The Kid Brother
Live music by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
In riffing on Henry King’s bucolic masterpiece, Tol’able David, Harold Lloyd ended up with a masterpiece of his own, though his is back-to-back with witty gags. Lloyd is the black sheep in a family of burly men and responsible for all the “woman’s work” on the farm. When a medicine show—and a pretty girl—come to town, he finally gets to prove his manly mettle, never surrendering an iota of his goshdarn sweetness.
Live music by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
Now celebrating its 30th year, Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra revives the tradition of silent-film orchestras, scouring 1920s-era music libraries to create their signature witty, vibrant, and historically appropriate scores. Since their first performance in 1994, Mont Alto has recorded and toured widely and, all told, has compiled scores for more than 144 films. Led by composer and pianist Rodney Sauer, recipient of the Denver Film Festival’s 2023 David Shepard Career Achievement Award, the ensemble also includes Britt Swenson (violin), Brian Collins (clarinet), Yoriko Morita (cello), Bruce Barrie (cornet), and Nancy Sauer (guest Foley artist).
Details
Year
1927
Director
Ted Wilde
Cast
Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston, Ralph Yearsley
Runtime
82 min.
Source
Harold Lloyd Entertainment
Format
DCP
Sun, Apr 14, 2024
12:15 PM
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre
$20 general
$18 member
12 and under, free