Kansas Silent Film Festival - Valley of the Giants

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: The Curtain Pole is credited with being Mack Sennett's directorial debut (even though he doesn't get any credit) this comedy shows off some future Sennett-inspired comedy as a man on a bicycle is determined to replace a broken curtain pole and ends up making the whole town mad. (Running time 10 Minutes) Music by Bill Beningfield.

Feature: Valley of the Giants is a lost film is found! Repatriated from a Russian archive in 2010, this film is the first of several adaptations of Peter Kyne's popular novel. The story involves a battle between two families for timberland in fictional Sequoia, California. (Running time 51 minutes) Music by Ben Model.

For more information please visit our website at: https://www.kssilentfilmfest.org/index.html

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

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