‘Charlie Chaplin’s Red Letter Days’ tells the story of ‘Shoulder Arms’
Pittsburgh mime Dan Kamin will tell the story of the classic Charlie Chaplin film “Shoulder Arms” at the Harris Theater on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
The event will mark National Silent Movie Day. Kamin will recount how Chaplin risked fame, fortune and reputation to make a comedy about World War I while the bloody conflict was still raging. Instead of ending Chaplin’s career, “Shoulder Arms” became a worldwide blockbuster that helped establish movies as the defining art form of the 20th century, and Chaplin as its preeminent artist.
For more information, call the Harris Theater at 412-930-8053 or go online to trustarts.org.