The Hunchback of Notre Dame: 90th Anniversary

March 10 2013 

Join AFI’s Silver Theatre in Maryland for a special 90th anniversary screening of Universal’s classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Starring Lon Chaney and directed by Wallace Worsley, the 1923 silent will be shown with live musical accompaniment by Gabriel Thibaudeau and his ensemble.


Stage Struck

March 06 2013

Before Gloria Swanson joined Mary Pickford at United Artists, she was one of Paramount’s most popular stars. Catch Swanson in the rarely seen 1925 comedy Stage Struck at the Silent Movie Theatre in Hollywood. Part of the Silent Treatment series presented by the Cinefamily and the Academy, Stage Struck will feature live piano accompaniment.


SCMSC Conference

March 06 2013 – March 10 2013

The Mary Pickford Foundation’s Resident Scholar Cari Beauchamp will be giving a presentation on the machinations behind the wedding of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks at the annual Society of Cinema & Media Studies Conference in Chicago. “No Path to Follow: The Marriage of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks” will be part of the Modeling Marriage: Star Couples and the Politics of Sex and Scandal in Hollywood Romance session on Saturday, March 9th at the Drake Hotel.


UCLA Festival of Preservation

March 01 2013 – March 30 2013

Celebrate classic film preservation all month long at UCLA’s Billy Wilder Theater. From March 1st through March 30th, the UCLA Film & Television Archive will screen a wide array of recently restored films such as the 1950 noir Gun Crazy, the 1926 Clara Bow comedy Mantrap, the little-seen 1933 thriller Supernatural, rare newsreels, a series of short films from the 1910s and much more. Tickets and festival passes can be purchased here.


Laurel and Hardy Film Festival

January 25 2013 – January 27 2013

The historic Old Town Music Hall in El Segundo will pay tribute to comedic duo Laurel and Hardy by screening several of their classic films. Visit their site for more details.


The Great Dictator

January 17 2013 

Join the American Cinematheque and Hollywood’s historic Egyptian Theatre as they pay tribute to Charlie Chaplin as a director by screening his 1940 sound masterpiece The Great Dictator, also starring Paulette Goddard, Reginald Gardiner and Jack Oakie. For tickets and details click here.


Call Her Savage: Clara Bow Hits the Screen

January 04 2013 – February 10 2013

The UCLA Film & Television Archive will pay tribute to screen great Clara Bow with a series of screenings and a personal appearance by David Stenn, author of Clara Bow: Runnin’ Wild. For schedule and tickets, click here.


A Charlie Chaplin Christmas

December 21 2012 – December 23 2012

Celebrate Christmas with a silent icon as the American Cinematheque screens a series of favorite Chaplin classics. Modern Times, City Lights, The Gold Rush and The Kid will be shown at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, while the Aero in Santa Monica will screen The Circus and the 1918 short A Dog’s Life. Visit the Cinematheque website for showtimes and tickets.


A Century Ago: The Films of 1912

December 13 2012 

Join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences as they present a selection of films made 100 years ago. Featuring 1912 silents from Biograph, Essanay, Keystone and Vitagraph studios, the program will be presented on a 1909 hand-cranked motion picture machine and accompanied by Michael Mortilla’s live music. Visit Oscars.org for tickets. At the Pickford Center on Vine Street in Hollywood.


A Century Ago: The Films of 1912

December 10 2012

Join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and the Smith Rafael Film Center in San Rafael, CA as they present a selection of films made 100 years ago. Featuring 1912 silents from Biograph, Essanay, Keystone and Vitagraph studios, the program will be presented on a 1909 hand-cranked motion picture machine and accompanied by Michael Mortilla’s live music. Visit cafilm.org for tickets.


Douglas Fairbanks Festival

November 11 2012 – January 11 2013

New York’s Film Forum is celebrating the career of Douglas Fairbanks with a festival featuring 12 of the star’s films, including The Three MusketeersThe Gaucho and Don Q, Son of Zorro. Most of the screenings will feature live piano accompaniment. Details can be found here.


Archival Footage, Interviews & Recordings

A Memorable Day at Pickfair
Mary Pickford reminisces with Adolph Zukor, 1964.


 

Edward Stotsenberg Interview

Ed Stotsenberg was Mary Pickford’s financial advisor from 1951 until her death in 1979. During that time, he met with her over 1,000 times at Pickfair and, in the following clip, he recalls the Mary he came to know.

Interview conducted by Hugh Munro Neely.


 

Mary Pickford receives the title “Honorary Colonel” of the 143rd Field Artillery

This 1918 footage features Mary Pickford and her adopted World War I battalion, the 143rd Field Artillery of Camp Kearny, California. Colonel Ralph J. Phaneuf and the soldiers officially made Mary their Honorary Colonel, and the men are seen as extras in the film Johanna Enlists. Music by Samuel Barber.


 

Mary Pickford USC Speech

Mary Pickford’s Speech at the USC Delta Kappa Alpha Silver Anniversary Banquet on January 6th, 1963.


 

Mary Pickford/Jack Linkletter Audio Interview

This interview with Mary Pickford was conducted by Art Linkletter’s son Jack Linkletter at the world premiere of the John Wayne film Hatari! at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood on June 19th, 1962. Here, Mary discusses a few of the many charities that were important to her, and reminisces about her early life and movie career. Special thanks to Phil Gries at Archival Television Audio, Inc. for this historical treasure.


 

Mary Pickford/CBC Audio Interview

This interview with Mary Pickford was conducted in 1959 for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.