Kansas Silent Film Festival - Clara Bow's Mantrap

Welcome to the Kansas Silent Film Festival!

Please note that schedule is approximate times for start and finish as this designed to break down the festival into smaller pieces with just the feature films and the short film accompliments. It is recommended to arrive early to park, find your preferred seat, and see the entire film.

Short: (1923)Buster Keaton; directed by Edward F. Cline
— 22 min.
Buster becomes one with nature in this short, co-starring fellow Kansan Phyllis Haver. Bears and flying canoes make this one of Buster's more unusual films.
Music by , organ

Feature: (1926) Clara Bow, directed by Victor Fleming — 71 min.
One of Clara’s best as the flirtatious Alverna,who spontaneously marries a backwoodsman only to be attracted to his friend who’s on a trip to get away from women. Co-starring Ernest Torrence and Percy Marmont. Thanks to the National Film Preservation Foundation and the Library of Congress for this film restoration.
Music by , organ

Info: Buster Keaton; directed by Edward F. Cline
— 22 min.
Buster becomes one with nature in this short, co-starring fellow Kansan Phyllis Haver. Bears and flying canoes make this one of Buster's more unusual films.
Music by Marvin Faulwell, organ

Info: Clara Bow, directed by Victor Fleming — 71 min.
One of Clara’s best as the flirtatious Alverna, Mantrap, Clara Bowwho spontaneously marries a backwoodsman only to be attracted to his friend who’s on a trip to get away from women. Co-starring Ernest Torrence and Percy Marmont. Thanks to the National Film Preservation Foundation and the Library of Congress for this film restoration.
Music by Ben Model, organ

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

White Concert Hall, 1700 Southwest Jewell Avenue, Topeka, United States