Silent Movie Day at the Media Commons

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Silent Movie Day is an annual day dedicated to celebrating and preserving silent movies.  The Media Commons Archives is getting in on the action by presenting a special free screening of the silent classic, The Patsy (1928). Directed by King Vidor, the film stars darlings of silent cinema, Marion Davies and Marie Dressler.  A talk by Media Commons Archives Assistant Media Archivist Christina Stewart will precede the screening.

When: Friday, September 27 at 6pm

Where: The Media Commons Theatre, Room 3-025, 3rd Floor  Robarts Library, 130 St. George Street, Toronto ON

The screening is free and open to the public. You can grab your tickets here: https://go.utlib.ca/silentfilm2024