Join us for a merry event featuring TWO famous silent films!

In Cops (1922), a young man played by megastar Buster Keaton repeatedly falls foul of the city's police department, despite his best intentions. He spends the film trying to woo his beloved while on the run, with a trail of hijinks in his wake. Big Business (1929) is a Christmas film starring the famous comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. The two play Christmas tree salesmen who engage in a comedic, if destructive, back-and-forth with a local homeowner who refuses to purchase a tree.

Fun Fact: Big Business Producer, Hal Roach, bought a vacant house to use as a set piece in Big Business, designed to be destroyed during filming. However, a mistake was allegedly made regarding the address, and the home's owners returned from vacation to find their house demolished! Star Stan Laurel disputes this story, but Roach stood firm in his conviction until the end of his life.

Timeline for the Evening

• 5:45 PM - Doors open to VIP ticket holders for the Prelude
• 6:00 PM - VIP Prelude
• 6:30 PM - Doors open to GA ticket holders, pre-film entertainment begins
• 7:05 PM - Holiday Performance from the San Diego Children's Choir
• 7:35 PM - Cops starring Buster Keaton
• 8:00 PM - Holiday music Santa Sing-along
• 8:35 PM - Big Business starring Laurel & Hardy
• 8:55 PM - Post-film discussion with Tonya Mantooth, CEO of San Diego International Film Festival, and organist Ken Double