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World premiere score by George Sarah
The Unknown
Genres:
Music, Silent Film
Runtime:
65 Minutes
No intermission
Tickets Start at:
$30
Expect a dark, creepy thriller that still gets under your skin a century later.
In Tod Browning's 1927 film, Lon Chaney plays a circus knife thrower who performs without using his arms. A young Joan Crawford plays his assistant, whose fear of being touched becomes the center of his obsession. Here, the film is brought to life with a haunting new score, which re-imagines this classic with a modern blend of atmospheric electronics and cinematic minimalism.
It's an old film with a modern sound, and the mix is what makes the night.
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About the Score
George Sarah returns to the Playhouse with a world premiere score for The Unknown, commissioned by Sierra Madre Playhouse, re-imagining the film with a modern blend of atmospheric electronics and cinematic minimalism.
If you've been to one of his silent film nights here, you know what you're in for. His score for Sergei Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin (1925) sold out two performances, and his score for Carl Dreyer's The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) sold out as well.
About the Film
Tod Browning's The Unknown (1927), starring Lon Chaney and Joan Crawford, holds a perfect 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
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About the Score
George Sarah returns to the Playhouse with a world premiere score for The Unknown, commissioned by Sierra Madre Playhouse, re-imagining the film with a modern blend of atmospheric electronics and cinematic minimalism.
If you've been to one of his silent film nights here, you know what you're in for. His score for Sergei Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin (1925) sold out two performances, and his score for Carl Dreyer's The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) sold out as well.
About the Film
Tod Browning's The Unknown (1927), starring Lon Chaney and Joan Crawford, holds a perfect 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.