Montgomery County Community College will host its annual Betzwood Silent Film Festival on Saturday, May 11 at 8 p.m. Science Center Theater, 340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell.
Tickets cost $10 general admission and $5 for children under age 10. The films are shown at their original projection speeds with organ accompaniment by Don Kinnier. For information and tickets, visit www.mc3.edu/livelyarts or call 215-641-6518.
In its 24th year, the Betzwood Silent Film Festival pays homage to films produced at the Betzwood Motion Picture Studio – founded in 1912 by film pioneer Siegmund Lubin – in what is now West Norriton Township, Montgomery County.
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This year’s festival will showcase the role of Native Americans in Lubin’s films. Emeritus Professor of History Joseph Eckhardt, who is the country’s premiere expert on Siegmund Lubin and his Betzwood Studio, will begin the screening with a lecture on this, and other, topics.
The festival will then include the screening of three silent western films, including “Red Eagle’s Love Affair,” “Sweeter Than Revenge,” and the Louis Bennison feature film “Sandy Burke of the U-Bar-U.”
