Niles Brocho Billy Films Festival 6/23-6/25
 

For the film history geeks like me, Niles, CA holds a special place. Essanay Film Company (Spoor and Arthur) out of Chicago came west to make some films and instead of heading south to sunny Edendale/Hollywood, etc., they went North to Niles, (near Fremont/San Jose/etc.) Charlie Chaplin shot some of his best loved shorts in an around Niles and G.M."Bronco Billy" Anderson, the first famous cowboy, (and in true Hollywood fashion was not really a cowboy, not even close) was a partner and made many a film there. Anyway, June 23-25 there is the annual Niles Festival and some great people are presenting and speaking with the films. I will be there as this will be my first visit to this festival. That said, I do know a good many of the people who are presenting and count them among my dearest film friends.

You can find some info about the Niles Museum by visiting their site

If you have a remote interest, I'll see you there! :cheers:

Friday, 6/23:
8:30: Made in Niles (Essanay one-reelers, with Sam Gill):
THE TOMBOY AT BAR-Z
SNAKEVILLE'S CHAMPION
BRONCHO BILLY AND THE BABY
(probably one more TBD)


9:30: The Restoration of Chaplin Mutual Films (with David Shepard)
EASY STREET
THE RINK


Saturday, 6/24:
10:00: Ben Turpin and Friends (with Richard Roberts)
MR. FLIP (Turpin)
HIS NEW JOB (Chaplin)
THE HAREM (Turpin and Rube Miller)
CURSES-- THEY REMARKED (Chester Conklin)
THE JANITOR (Hank Mann)
THE ****-EYED FAMILY (Turpin)
KEYSTONE HOTEL (Turpin, Sterling, etc.)


1:00: Stunts and Special Effects (with Larry Telles)
Guest Panel: Diana Serra Cary, Bob Birchard, Sprague
Anderson
TUMBLEWEEDS


3:30: Flaming Youth in the Roaring Twenties (with Chris Snowden)
MY LADY OF WHIMS (Clara Bow, condensed Kodascope version)
THE RELAY (The Collegians)
THE CAMPUS VAMP (Carole Lombard)
FLASHING OARS (The Collegians)
surprise short


7:15: The Many Faces of Harold Lloyd (with Annette Lloyd)
BILLY BLAZES, ESQ.
ALL ABOARD
THE CITY SLICKER
I'M ON MY WAY
PAY YOUR DUES


9:15: David Shepard Presents
THE VALLEY OF THE GIANTS (1927, Milton Sills)


Sunday, 6/25:
11:00: A Tribute to King Baggot (with Sally Dumaux)
HUMAN HEARTS (1922, with House Peters)


2:30: Growing Up with the Movies (with David Kiehn)
An Interview with Les Thomsen