1929 | Not Rated | 84 min. | Kanopy | Click on Event Title for full details.
Stay connected to the Northbrook Public Library while the building is closed!
This event is not live.
On the morning of the program, registered patrons will receive an email with an unlisted YouTube link to view the introduction to each film.
Pre-recorded introductions presented by silent film authority and music artist, Dave Drazin.
After viewing the introduction, patrons can then access the film via Kanopy here:
https://northbrook.kanopy.com/video/manxman
or via the Kanopy app on mobile devices and smart TVs.
Patrons will need access to Kanopy through his/her participating home library. A library card is required.
Please contact us at fictionmedia@northbrook.info or 847-272-2830 if you have any questions regarding this program.
The Manxman
Based on Hall Cain’s popular 1894 novel, this film was Alfred Hitchcock’s last silent film. In a small Isle of Man fishing community, two men (Carl Brisson, Malcolm Keen), friends since childhood, find themselves in love with the same woman (Anny Ondra).