
and one great-great grandchild were in attendance at this historic event!
Fabulous live accompaniment by Robert York on The Mighty Wurlitzer Theater Organ.
Thanks to Angie, James and Robert and all the volunteers
at the OTMH for creating such a wonderful space.
The Mighty Wurlitzer
The Old Town Music Hall Theater
Frank Lloyd’s grandchildren with Robert York (middle)
Jonathan Gray, Antonia Guerrero,
Christopher Gray, and Miranda Gray
Live accompaniment by Robert York on the Mighty Wurlitzer
Introduced by Christopher Gray, Grandson of the Director
World Premiere Restoration Screening • 1925 Silent
Embark on a gripping 1890s Yukon Klondike adventure filled with treachery, romance, and the pursuit of riches in the untamed Alaskan wilds. Filmed across the breathtaking vistas of the Pacific Northwest, this high-budget silent masterpiece was directed by two-time Oscar winner Frank Lloyd. The film has been out of the public eye for decades, and we are honored to present the world premiere of its critically acclaimed restoration.
