28mm at the Cinema Museum London

[Cliff Perriam]

13th September 2023: Chris Bird presented a 28mm film show at the London Cinema Museum.
The projector was a Victor, made in 1917, and restored and improved by Brian Giles.
The films were:

Unidentified Emile Cohl animation. French.
Wonderful Armour. French trick film.
Lest We Forget. US, 1917. Mr and Mrs Sidney Drew comedy. Tinted.
The Hazards of Helen. Episode 30, The Human Chain. Lost film. Only known print surviving.
Well done Chris!

[Cliff Perriam]

Not sure if I'm posting this correctly! This is a screen shot from The Human Chain.

[Dominique De Bast]

Thanks for posting those pictures. Since I'm in Egypt at the moment, I had to miss that projection.

[Cliff Perriam]

Forgot to say, piano accompaniment by Colin Sell and John Sweeney. Cyrus Gabrysch played for the second half, a 35 mm print of "It" (1927) with Clara Bow. Michelle Facey did a very informative introduction as usual, with the bonus of recollections of 10 years of the Kennington Bioscope. We all had a complimentary glass of Prosecco.

[Dominique De Bast]

Forgot to say, piano accompaniment by Colin Sell and John Sweeney. Cyrus Gabrysch played for the second half, a 35 mm print of "It" (1927) with Clara Bow. Michelle Facey did a very informative introduction as usual, with the bonus of recollections of 10 years of the Kennington Bioscope. We all had a complimentary glass of Prosecco.

That's really to make us regret we couldn't attend...😁

[John Armer]

Forgot to say, piano accompaniment by Colin Sell...

Is that Colin Sell of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue fame?

[Brian Fretwell]

Unfortunately I misssed this as I had a funeral to attend that day.

[Paul Adsett]

Is Chris Bird any relation to John Bird (who I met at a couple of the BFCC's)?

[Chris Bird]

Many thanks Cliff for the write up and photos. Yes, that's Colin Sell from I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. He's one of about six pianists we regularly have for our Kennington Bioscope shows there (rare silent films, often on film). But as for myself, I'm not related to John Bird. Here are a couple more photos from the show.