Fort Worth's newest Drive-In launches in October at Hip Pocket Theater. The Rocket Cinema Drive-In will open with screenings of the comedy classics "Modern Times" by Charlie Chaplin and "The General" by Buster Keaton.
Friday, Oct 2, 7:30 pm, Modern Times, Charlie Chaplin
Modern Times is a 1936 American silent comedy film written and directed by Charlie Chaplin in which his iconic Little Tramp character struggles to survive in the modern, industrialized world. The film is a comment on the desperate employment and financial conditions many people faced during the Great Depression — conditions created, in Chaplin's view, by the efficiencies of modern industrialization. The movie stars Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford and Chester Conklin. It is notable for being the last time that Chaplin portrayed the iconic Little Tramp character.
Saturday, Oct 3, 7:30 pm, The General, Buster Keaton
The General is a 1926 American silent comedy film released by United Artists. It was inspired by The Great Locomotive Chase, a true story of an event that occurred during the American Civil War. The story was adapted from the 1889 memoir The Great Locomotive Chase by William Pittenger. The film stars Buster Keaton who co-directed it with Clyde Bruckman.
Price
- $20
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