November Screening
Silent Comedy USA 1928, 79 minutes, B&W
Cast: Buster Keaton, Ernest Torrence, Marion Byron, Tom McGuire
In this silent comedy, college boy William Canfield Jr. (Buster Keaton) reunites with his boat captain father in a Mississippi River town. Though he's flummoxed by Willie's citified appearance, the elder Canfield seems to have found an ally to help him compete with fellow riverboat owner John James King (Tom McGuire).
Willie finds himself falling for King's daughter, Mary (Marion Byron), but he has more pressing concerns when the weather turns bad and his father in arrested.
This presentation will be accompandied by the Braidwood Piano-man, David McClymont and by versatile musician Keith Potger.
Braidwood Film Club
Dedicated to bringing quality film experience to the Braidwood Community.
Braidwood Film Club is a non-profit organisation affiliated with The Australian Film Societies Federation and screens quality cinema once a month in the Braidwood National Theatre in Wallace Street, Braidwood.
Admission is by membership only (we cannot charge for entry at the door) but we welcome occasional guests or people travelling through Braidwood. . . simply turn up and introduce yourself.
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