Centennial Committee presents ‘Old-Time Silent Movies’ at the Colonia Theatre
NORWICH— The City of Norwich Centennial Committee and the Colonia Theatre are taking the community back in time by showing “Old-Time Silent Movies” this week.
Today on December 3 at 7 p.m. at the Colonia Theatre located at 35 S. Broad St. in Norwich will present silent movie, Blind Husbands.
The Colonia Theatre will show more old-time films on Saturday, December 6 at 9:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. Four short films will be shown, including Steamboat Willie, The Karnival Kid and The Birthday Party.
When Blind Husbands was first released in 1919, it was promoted as a titillating drama. The film went on to receive acclaim as a masterpiece of the silent film era.
“By openly suggesting that American men who spend too much time on business have every right to expect their wives to be seduced, Blind Husbands, shocked and titillated post-war America, insuring a tremendous box-office success,” said the original promotion.
The promotion also described the storyline and said, “The story deals with an American couple on vacation in the Tyrol, where the wife falls prey to the suave continental seducer Lt. Von Steuben. The powerful climax, a confrontation between husband and seducer on a barren mountaintop, directly prefigures the desert finale of the director’s masterpiece Greed.”
Steamboat Willie is the 1928 film that first introduced Mickey Mouse and his girlfriend Minnie Mouse to an audience. It was the first Mickey Mouse film to ever be distributed.
The National Film Registry selected Steamboat Willie for preservation because it said the film was considered “culturally, historically and aesthetically significant.”
The Karnival Kid is a 1929 short film by Walt Disney, and it is the first film where Mickey Mouse actually speaks. Mickey's first spoken words were “hot dogs,” since the storyline of the film is him spending the day at a carnival.
The Birthday Party is another short film by Walt Disney, released in 1931. In the film, Mickey Mouse's friends throw him a surprise birthday party.
Tickets for all showings are 25 cents. Advance-sale tickets are available at The Northeast Classic Car Museum, McLaughlin’s Department Store or at the Colonia Theatre. Tickets will also be sold a half hour before the start time of the movie.
For more information, call Kay Zaia at 336-1227.
Today on December 3 at 7 p.m. at the Colonia Theatre located at 35 S. Broad St. in Norwich will present silent movie, Blind Husbands.
The Colonia Theatre will show more old-time films on Saturday, December 6 at 9:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. Four short films will be shown, including Steamboat Willie, The Karnival Kid and The Birthday Party.
When Blind Husbands was first released in 1919, it was promoted as a titillating drama. The film went on to receive acclaim as a masterpiece of the silent film era.
“By openly suggesting that American men who spend too much time on business have every right to expect their wives to be seduced, Blind Husbands, shocked and titillated post-war America, insuring a tremendous box-office success,” said the original promotion.
The promotion also described the storyline and said, “The story deals with an American couple on vacation in the Tyrol, where the wife falls prey to the suave continental seducer Lt. Von Steuben. The powerful climax, a confrontation between husband and seducer on a barren mountaintop, directly prefigures the desert finale of the director’s masterpiece Greed.”
Steamboat Willie is the 1928 film that first introduced Mickey Mouse and his girlfriend Minnie Mouse to an audience. It was the first Mickey Mouse film to ever be distributed.
The National Film Registry selected Steamboat Willie for preservation because it said the film was considered “culturally, historically and aesthetically significant.”
The Karnival Kid is a 1929 short film by Walt Disney, and it is the first film where Mickey Mouse actually speaks. Mickey's first spoken words were “hot dogs,” since the storyline of the film is him spending the day at a carnival.
The Birthday Party is another short film by Walt Disney, released in 1931. In the film, Mickey Mouse's friends throw him a surprise birthday party.
Tickets for all showings are 25 cents. Advance-sale tickets are available at The Northeast Classic Car Museum, McLaughlin’s Department Store or at the Colonia Theatre. Tickets will also be sold a half hour before the start time of the movie.
For more information, call Kay Zaia at 336-1227.
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