COMING SOON

Saturday, March 28th at 7:00 p.m. PT / 8:00 p.m. ET

Retroformat Silent Films is going … LIVE! This Saturday night, we will be bringing silent films to your living room for the first time, with Gloria Swanson, Rudolph Valentino and . . . more Rudolph Valentino!  Join us for our first live, simulcast at https://www.facebook.com/events/885791941867622/ .
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• Rudolph Valentino and His American Beauties (1923)
  • As one of his contractual obligations to Minelarva cosmetics, who sponsored his cross-continental dance tour with wife, Rudy was required to judge a beauty contest in 1923. David O’Selznick directed this brief documentary, a real time capsule with unique footage of Rudy and the beauty contestants!
• The Sheik’s Physique (1925)
  • A fascinating and thoroughly hot "home movie” by one of Rudy’s friends, ca. 1925!
• Gloria Swanson in Teddy at the Throttle (1917)
  • Eighteen-year-old Gloria Swanson stars with Bobby Vernon, Wallace Beery and Teddy the Keystone Dog in a Keystone two-reel masterpiece, directed by Clarence Badger (“It,” “Hands Up!”).  

These rarely-seen gems will be screened in Super 8 and 16mm, with live musical accompaniment by our Musical Director himself: the phenomenal Cliff Retallick! Don't miss this historic event.

DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED!
Special Kid's Matinee at 3:00 p.m.!

Evening show at 7:30 p.m. includes Harold Lloyd Home Movies!
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Hollywood Legion Theater at Post 43

Retroformat Silent Films and the Hollywood Legion Theater at Post 43 will present special matinee and evening screenings of Harold Lloyd’s iconic masterpiece Safety Last! at the newly renovated Hollywood Legion Theater at Post 43 on March 28, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. and at 7:30 p.m. 

A special Kid’s Matinee at 3:00 p.m. will make a perfect introduction for families to silent film comedy. At the 7:30 p.m. show, Suzanne Lloyd will narrate a special presentation of her grandfather’s home movies. Both screenings will be introduced by Ms. Lloyd, with a discussion to be moderated by Randy Haberkamp, Managing Director of the Foundation and Preservation Program of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.  Live piano accompaniment will be provided at both shows by Retroformat Musical Director Cliff Retallick.

Safety Last! is the original thrill-comedy by the man who invented the genre.  The image of Harold Lloyd dangling from a giant clock over downtown L.A. is one of cinema’s most unforgettable moments, but that’s just one of its many delights.  This screening represents a rare opportunity to see it projected in 35mm, its original format, at Hollywood’s breathtaking new Legion Theater. 

​A limited number of special VIP tickets will be available for the evening show for $40.00, and will include free parking, one free drink from the Legion bar and a free walking tour of the historic American Legion Post 43, plus a special tour of the Legion Theatre projection booth after the film (the tour of the projection booth requires climbing several flights of stairs).  

The Hollywood Legion Theater at Post 43 is located at 2035 N. Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90068, just south of the Hollywood Bowl.  Parking will be available in the Post's lot for $10 per car (limited number of spaces).  Free parking will be available across the street in the lot adjacent to the Hollywood Heritage Museum.

Your guide to Silent Film in L.A.!

Check out all the silent film happenings in the Los Angeles area at FilmRadar - Silent Cinema in Los Angeles, maintained by Retroformat board member Karie Bible at https://conta.cc/39Bzk1m .

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