Hits of the Past

Film

Sat, Jan 21, 2017, 1:30 p.m.

All films are silent with live piano accompaniment by Ben Model

MoMA, Floor T1, Theater 1

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1

Torpedoed by Cupid. 1916. USA. Directed by Marcel Perez

A Whitman sampler of Cruel and Unusual Comedy favorites from past series. The assortment of babies, alligators, elephants, tangoing fools, and demented doctors includes John Bunny, Flora Finch, Lupino Lane, Hank Mann, Pal, and Marcel Perez.

Program Approx. 90 min.

An Elephant on His Hands. 1912. USA. Directed by Frederick Thomson

Tangled Tangoists. 1914. USA. Directed by George D. Baker

Some Hero. 1916. USA. Directed by Marcel Perez

Broken Bubbles. 1920. USA

Mind the Baby. 1924. USA. Directed by Al Herman

Good Night, Nurse. 1929. USA. Directed by Henry W. George (Lupino Lane)

This film accompanies Cruel and Unusual Comedy: Astonishing Shorts from the Slapstick Era.

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