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A collection of news and information pertaining to silent era films.
Copyright © 2008 by Carl Bennett. All Rights Reserved.
Silent Film in Los Angeles, California
The comic genius of Harold Lloyd meets the musical genius of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra as LACO presents the 19th Annual Silent Film Gala, with cochairs Hanna Kennedy and Roger Mayer as well as seven-time Honorary Chairman Academy Award-winning actor Dustin Hoffman. The evening will feature Harold Lloyd’s film Speedy (1928), with an extended cameo by Babe Ruth. Joel McNeely conducts the score by Carl Davis.
The exquisite sound of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra complements the silent genius of Harold Lloyd at the 19th Annual Silent Film Gala. Following the film, the Chamber Orchestra will host a supper party under the stars on the Ahmanson Terrace outside Royce Hall for gala patrons.
Speedy features a rare film appearance by Babe Ruth who Lloyd takes on a wild ride through the streets of Manhattan. The film, courtesy of the UCLA Film and Television Archive, is presented with the help of Sony Studios and the support of Suzanne Lloyd, Harold Lloyd’s granddaughter. Joel McNeely will lead the orchestra in a live performance of Carl Davis’ film score.
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Saturday, 31 May 2008
8:00 PM
Speedy (1928)
starring Harold Lloyd and Ann Christy
Featuring an extended cameo by baseball legend Babe Ruth.
Shot in Manhattan, Harold stars as ‘Speedy,’ who loses his job as a soda-jerk, then spends the day with his girl at Coney Island. Becoming a cab driver, he delivers Babe Ruth to Yankee Stadium, where he stays to see the game. When the railroad tries to run the last horse-drawn trolley (operated by his girl’s grandfather) out of business, Speedy organizes the neighborhood old-timers to thwart their scheme.
Musical accompaniment by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, performing the music score composed by Carl Davis, conducted by Joel McNeely.
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Tickets: $75.00 (priority seating) and $35.00; Gala $300 (includes reception); 213-622-7001 extension 215.
Former Turner Entertainment Company president Roger Mayer, chairman of the National Film Preservation Foundation and the 2005 recipient of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Academy Awards, serves as cochair of the Silent Film Gala, along with longtime LACO board member Hanna Kennedy, who pioneered the Silent Film Gala in 1990. Mayer has been integral to the success of every Silent Film Gala since 1994.
The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, established in 1968, is one of the most widely respected chamber orchestras in the country. Under the guidance of music director Jeffrey Kahane and the leadership of executive director Andrea Laguni, LACO has broadened its audience base with extensive community outreach and educational programs, several family concerts each year, an East Coast tour in 2002 that culminated in two performances at Carnegie Hall and by special invitation, a European tour in February and March 2008 to Vienna, Austria; Hamburg, Hanover and Berlin in Germany; Italy’s Ferrara and Treviso; Spain’s San Sebastián and Paris, France. Each spring, the Silent Film Gala attracts new fans to the orchestra.
University of California Los Angeles
Royce Hall
Los Angeles, California
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