Tonight, The Lucky Dog Picturehouse return to celebrate three of the 1920s finest comedians: Buster Keaton, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.
The Lucky Dog (1921)
Featuring suitors, robbers and, of course, dogs galore, this hilarious caper was the first film to feature both Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, who would go on to become the comedy duo we know and love. Buster Keaton would later say “I was not the funniest, Chaplin was
not the funniest, Stan Laurel was the funniest”.
Liberty (1929)
Liberty (1929)
A tale of escaped convicts, their trousers, death-defying stunts atop sky-scraping girders and a crab. This was the duo's last silent film and widely held to be their best. Originally released with an optional soundtrack of music and sound effects that was rarely used due to the challenges of synchronisation, this also stars Jean Harlow.
One Week (1920)
One Week (1920)
Keaton's ingenious parody of a documentary made by the Ford Motor Company called Home Made to promote prefabricated houses. This tale of two newlyweds struggling to assemble their new home using a sabotaged instruction manual features Keaton's incredible feats of scenery; no models were used and everything was filmed in one take including the stunts from which he would suffer a rare injury whilst falling two storeys.
Original scores composed by:
Andrew Oliver
Daniel Mays
Emily O'Hara
Performed by:
Andrew Oliver (piano)
Emily O'Hara (guitar/banjo)
Daniel Mays (clarinet/saxophone)
Christopher Eldred (piano)
Nicholas D Ball (percussion/kit)
Andrew Oliver
Daniel Mays
Emily O'Hara
Performed by:
Andrew Oliver (piano)
Emily O'Hara (guitar/banjo)
Daniel Mays (clarinet/saxophone)
Christopher Eldred (piano)
Nicholas D Ball (percussion/kit)
The Lucky Dog Picturehouse
The Lucky Dog Picturehouse is dedicated to recreating the original cinema experience; bringing together classic silent films and live, period specific
music. Working with some of the best young musicians in London, they have performed at numerous venues across London including the BFI Southbank, LoCo Film Festival, Standon Calling festival and Abney Park's outdoor cinema series.
Visit them at: www.theluckydogpicturehouse.com