Tonight: New Silent Film Series Debuts in McLean, Laughs Ensue
Posted by Matt Basheda / Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
Comedy is eternal. What makes us laugh is ingrained into our nature.
In honor of comedy’s timelessness, and building on the popularity of Oscar nominee “The Artist,” the McLean Community Center’s Alden Theatre begins a new film series tonight at 8 p.m.
If you like slapstick–Jim Carrey’s comedies, “Home Alone” or “Drake and Josh”–you’ll feel completely at home watching Buster Keaton or Laurel and Hardy. Skip to 1:20 in the clip below. It might as well have been made yesterday.
Tonight’s show, “The FIRST Kings of Comedy!“, features five legendary short films: Charlie Chaplin’s “The Pawn Shop,” Harold Lloyd’s “High and Dizzy,” Buster Keaton’s “The Goat,” Charlie Chase’s “Dog Shy” and Laurel and Hardy’s “You’re Darn Tootin’.”
Renowned film expert Bruce Lawton introduces each film. Time magazine-profiled accompanist Ben Model will be on hand to provide live music alongside each movie.
Tickets are only 10 bucks. It’s a cheap night out, and you’ll get a ton of laughs out of it. Here are some Harold Lloyd highlights to keep you chuckling:
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