Anything But Silent………………………Live Theatre Organ
Accompaniment by Ben Model
Buster Keaton's STEAMBOAT BILL JR.
Tuesday, July 12 at 7:30pm
$10 Members | $15 Public
This event is sponsored by AARP. AARP Members will receive the CAC Member price of $10.
A riverboat captain is on the verge of losing his ship and
business to his rival, McGuire, who recently arrived on the river with his
larger "floating palace." His only hope is his some, Steamboat
Bill, Jr. (Buster Keaton), who has been away at college. To
the old man's horror his son returns a beret-wearing, ukulele-playing,
mustached wimp. Even worse, Bill Jr. has fallen for McGuire's
daughter. In disgust he tries to take things into his own hands, but ends
up in jail where Bill, Jr. must attempt to save him, save the family business,
and get the girl. The film includes the spectacular tornado sequence,
perhaps the most famous comedy scene ever filmed - and the unflappable Keaton
at the top of his form. USA, 1928, 70 min., NR, B&W | Directors Charles
Reisner and Buster Keaton (uncredited)
Ben Model is one of America’s leading silent film
accompanists, and has been playing piano and organ for silent films at the New
York MoMA since 1984, and the CAC since 2006.