Event

DON Q, SON OF ZORRO

Anything But Silent
Wednesday, January 21 at 7:30pm

Starring Douglas Fairbanks
Live Musical Accompaniment by BEN MODEL on the Cinemas Miditzer Theater Organ

Douglas Fairbanks thrilling follow-up to his 1920 smash hit The Mark of Zorro is one of those rare times when a sequel surpasses the earlier work. Working with a bigger budget that allowed him to stage even more dramatic fights and escapes than in the first film, Fairbanks created one of the most exciting swashbucklers of his legendary career. Fairbanks plays two roles: Don Diego (better known as Zorro) and his son, Don Cesar, who must step into the family tradition of fighting tyranny and injustice when his father is framed for murder. The whip-wielding Don Cesar finds time to romance a very young Mary Astor while carving his own distinctive chapter in the family legend. USA, 1925, 111 min., b/w

For over two decades Ben Model has served as resident silent film accompanist for The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Ben composes and improvises all his own scores and performs in a style that both evokes the silent era and reflects a contemporary (and younger) audience's appreciation of music and film scoring.