Silent Sundays Series: The Cameraman (1928)

The Mission Playhouse and Los Angeles Theatre Organ Society present The Cameraman Sunday afternoon, April 22nd at 2:30pm.

Film critic Leonard Maltin calls The Cameraman an “…entertaining silent comedy…brimming with invention, ingenious set pieces, and big laughs”. The 1928 film marks comic great Buster Keaton’s first film with MGM. Keaton plays a tintype photographer who has fallen for an MGM Newsreel secretary named Sally. In the hopes of winning her love, he sells his camera, only able to afford an outdated movie camera and applies to be a newsreel cameraman. While trying to film footage for his audition reel, chaos commences but his determined nature pulls him through. Is he able to win Sally’s heart?

Accompanying the film on the Playhouse’s 1924 Mighty Wurlitzer theater pipe organ is 2 time American Theatre Organ Society’s Organist of the Year (1991 & 1993) Walt Strony.

Running time of film: 70 minutes

Ticket prices start at $10 ($12 day of show, group tickets 10+ $8.50).

 To purchase group tickets, 10 or more: 1) Visit the Playhouse Box Office (T/Th 12:00pm-5:00pm) or 2) Call the Playhouse Box Office at (626) 308-2868 (T/Th 12:00pm-5:00pm).

To purchase individual tickets, up to 9: 1) Visit the Playhouse Box Office (T/Th 12:00pm-5:00pm), 2) Call Ticketmaster at 1 (800) 745-3000, or 3) Click the button on the top of this page to buy your tickets online (Tickets are subject to additional fees & charges). 

There are no refunds, exchanges, cancellations. Cash, MasterCard, and Visa are the forms of payment accepted at the Playhouse Box Office.

This event is produced in partership with LATOS and is a part of the Mission Playhouse Community Engagement Program,