New Digital
Restoration!
Live Organ
Accompaniment by Ben Model!
Raymond Griffith in
YOU’D BE SURPRISED
Tuesday, December 6th
at 7:30 PM
Members $12 | Public
$17
The dapper and unflappable Raymond Griffith stars
in this hilarious silent whodunnit that involves priceless jewels, a murder and
evidence that keeps disappearing. Griffith was one of the mid-1920s'
biggest silent comedy stars, but whose name and films are largely forgotten
today. This sophisticated comedy murder mystery was directed by Arthur
Rossen and the title cards written by humorist Robert Benchley are
a particular highlight. Like many silent stars, his reputation has suffered
because most of his films have been lost. Walter Kerr, in his book "The
Silent Clowns"" wrote that Raymond Griffith was deserving of a fifth
place on the Mt. Rushmore of silent comedy, along with Chaplin, Keaton, Lloyd
and Langdon. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see one of his
funniest feature comedies in a beautiful new restoration from Undercrank
Productions & the Library of Congress! (USA, 1926, 66 min.,
B&W, DCP) Opening for Raymond Griffith is the 2-reel Charley Chase
comedy Dog Shy (1926), directed by Leo McCarey.
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. Since March 16th, 2020, Ben has been hosting a weekly live-streamed silent film show from his living room, “The Silent Comedy Watch Party.” Click here to visit Ben's YouTube page!