One Reel Wonders

Sponsored by the George Lucas Family Foundation

Retroformat presents some of the greatest comedy stars of a century ago, in films running no more than a quarter-hour, including Charlie Chaplin, Mabel Normand, Mack Sennett, John Bunny, Mr. & Mrs. Sydney Drew, Edward Dillon and Virginia Prescott.

Program includes:

Mack Sennett in "The Manicure Lady" (Mack Sennett/Biograph, 1911)

Edward Dillon and Vivian Prescott in "With a Kodak" (Mack Sennett/Biograph, 1912)

Charlie Chaplin in "The Star Boarder" (Keystone, 1914)

Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Drew in "Fox Trot Finesse" (Vitagraph, 1915)

John Bunny in "A Cure for Pokeritis" (Vitagraph, 1912)

John Bunny and Mabel Normand in "Troublesome Secretaries" (Vitagraph, 1911)

Charlie Chaplin and Mabel Normand in "Mabel's Married Life" (Keystone, 1914)

Hosted by Tom Barnes. With live musical accompaniment by Cliff Retallick.

100 minutes. | Screening format: 8mm