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Fri. Feb. 24, 2006, starts at 7 p.m.

Overture by Marvin Faulwell
Intros by Denise Morrison

Teddy at the Throttle
20 min.

(1917)

with Gloria Swanson / Wallace Beery / Bobby Vernon,
a Triangle-Keystone comedy
—music by Marvin Faulwell

Liberty
20 min.

(1929)

with Laurel and Hardy,
a Hal Roach-MGM comedy
—music by Marvin Faulwell


Short Break

Special Intro by David Shepard, Film Restoration Expert

Sunrise
95 min.

(1927)

with Janet Gaynor / George O'Brien,
directed by F.W. Murnau, Fox Film Corporation
—music by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra

Sat. Feb. 25, 2006, starts at 10 a.m.

Overture by Greg Foreman
Welcome
and Intros by Denise Morrison

Easy Street
20 min. 

(1917)

with Charlie Chaplin / Edna Purviance / Eric Campbell,
Chaplin/Mutual Comedies
—music by Greg Foreman

High and Dizzy
20 min. 

(1920)

with Harold Lloyd / Mildred Davis,
a Hal Roach-MGM comedy
—music by Greg Foreman

(1917)

with Douglas Fairbanks / Eileen Percy
a United Artists release
—music by Marvin Faulwell


Lunch Break (on your own) 12 noon to 1:25 p.m.


Sat. Feb. 25, 2006, starts at 1:25 p.m.


Overture
by Marvin Faulwell
Intros by Denise Morrison

(1912)

with Lillian & Dorothy Gish, directed by D.W. Griffith
a Biograph production
—music by Marvin Faulwell

(1919)

with Lillian Gish / Richard Barthelmess, Donald Crisp
a Biograph production
—music by Marvin Faulwell

Special Presentation
  David Shepard, film restoration expert, will show excerpts from the many films he has rescued and restored during his muli-year career.

Short Break, resuming at 3:30 p.m.

Intros by Denise Morrison

(1912)

with Mary Pickford, directed by D.W. Griffith
a Biograph production
—music by Rodney Sauer, piano

(1925)

with Buster Keaton / Ruth Dwyer / T. Roy Barnes / Snitz Edwards,
Buster Keaton Productions-MGM
—music by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra


Supper Break (on your own) 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Sat. Feb. 25, 2006, starts at 7 p.m.

(1914)

Winsor McCay animated cartoon,
Winsor McCay vaudeville routine performed by David Shepard
—music by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra

Limousine Love
20 min.

(1928)

with Charley Chase / Viola Richard / Edna Marion,
a Hal Roach - MGM comedy
—music by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra


Short Break

Intro by Denise Morrison

The Eagle
70 min.

(1925)

with Rudolph Valentino / Vilma Banky / Louise Dresser,
a United Artists release
—music by Marvin Faulwell, organ, and Kathy
   Combs, percussion

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