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Saturday Matinee Silent Film with Live Music

Sat 22 Aug 2026 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Liberty Theatre Tent- 61 Richmond Street, N9V1E9
Buy Tickets ($15)

Saturday Matinee Silent Film with Live Music

Sat 22 Aug 2026 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Liberty Theatre Tent- 61 Richmond Street, N9V1E9
Buy Tickets ($15)

An immersive 1920s cinema experience.

Enjoy a screening of The Balloonatic, a Buster Keaton silent comedy short from 1923 combined with live music by the multi-talented local pianist Michael Karloff.

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The film will be shown at the Liberty Theatre Tent in front of 61 Richmond Street, an ode to the first purpose-built movie theatre in Amherstburg.

Popcorn will be available for sale from The Richmond Popcorn Co.

Director:Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton

Cast:Buster Keaton, Phyllis Haver, Babe London

Writer:Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton

Synopsis: While exploring an amusement park, a young man finds himself launched in a hot air balloon. The balloon takes him out into the wilderness, where he encounters a young woman. The pair find themselves experiencing a series of misadventures. 

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Location

Liberty Theatre Tent- 61 Richmond Street, N9V1E9