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Culpeper, VA Thomas Ince Film Program

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:43 pm
by craig2010
Friday, February 24 (7:30 p.m.)

THOMAS INCE SILENT FILM PROGRAM:

One a Minute (Thomas H. Ince Corp., Paramount, 1921)

A young go-getter inherits his father's drug store, only to loose customers to a newly-opened chain store.

Produced by Thomas Ince and directed by Jack Nelson. With Douglas MacLean and Marian De Beck.

Silent comedy, black & white, 50 minutes.

Plus, selected silent short subjects by Thomas Ince.

Musical accompaniment by Ben Model.

Introduced by Library of Congress Moving Image Section Librarian Brian Taves, author of “Thomas Ince: Hollywood's Independent Pioneer” (University Press of Kentucky, 2011). Thomas H. Ince (1882-1924) turned movie-making into a business enterprise. Progressing from actor to director and screenwriter, he revolutionized the motion picture industry through developing the role of the producer.

http://www.loc.gov/avconservation/theater/schedule.html