This event will take place in person at The Library for the Performing Arts.

The Silent Clowns Film Series is New York’s longest-running regularly scheduled silent film showcase. Our programming reaches the serious film buff by including rarely-screened titles and rare prints, yet it also introduces kids and new audiences to the classics of the silent screen. Screenings feature live piano accompaniment by MoMA’s Ben Model, with an introduction and Q& A by film historians Model and Steve Massa.

This month, we examine the career of Edward Everett Horton. Remembered today for his fussy persona in sound films, Horton doesn’t come to mind as a silent slapstick comedian—but he was! Although overlooked, Horton had a substantial career in silent comedy which culminated in a starring series of eight two-reelers produced by no less than Harold Lloyd. This program presents three of the very best: Find the King (1927), Scrambled Weddings (1928), and Dad’s Choice (1928).

Image: Edward Everett Horton behind the camera in the motion picture No Publicity.