Step back in time and experience the magic of the 1920s at the historic Balboa Theatre, with a captivating series: Silent Movie Mondays at the Balboa Theatre! Continuing Balboa Theatre’s centennial celebration, this special event showcases five enchanting evenings filled with classic silent films from the 1920s, brought to life by expert melodic accompaniment of the theatre’s historic Wonder Morton theatre organ. Though these films lack dialogue, the silent film “soundtrack” and musical accompaniment provided by talented organists, fills the Balboa with the original emotive songs alongside provocative and playful sound effects. Our Wonder Morton theatre organ, designed to replicate the grandeur of symphonic sounds from a singular musician, delivering a whimsical, atmospheric, and entirely unique auditory experience.
Cops (1922) and Big Business (1929), accompanied by Ken Double – December 9, 2024
Charlie Chaplin Triple Feature – Mon, February 24 @ 7:00 PM
The Mark of Zorro (1920), accompanied by Ken Double – April 14, 2025
Flesh and the Devil (1926), accompanied by Russ Peck – June 9, 2025
