SILVER

Restored 4K DCP | #62 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs | 100th Anniversary
SHERLOCK JR.
A movie theater projectionist and amateur detective, played by Buster Keaton, is dejected when he is falsely accused of stealing the watch of his best girl's father. Framed by his romantic rival, the dastardly "sheik," he unhappily goes back to the movie house and falls asleep in the projection room. Through a series of inventive camera tricks well ahead of their time, Keaton is transported into the film onscreen, envisioning himself as the triumphant wooer and crack detective Sherlock Jr. DIR/PROD Buster Keaton; SCR Jean C. Havez, Joseph A. Mitchell, Clyde Bruckman; PROD Joseph M. Schenck. U.S., 1924, b&w, 45 min. Silent with English intertitles. NOT RATED

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ONE WEEK
Newlyweds, played by Buster Keaton and Sybil Seely, receive a build-it-yourself house as a wedding gift. Advertised as taking just one week to build, the house ultimately comes out hilariously haphazard, a result of the building instructions being sabotaged by Keaton's romantic rival for Seely's affections. The prop house is one of Keaton's great set pieces, full of trick doors and domestic booby trap gags, and the whole affair culminates in one of his most thrilling comedic stunts — a clever variation on the stuck-on-the-train-tracks set up. DIR/SCR Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton; PROD Joseph M. Schenck. U.S., 1920, b&w, 26 min. Silent with English intertitles. NOT RATED

About Ben Model
Ben Model is one of America's leading silent film accompanists. Ben has been playing piano and organ for silent films at the New York Museum of Modern Art since 1984 and has performed numerous shows at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center over the years. His recorded scores can be heard on numerous DVD/Blu-Ray releases, on TCM and on his YouTube channel. His indie DVD label Undercrank Productions has released several discs of rare/lost silent films, including films preserved by the Library of Congress. Ben is a regular accompanist at classic film festivals around the U.S. and internationally, and he performs at universities, museums and historic theaters. In 2020, Ben also created a popular weekly livestreamed silent film show from his living room called "The Silent Comedy Watch Party." Visit Ben's YouTube channel and view past performances!