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