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“The First Movies” featured at Palmdale City Library

by The AV Times Staff • April 5, 2013

Clips from classic black and white films like "The Great Train Robbery" will be shown.
Clips from classic black and white films like “The Great Train Robbery” will be shown.

PALMDALE – The Palmdale City Library will present a free lecture and screening titled “The First Movies” this coming Monday, April 8 at 6 p.m. in the Community Room of the Library, located at 700 East Palmdale Boulevard.

“This presentation will be part lecture and part movie watching,” said Palmdale Library Director Thomas Vose. “You’ll learn and see how film and movies began and have the opportunity to watch some of the first movies ever filmed.”

Clips from classic black and white films including “Voyage to the Moon” and “The Great Train Robbery” will be shown.

“Whether you are a serious movie buff or a casual movie goer, ‘The First Movies’ presentation will be an entertaining, educational and fun way to spend a Monday evening,” Vose said.

The Palmdale City Library is open seven days a week. Hours of operation are Monday through Thursday from 10 am to 8 pm; Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm; and Sunday from 1 to 5 pm.

For more information, call the Palmdale City Library at 661-267-5600 or TDD 267-5167, or visit www.cityofpalmdale.org/library.

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2 comments for "“The First Movies” featured at Palmdale City Library"

  1. William says

    April 9, 2013 at 7:25 pm

    I Googled the first motion picture of the horse galloping and it was quite good, as good as some silent films 30 or 40 years later.

  2. Henry Kimari says

    April 6, 2013 at 9:09 am

    This scene from “The Great Train Robbery” was shown in the opening of “Tombstone”…narrated by none other than Mr. Robert Mitchum.

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