Silent Films Fundraiser Event
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sun, 11/11/2018
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Merryhill Child Care Center and Edmond Town Hall, two local nonprofit organizations, present a fun, unique, family-friendly Silent Films fundraiser event on Sunday, November 11th. Doors open at 3:00 pm, and the show starts at 4:00 pm with an introduction from Ben Model, a pianist, who will be accompanying the silent films. Ben will conduct a Q&A after the films. The film line-up includes:
ASK FATHER - Harold Lloyd (10 mins)
FADE-AWAY - Koko the clown cartoon (8 mins)
THE SCARECROW - Buster Keaton (20 mins)
WRONG AGAIN - Laurel & Hardy (22 mins)
Harold Lloyd wants to get married, but to get her Dad’s permission he’s got to go through some crazy physical stunts first in ASK FATHER (1919), in the Fleischer cartoon FADE-AWAY (1926) Ko-ko the Clown gets stuck in a strange land where everything keeps disappearing, Buster Keaton has some adventures down on the farm in THE SCARECROW (1920), and Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy deliver a horse to a millionaire in WRONG AGAIN (1929). Total film running time approx 65 mins. The show will have live original piano scores by renowned silent film accompanist/historian Ben Model, who will also introduce the program.
Tickets will be $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children 12 and under and can be purchased in advance at Edmond Town Hall or at the door on the day of the event.
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