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Silent Film with musician Dennis James
The Palmer Opera House is excited to provide the rare opportunity of experiencing silent films the way they were meant to be seen: in the vintage glamour of an ornate movie palace with a live film score provided by a musician furiously playing the mighty piano.
Guest musician and historic preservationist Dennis James has spent over forty years honing his craft as a solo film accompanist, providing silent films with period-authentic live music using either the original scores issued with the films or historic photoplay assemblages.
For more information about Dennis: http://www.atos.org/artist/dennis-james
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"The Boat" (1921)
Directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline
Cast: Buster Keaton (husband), Sybil Seely (wife), Eddie Cline (telegrapher)
PLOT SUMMARY: Buster has built the boat in his house and takes his family on an inaugural pleasure trip. From the boats construction to its untimely demise, Keaton and family encounter one misadventure after another and by the end of the film he has successfully demolished his house, drowned his car, sunk the boat and Buster with his little family are lost- washed up after a storm at night on a deserted beach.
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"The Navigator" (1924)
Directed by Buster Keaton, Donald Crisp
CAST:
Buster Keaton .... Rollo Treadway
Kathryn McGuire .... Betsy O'Brien
Frederick Vroom .... John O'Brien
Clarence Burton .... Spy
H.M. Clugston .... Spy
Noble Johnson .... Cannibal Chief
SYNOPSIS:
"The Navigator", Buster Keaton's most successful feature film, tells the tale of two innocents stranded on a liner that's sailing out to sea. The sweetly naive Rollo Treadway is so wealthy that others always attend to his every need; the girl across the street, whom he truly loves, lives an equally sheltered life. Then he and she get trapped together on an abandoned ship that saboteurs have set adrift. With no one to help them, the hopeless, helpless couple must learn to fend for themselves... Comic highlights include the pair's first, misbegotten breakfast and their initial terror-filled night on the boat.
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LocationPalmer Opera House (View)
12 West Main St
Cuba, NY 14727
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
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