The recently-rediscovered print of Bardelys the Magnificent, starring John Gilbert, gets its American premiere (albeit on DVD) at the Kansas Silent Film Festival in February. Here’s the full festival line-up:
Fri. Feb. 27, 2009
Rowdy Ann, 20 min. (1919), with Fay Tincher
— Organ music by Greg ForemanGo West, 70 min. (1925), with Buster Keaton
— Music by the Mont Alto Motion Picture OrchestraThe Great K&A Train Robbery, 54 min. (1926), with Tom Mix
— Music by Marvin Faulwell, organ, & Bob Keckeisen, percussionSat. Feb. 28, 2009
Disney’s Laugh-O-Grams, 6 min. (1925), a film by Walt Disney
— Organ music by Marvin FaulwellThundering Fleas, 20 min. (1927), with Our Gang
— Organ music by Marvin FaulwellThe Poor Little Rich Girl, 65 min. (1917), with Mary Pickford
— Organ music by Marvin FaulwellFatty & Mabel Adrift, 30 min. (1916), with Roscoe Arbuckle & Mabel Normand
— Music by the Mont Alto Motion Picture OrchestraCobra, 75 min. (1925), with Rudolph Valentino & Nita Naldi
— Music by the Mont Alto Motion Picture OrchestraKidding Katie, 20 min. (1923), with Dorothy Devore
— Organ music by Marvin FaulwellHer Sister from Paris, 74 min. (1925), with Constance Talmadge & Ronald Colman
— Organ music by Greg ForemanA Flash of Light, 15 min. (1910), film by D.W. Griffith
— Organ music by Marvin FaulwellThat’s My Wife, 20 min. (1929), with Laurel & Hardy
— Organ music by Greg ForemanBardelys the Magnificent, 90 min. (1926), with John Gilbert
— Music by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
The festival, which is free and open to the public takes place 27-28 February at the White Concert Hall, Washburn University campus, 17th and Jewell, Topeka, Kansas. Full details on the festival website.