History of Ithaca Movie Making

Ithaca-Made Movies President Terry Harbin will present “A History of Ithaca Moviemaking”, Saturday, June 21 at 1:00 PM and 3:00PM in the Tompkins County Public Library’s Borg Warner Community Meeting Room.

Harbin will share clips from silent films produced by Ithaca Made Movies legends Theodore and Leopold Wharton, including a series of movie scenes shot in Ithaca during its “Hollywood of the East” heyday.

The presentation will also feature a short documentary which tells the story of Ithaca’s historic moviemaking days from 1912 to 1920. Videos featuring Pearl White and Irene Castle will be shown, as will a recreated, lost 1919 serial film entitled “The Masked Rider” which will demonstrate how Ithaca’s lost history can be filmed again.

To complete the moviemaking celebration, the State Theatre will play host to a gala presentation of the 1916 Ithaca movie “The Lottery Man” and two vintage “Krazy Kat” cartoons beginning at 8:15 PM. Dr. Philip Carli, PhD, will provide live musical accompaniment.

The afternoon and evening events are free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided during the afternoon events by program co-sponsors, Napoli Pizzeria and the Tompkins County Public Library.

For more information contact: Terry Harbin at tharbin@tcpl.org or visit: http://www.tcpl.org/programs/ithacamovies0608.pdf.