Silents, Please! is the Somerville Theatre’s series of vintage silent classics shown on the big screen with live music. All films in the series are usually shown using 35mm prints, with most on loan from the U.S. Library of Congress.
The Big Parade
November 12, 2023
‘The Big Parade‘ (1925) starring John Gilbert, Renée Adoree. We salute Veterans Day with this sweeping saga about U.S. doughboys signing up and shipping off to France in 1917, where they face experiences that will change their lives forever—if they return. MGM blockbuster directed by King Vidor; one of the biggest box office triumphs of the silent era.