Harold Lloyd classic kicks off return of silent movie festival in Ludlow

Friends of Ludlow Auditorium will celebrate the return of its annual Classic Silent Film Festival  at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22  in the Heald Auditorium at Ludlow Town Hall featuring the classic comedy Safety Last starring the great comedian Harold Lloyd.

Jeff Rapsis will return to provide his original musical background to this great silent film.  The program will begin with a short Buster Keaton comedy, with Glenn Brown featured at the auditorium’s classic piano.

Harold Lloyd is famous for the comedic physical scenes he would create doing all his own acting in death-defining stunts that, while very comedic, were also very dangerous.

Safety Last is renowned for the scene where he hangs onto the minute hand of a building’s clock.  Legend has it that the clock was over 200 feet above the street and that he was actually hanging with no safety net below him.

He was often compared to Chaplin as they both produced great comedies in a style that was unique to them.  He performed in hundreds of silent comedies.

The Silent Movie Festival is open to everyone and is free; donations are appreciated to cover expenses of producing this event.  For additional information, call 802-855-8896.