FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE (1926)
Special Features: Silent with live musical accompaniment by Ben Model
Harold Lloyd plays J. Harold Manners, a callow young millionaire who quite accidentally finds himself philanthropically sponsoring a relief mission. Intending to nix the deal, Manners has a change of heart after meeting Hope (Jobyna Ralston), the beautiful daughter of the mission's evangelist founder. Manners now adopts their cause as his own, to the horror of his snooty society friends, who kidnap him hoping to bring him to his senses and call off his impending marriage to Hope. But the mission's stumblebums rally — drunkenly — to bring Manners and Hope together. A massive success at the box office, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE was what Lloyd termed a "gag" picture (as opposed to the "character" work in his previous film, THE FRESHMAN), focused on a pure distillation of comedic set-ups and payoffs and rapid pacing, topped off with a thrilling and funny chase scene climax. DIR Sam Taylor; SCR Ted Wilde, John Grey, Clyde Bruckman; PROD Harold Lloyd. U.S., 1926, b&w, 58 min. Silent with English intertitles. NOT RATED
No AFI Member passes accepted.
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 AFI Silver Theatre 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 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!
Run Time: 58 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, November 21, 2021
Genre: Silent comedy
