This silent comedy classic, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, has great gags, authentic period detail, and a daring waterfall climax.
USA, 1923, Buster Keaton, John G. Blystone
Buster Keaton’s first feature-length masterpiece is set during the 1830s and tells of two Southern clans engaged in a decades-long blood feud. One day a young man in one of the families falls for a young woman who, unbeknownst to him, is one of his “sworn enemies” in that other family. Natalie Talmadge, Keaton’s real-life wife, co-stars. Music track. Restored DCP. 75 min.
General admission is $11; members, CIA & CSU I.D.holders, and those age 25 & under $8.
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2023/04/22 - 2023/04/23
The Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque
11610 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106
