STEPHENVILLE, Texas — On Feb. 8, the W.K. Gordon Museum and Research Center will host a 6 p.m. showing of Charlie Chaplin in “The Kid,” a black and white silent film that has tugged at heartstrings for more than 100 years.
“The Kid,” originally released in 1921,was written, produced, directed by and starred Chaplin and features Jackie Coogan as his foundling baby, adopted son and sidekick.
The movie, Chaplin’s first full-length film as a director, was a huge success and was the second-highest-grossing film in 1921. Now considered one of the greatest films of the silent era, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in 2011.
The show is free to attend but seating is limited, so reservations are recommended. Contact the museum over email at [email protected] or call 254-968-1886 to reserve your seats.
The W. K. Gordon Museum and Research Center is located at 65258 Interstate 20, Exit 367, in Mingus and is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. The combined museum and special collections library is located at the site of the Thurber ghost town. To learn more about the museum, visit www.tarleton.edu/gordoncenter.
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