THE STRONG MAN
With live accompaniment from FREDRICK HODGES And introduced by Frank Capra author JOE MCBRIDE With performances by THE COFFEE
- When
- Sun Feb 23, 2014
- Where
- Balboa Theatre
- Time
- 7pm
- Cost
- $10
- Tags
- Movies, Classic
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The film will be introduced by film historian Joseph McBride, author of FRANK CAPRA: THE CATASTROPHE OF SUCCESS. The evening will also feature live musical performances by acoustic honky-tonk act COFFEE ZOMBIE COLLECTIVE and ragtime raconteurs THE PARLOR TRICKS as well as food, beer and wine, and prizes. Last but not least the inimitable Gary Meyer, director of the Telluride Film Festival and former Balboa Theatre owner, will be playing host for the evening.THE STRONG MAN
Dir. Frank Capra | 1926 | 75 min.
The Strong Man is a 1926 American comedy silent film starring Harry Langdon and directed by Frank Capra in his feature-length directorial debut. Along with Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, The Strong Man is Langdon's best known film
Synopsis: A meek Belgian soldier (Harry Langdon) fighting in World War I receives penpal letters and a photo from "Mary Brown", an American girl he has never met. He becomes infatuated with her by long distance. After the war, the young Belgian journeys to America as assistant to a theatrical "strong man", Zandow the Great (Arthur Thalasso). While in America, he searches for Mary Brown... and he finds her, just as word comes that Zandow is incapacitated and the little nebbish must go on stage in his place.
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