Sunday Silents: Buster Keaton Double Feature

Presented with live piano accompaniment by Marta Waterman.

Sherlock Jr. (1923) – 45 mins
A film projectionist longs to be a detective and puts his meager skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend’s father’s pocket watch.

Three Ages (1923) – 1 hr 20 mins
The rituals of courtship, romantic rivalry and love play out three times as a Man vies with a Villain for the Girl. In the Stone Age, the rivalry is set off by dinosaurs, a turtle used as a Ouija board, and a round of golf with stones. In ancient Rome, the men display their brawn through a chariot race, using dogs instead of horses. During contemporary times, the Man finds himself overcome by modernity, including a very fragile car.