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“Love and Laughter”
(1917–1924)
Saturday, April 3, 2010
1:30 p.m.

We open the 2010 public Silent Film season with 3 short films, each featuring live piano accompaniment by Willamette Oaks resident Mary Griggs. In the first film, Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle stars as a smitten country boy in Love, a hilarious two-reel farce from 1919; our second presentation has Felix the Cat trying to prove his courage in the cartoon Felix Finds ’Em Fickle; and in our final showing of the day, Gloria Swanson is tied to the railroad tracks by Wallace Beery in the 1917 Keystone satire Teddy at the Throttle. (75 mins)

The Family Secret (1924)
Special Guest: Diana Serra Cary
Saturday, April 17, 2010
1:30 p.m.

Baby Peggy Montgomery was one of the two most popular child stars during the silent film era (the other being Jackie Coogan). Now in her nineties, Baby Peggy—for many years known as Diana Serra Cary—is a respected historian of this art form. She will be our special in-house guest for a screening of her 1924 comedy-drama, The Family Secret. This is your opportunity to meet one of the last surviving silent film stars, ask your questions, and hear first-hand her childhood experiences during the infancy of the silver screen. She will also be signing copies of her critically acclaimed autobiography, What Ever Happened to Baby Peggy? (90 mins)

The Willamette Oaks Silent Film Series is in its ninth season and has featured over sixty films to date. Every genre, including comedy, drama, adventure, horror, and historical, is represented by films of the finest quality (often struck from master prints) and clear, bright scores. At times we feature live piano or organ accompaniment. The series was created and is hosted by Lon Davis, author of three books on film (Silent Lives: 100 Biographies of the Silent Film Era; Stooges Among Us; King of the Movies: Francis X. Bushman) and lecturer on the subject since the age of twelve. Lon’s passion about silent films comes across as he shares intriguing background information on every film he features. Lon currently is a freelance editor and lives in Eugene, Oregon.

Feel Free to contact us at 541-343-2688 or Nancy@WillametteOaks.com