The Cinema Museum, London

The Art of the Short Film FULL PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED

Thu 24 May 2012 @ 19:30 · Events

Photo of a Vitaphone sign

Film historians Tony Fletcher and Alex Gleason select a dazzling array of rarely seen films, an eclectic mix from creative filmmakers from the 1920s to the 1950s, mainly chosen from the collection held at the Cinema Museum.

A portrait of Mervyn Peake

Mervyn Peake

a still of Ivor Novello

Ivor Novello

The programme will include Vitaphones, R.K.O. shorts, animation, a one-reel version of the 1932 film The Lodger, some early British Phototones, Ronald Reagan introducing a postwar film season, a Widgey Newman and a film by Mervyn Peake – bring your Marmite sandwiches!

This highly entertaining special event is not to be missed!

Doors open at 18.30 for a 19.30 start, and the event is expected to end at 22.30. Refreshments will be available.

Tickets & Pricing

Spring Season 2012 ticketing applies.