PLYMOUTH — A landmark thriller starring the most popular actress of the silent era will return to the big screen this month.
"Sparrows" (1926) starring Mary Pickford will be screened on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 6:30 p.m. at the Flying Monkey Moviehouse and Performance Center.
The screening will feature musical accompaniment by Jeff Rapsis, a New Hampshire-based composer who specializes in creating live music for silent film screenings.
In "Sparrows," Pickford plays Molly, the eldest resident of a prison-like orphanage run by the abusive Mr. Grimes (Gustave von Seyffertitz), his neglectful wife (Charlotte Mineau) and their diabolical son, Ambrose ("Spec" O'Donnell).
When Mr. Grimes becomes involved in a kidnapping plot, Molly realizes she must somehow escape, and struggles to lead the younger children to freedom through the treacherous swamps that surround the orphanage where they have all been enslaved.
The Flying Monkey Moviehouse and Performance Center is located at 39 Main St.
For more information and tickets, call 603-536-2551 or visit flyingmonkeynh.com. For more on the music, visit jeffrapsis.com.
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