Arguably the greatest comedian of the silent film era, Buster Keaton consistently inspires uproarious laughter without the often overbearing sentimentality of the perhaps better-known Charlie Chaplin. In the 1928 film The Cameraman, Keaton plays a photographer who aspires to win the heart of his beloved by becoming a legitimate journalist. Whether he is changing in a tiny dressing room shared with a rather robust gentleman or keeping a mischievous monkey at bay, Keaton's characteristic deadpan look combined with his incredible physicality (he is credited with performing nearly all his own stunts) always entertains. The showing of the film is accompanied by a live, improvised score on the pipe organ by Boston organist Peter Krasinski.
March 14, 7 p.m., United Congregational Church of Holyoke, 395 High St., Holyoke, (413) 532-1483, www.uccholyoke.org.
