'Winter Warmers' - a five week pre-Christmas season of Silent Comedy screenings begins Friday 17th November

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In celebration of Kent MOMI’s new Buster Keaton mural, and in the spirit of the wider season of celebration, we present Five Weeks of Silent Comedy delights in the run-up to Christmas.

We are still sourcing some hard-to-find titles, but the programme is as follows:

Friday 17th November.  Before and Becoming the Tramp.  Shorts by the Frenchman Max Linder (Chaplin’s “ Professor”), Mack Sennett and the Keystone Corp., “Fatty” Arbuckle”, and Charlie Chaplin – up to and including the “birth” of the Tramp, in 1914. 

Friday 24th November.  Chaplin – Triumph of the Tramp.  Three great films, exhibiting all sides of the Tramp persona:  the one-reelers The Pawnshop and Easy Street (both 1916) and Chaplin’s resplendent first feature, “Six Reels of Joy”, The Kid (1921). 

Friday 1st December.  Rival Clowns and Other Chaplins.  Chaplin impersonators of 1916-18, collaborators, cartoon rivals, and inheritors, like the gentle and sometimes great Harry Langdon, in his Chaplinesque but very different Three’s a Crowd (1927). 

Friday 8th December.  Harold Lloyd: American Everyman.  He found the spectacles, then found the character: the character-condensing short film Never Weaken (1921) and Lloyd’s most daring high-wire act, Safety Last! (1923).    

Friday 15th December.  The Genius of Buster Keaton. Shorts, including One Week (1920), the brilliant but less-known short feature Seven Chances (1925), and a surprise or two. 

Please Note:

First come, first served with a limited capacity of 30 places.

Doors open for drinks at 5.30pm. Treats include mulled wine and hot punches, classic cocktails by Dr. Natasha, and small seasonal hot pastries.

 Screenings will average 1 hour 50 minutes. 

All films commence at 6.30pm sharp with a brief introduction.

Screenings are FREE to Kent MOMI yearly ticket holders, but a £5 donation is suggested, to help us keep the lights on.

Museum tickets can be bought at the door, and are valid for a year.