Classical 89 Silent Movie Night

The Mark of Zorro (1920) with Douglas Fairbanks Sr.

de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU
Sat., Feb. 28, 7:30pm

	Douglas Fairbanks Sr. Museum Movie Info Mike Ohman Bio

Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. as Zorro

Mike Ohman, premier theatre organist

Join Classical 89 (KBYU-FM) on Saturday, February 28, for a screening of the swashbuckling silent movie classic The Mark of Zorro (1920) with Douglas Fairbanks Sr., accompanied by Mike Ohman, premier theatre organist, in the deJong Concert Hall.

The evening also includes pre-movie entertainment with a Spanish flavor and a sing-along that hark back to the 1920s.  

Tickets may be purchased at the Harris Fine Arts Center Ticket Office or by calling 801-422-4322 or visiting online at www.byuarts.com.. Two-for-One admission is available with a KBYU Membercard (through box office only).

The Mark of Zorro starring Douglas Fairbanks Sr. premiered in 1920 and was an immediate box office hit. It highlighted the true-life characteristics of Fairbanks’ athletics combined with a good attitude (not taking anything too seriously). The film is non-stop with fantastic stunts by Fairbanks as he swings from balcony to balcony and wields his sword in many a duel. According to a Fairbanks relative, “Fairbanks performed most of the stunts in his films himself. He was an excellent athlete and used his physical abilities to his best advantage.”

““The Mark of Zorro is a silent motion picture
released in 1920 starring Douglas Fairbanks
and Noah Beery. This genre-defining
swashbuckler adventure was the first movie version
of The Mark of Zorro. Based on the 1919 story
of The Curse of Capistrano by Johnston
McCuley, which introduced the masked hero,
Zorro, the screenplay was adapted by Fairbanks
(as “Elton Thomas”) and Eugene Miller. The
film was produced by Fairbanks for his own
production company, Douglas Fairbanks
Pictures Corporation, and was the first film released
through United Artists, the company formed by
Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin,
and D. W. Griffith.” ”
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0016220/

For more information visit onlin at www.classical89.org
or contact Christine Nokleby, (801) 422-8490 or christine.nokleby@byu.edu.