PREVIOUSLY PLAYED
THE STRONG MAN
11:00 AM
Sunday, October 19
Live piano accompaniment by Steve Sterner
Screening is part of our Film Forum Jr Series
(1926) Capra’s first solo feature – a silent comedy masterpiece – stars Harry Langdon as a carnival strong man’s assistant, forced to sub for his drunken boss with disastrous results – in a cataclysmic finale whose pyrotechnics show Capra’s early command of crowds and spectacle. Approx. 78 min. 35mm.
Reviews
“A MEMORABLE COMEDY! Baby-faced Langdon’s best movie.”
– Leonard Maltin
“Leaps from gag to gag… stirring up gales of laughter!”
– The New York Times