The (Not So) Silent Movie – Accompanied on Organ by Douglas Rust

Back for a 3rd year in a row, The Not-So-Silent Movie returns to the Hattiesburg Saenger Theatre to screen one of the top comedy films of the silent movie era, Safety Last (1923): starring comic actor Harold Lloyd. Accompanied live on the theater organ by Doug Rust, this beloved film culminates with the image of a hysterical Lloyd dangling precariously from the hands of a Los Angeles clock tower in his spectacles. Come see why this timeless blend of comedy, romance and suspense has been engaging audiences for more than a century! 

Ask Father (1919) a silent movie short will also be played.

Before and afterwards, meet-and-greet Artie and enjoy the incredible adventures of the Pocket Museum, adjacent to the Saenger.

Douglas Rust has been accompanying silent films at The University of Southern Mississippi for eight years and is a regular featured performer at the annual Plaza Classic on Film Festival in Texas.  Currently serving as organist at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hattiesburg, Dr. Rust has played the organ for a variety of churches over the years.  He earned his Ph.D in Music Theory at Yale University, and has been teaching music theory at the USM School of Music since 2007.