The Library of Congress is celebrating the centennial anniversary of Mary Pickford's career (her first film was in 1909) by co-hosting screenings of her work in theaters around the country through December.
Today at 2 pm, The Alex Theatre will show a restored 35mm print of Sparrows, the 1926 silent classic, accompanied by a live organ performance.
Sparrows is a delirium of drama and heroics. Pickford plays Mollie, the eldest in a bunch of half-starved orphans who are being abused by an evil, white-trash backwoodsman who’s running a “baby farm.” Mollie leads the children’s escape, only to face more dangers as they’re chased through alligator-infested swamps.
If you miss today’s screening, you can always rent the DVD, which isn't nearly as exciting as having a live organist, but then you can’t pause the live organist while you run to the kitchen for another herbal tea laced with hoodia and a pint of Chunky Monkey...
The Alex Theatre, 216 North Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA 91203-2610
818 243 ALEX x2539 | www.alextheatre.org | events@alextheatre.org
