Silent Movie with Organist Clark Wilson

Organist Clark Wilson returns to Hoover Auditorium Tuesday, Aug. 26 at 8 p.m. to accompany the screening of 1926 silent movie “The General.” This Silent Movie Night is supported by Peter & Debbie Stephens.

Wilson, one of the most recognized scorers of silent photoplays in America, works exclusively with the organ to develop historically accurate musical accompaniments as they were performed in major pictures during the heyday of silent film.

He began his scoring career in 1980 and has successfully toured North America with hundreds of film presentations at universities, performing arts centers, theaters, film festivals and conventions.

Wilson’s work has led to performances for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Society.

“The General” stars silent film star Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender and Jim Farley. After being rejected by the Confederate military, not realizing it was due to his crucial civilian role, an engineer must single-handedly recapture his beloved locomotive after it is seized by Union spies and return it through enemy lines. (1h 17m)

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