Capitolfest 2013! August 9-11, Rome NY!

I'm back! Yes, after a short hiatus which I spent going back to school, I am now back in the saddle and hopefully can devote more time to this blog! And what a better way to kick it back into gear again than writing about one of my favorite film festivals, Capitolfest!

 featured star of Capitolfest 11, Carole Lombard

For the past 10 years, the Capitol Theater staff have been providing hungry, vintage film fanatics with the rarest from Hollywood's golden age and each year they seem to out-do themselves. For this year's fest, they have picked Carole Lombard as their featured star, so there are plenty of opportunities to see her in some elusive titles. Also, as I wrote about previously, Capitolfest will be screening the RARE El Brendel film, "Mr. Lemon of Orange" which I believe has not been screened publicly in over 80 years!! Add to that, there are rare films with Lon Chaney, Charley Chase, Zasu Pitts (in a flick which hasn't been seen since 1935!) among MANY other notable stars.

The complete film list is below, but to get more details on the individual films, ticket sales (yes, you can buy them on line!), lodging, etc., please go to the Capitolfest website.

El Brendel & Fifi D'orsay in "Mr. Lemon of Orange"

Friday, August 9

12:00 pm Flaming Waters (FBO, 1926)  
1:15 pm Along Came Ruth (Warner Bros./Vitaphone, 1933)

1:40 pm My Pal, the King (Universal, 1932) 

3:10 pm DeForest Phonofilm: CASEY AT THE BAT (192?) 

3:20 pm DeForest Phonofilm: A FEW MOMENTS WITH EDDIE CANTOR (1923) 

3:30 pm The Affair of Susan (Universal, 1935) 

7:00 pm The Campus Vamp (Sennett/Pathe, 1928)

7:20 pm Show Folks (Pathe, 1928) 

8:35 pm DeForest Phonofilm: PRESIDENT COOLIDGE TAKEN ON THE WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS (1924) 

8:40 pm DeForest Phonofilm: BEN BERNIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA (192?)

8:55 pm Nothing Sacred (David O. Selznick/United Artists, 1937)

 Carole Lombard in a scene from "Nothing Sacred", which will be shown in a new 35mm restoration from the original three-stripTechnicolor camera negatives.

Saturday, August 10

9:30 am From Hell to Heaven (Paramount, 1933)
11:05 am Don't Weaken (Rolin/Pathe, 1920)  

11:20 am DeForest Phonofilm: WEBER AND FIELDS IN THEIR FAMOUS POOL ROOM SCENE (1925)

11:40 am The Cohens and Kellys in Africa (Universal, 1931)  

2:10 pm Lon Chaney Fragment: A Mother's Atonement (Rex/Universal, 1915) 

2:40 pm Lon Chaney Fragment: The Place Beyond the Winds (Red Feather/Universal, 1916) 

3:45 pm Broadway Love (Bluebird/Universal, 1918)

4:55 pm DeForest Phonofilm: SISSLE & BLAKE (1923)  

5:00 pm Mr. Lemon of Orange (Fox, 1931)

El Brendel goofs with a bunch of kids as Oscar Lemon in "Mr. Lemon of Orange"

 

8:00 pm Assistant Wives (Hal Roach, 1927)
8:20 pm The Showdown (Paramount, 1928)
9:55 pm DeForest Phonofilm: COHEN ON THE TELEPHONE (c. 1923)
10:00 pm DeForest Phonofilm: EUBIE BLAKE PLAYS HIS FANTASY ON 'SWANEE RIVER' (1923)

10:10 pm The Night Ride (Universal, 1930) 

Sunday, August 11

9:30 am DeForest Phonofilm: ABBIE MITCHELL IN SONGS OF YESTERDAY (c. 1925) 
9:45 am Captain of the Guard (Universal, 1930)  

11:25 am The Bicycle Flirt (Sennett/Pathe, 1928)

11:45 am The Bedroom Window (William C. DeMille/Paramount, 1924)  

2:10 pm Voice of Hollywood #12 (Tec-Art/Tiffany, 1931)

2:30 pm It Pays to Advertise (Paramount, 1931)

 Eugene Pallette, "Skeets" Gallagher, Carole Lombard, & Norman Foster in "It Pays To Advertise"

3:40 pm Jack Theakston's Short Subject Follies
4:50 pm The Dancing Town (Paramount Pictures, 1928)
5:10 pm The Cruise of the Jasper B (William C. deMille/PDC, 1926)

Hope to see you there!!