Silent Nights

The Winter Season of archival silent film out West begins this evening amid the gothic splendor of Nob Hill’s landmark Grace Cathedral with a special presentation of Universal Pictures’ 1923 blockbuster, The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Based on Victor Hugo’s epic novel and starring the master of silent horror Lon Chaney, this film set in the church, seen in church, should make for an unforgettable New Year’s celebration. Those Episcopalians really know how to party!

Seattle Theater Group kicks off the return of their popular and long running, Silent Movie Mondays with The Hunchback next week, from the Beaux-Arts elegance of The Paramount Theater.

STG’s series continues with the beautiful and very creepy Rex Ingram film The Magician, starring Paul Wegener and Alice Terry (Mrs. Ingram), followed by The Bells, a tale of murder and consequences starring Lionel Barrymore and Boris Karloff. Wegener returns in the fourth and final Silent Movie Monday as Der Golem, a mythological Ashkenazi monster, whose influence on James Whale’s Frankenstein is unmistakable.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)

Olympia’s Washington Center will present Chaplin and Keaton programs this winter. West Seattle’s Kenyon Hall has a tentatively scheduled evening with pianist Donald Sosin in January and the San Francisco Silent Film Festival returns with it’s fourth annual winter program on Valentine’s Day.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
Wednesday December 31, 7:00, 10:00pm Grace Cathedral, San Francisco and,
Monday January 5, 7:00pm Paramount Theater, Seattle

The Magician (1925)
Monday January 12, 7:00pm Paramount Theatre, Seattle

"Three Charlie Chaplin Mutual Shorts"
Thursday January 15, Washington Center, Olympia

The Bells (1926)
Monday January 19, 7:00pm Paramount Theater, Seattle

Kenyon Hall’s Annual Winter Silent Film
Friday January 23, Seattle, program TBA

Der Golem (1920)
Monday January 26, 7:00pm Paramount Theatre, Seattle

Der Golem (1920)

Speedy (1928)
Saturday January 31, Royce Hall, Los Angeles

The San Francisco Silent Film Festival, 4th Annual Winter Event
Saturday February 14, Castro Theater, San Francisco
Our Hospitality (1923)
A Kiss From Mary Pickford (1927)
Sunrise (1927)
The Cat and The Canary (1927)

Sunrise (1927)

Girl Shy (1924)
Thursday March 19, Washington Center, Olympia

All Paramount Theater and Washington Center shows will feature live musical accompaniment performed by premiere silent film organist Dennis James.