Venue: Orpheum

VCT Presents Silent Movie Mondays: Halloween Edition

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) Starring John Barrymore

Organist: Edward Norman

Celebrate spooky season at Silent Movie Mondays! 👻 Join us at the near century-old Orpheum to watch a classic silent horror film accompanied by a haunting score performed live on the theatre's rare Wurlitzer organ—the last theatre organ in Canada still performing in its original home. 

Enjoy a 'Halloween Costume-Optional' dress code, a pre-show performance by the Gatsby Strutters Jazz Band, and a fascinating post-show talk about the movie and its role in film history.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde stars John Barrymore as a respected doctor who develops a potion intended to separate the good and evil sides of human nature. His experiment releases the cruel Mr. Hyde, an alter ego who becomes increasingly difficult to control, with tragic consequences. An especially remarkable feature of the silent film is Barrymore’s first transformation into Hyde, which he performed largely by contorting his face and body rather than relying on makeup or camera effects.

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