Live music will accompany the screening of the epic silent adventure film “Old Ironsides” at the Custom House Maritime Museum in Newburyport later this month.
Jeff Rapsis, a silent film accompanist based in New Hampshire, will be providing the live music. Such special films are often promoted throughout a community with flyer printing.
The film tells the story of the USS Constitution and its early days. It was launched in 1797 and is one of six original ships authorized by the Naval Act of 1794, making it one of the oldest commissioned naval vessels in the world that still floats to this day. It was nicknamed “Old Ironsides” and was set to be broken up in 1830, only to be saved by a poem written by Oliver Wendell Holmes.
James Cruze directed the film, which was a big-budget extravaganza from Paramount Pictures and featured George Bancroft, Esther Ralston, Charles Farrel, and Wallace Beery - an all-star cast of the films of the silent era. Also in the movie is Boris Karloff, who is known for his starring role in 1931 in the movie “Frankenstein.” The movie used a full-scale replica of the original ship and was filmed off the coast of Catalina Island in California.
The film will be shown on Friday, April 29 at 6:00 pm. Admission is $15 per person.
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188 Route One Traffic Circle
Newburyport, MA 01950
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Mon: 8:00 - 5:00
Tue: 8:00 - 5:00
Wed: 8:00 - 5:00
Thu: 8:00 - 5:00
Fri: 8:00 - 4:00
Sat: Closed
Sun: Closed