Weekly+Film+Festival+Spring+2009

=Spring Film Festival =


 * Silent Clowns: Comics of Film’s Silent Era **
 * Presented by**: **David Nicholson, Ph.D**., Associate Professor of Education
 * Date:** Each Wednesday as noted
 * Time:** 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
 * Place:** Verizon Center, bottom level of the Science Building, Room SC35A, Greenspring
 * Contact:** **Diane DiSalvo**, extension 2163

A selection of slapstick comedy shorts from the early silent era, starring the Keystone Cops, Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy, Harry Langdon, and Charlie Chaplin (featuring the introduction of the “tramp” character).
 * February 4**

Selection of Charlie Chaplin shorts, including “One A.M.,” “The Rink,” “Easy Street,” and “The Immigrants.”
 * February 11**

The first Chaplin feature-length release, “The Kid” (1921, 68 min.).
 * February 18**

Selection of Buster Keaton shorts, including “One Week,” “Cops,” and “Sherlock, Jr.”
 * February 25**

The inventive and gag-filled “Steamboat Bill, Jr.” (1928, 71 min.), Keaton’s last feature from his own production company before signing an ill-fated contract with MGM.
 * March 4**

For April Fool’s Day, the series concludes with a selection of Harold Lloyd shorts and his most famous feature, “Safety Last” (1923, 73 min.).
 * April 1**

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