Belly Laughs

Los Angeles is home to a fabulous silent movie theatre that shows every week a variety of classics and independent films, as well as hosts a number of artistic events. I did NOT go to this theater this weekend.

No. This weekend I went to Los Angeles' beautiful Orpheum Theatre, an early vaudeville theatre in the heart of downtown. The theatre, in collaboration with the Los Angeles Theatre Organ Society, was hosting a fabulous silent film event featuring Harold Lloyd in The Kid Brother, as well as the short, One Week, with Buster Keaton.

Simple, straight forward, and with some of the best physically, choreographed comedic timing seen in years, the audience was bellying laughing the whole night long. What's more, the films were accompanied by live organ music which the organists selected and scored themselves specifically for the films. They were rockstars for the night. The audience literally gave them both a standing ovation, and they were eating it up.

One Week, a Buster Keaton short, opened the evening with rollicking fun about a young man and his bride who receive a home for a wedding present. Unfortunately for them, the house comes in the form of a build-it-yourself kit, and the couple spend the next week trying their darnedest to create a home for their hearts and hineys. All doesn't go as planned in this hilarious little comedy.

Kid Brother was Harold Lloyd's favorite film he produced. It's about a rough and tough family of father and sons who run the town named after them. The youngest, played by Lloyd, is scrawny in comparison and has to use wits versus brawns in order to earn the respect of his father and the girl.

If and when you ever have the opportunity to see a silent film, either at home or on the big screen, I encourage you to take advantage and see it. It will be worth your time.

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