This event is a partnership between Friends of Congress Square Park and Kinonik.

Join the Friends of Congress Square Park for the first of this year’s series of silent movies! Presented in partnership with Kinonik on the last Sunday of every month, we’ll enjoy classic silent movies on real 16mm film.

TILLIE’S PUNCTURED ROMANCE (1914)

Tillie Banks (Marie Dressler), a beautiful heiress, falls prey to a charming crook named Charlie (Charles Chaplin) who lures her to the city and then promptly swindles her. But when Charlie returns to apologize, asking for her hand in marriage, a surprised Tillie cautiously accepts his proposal. As wedding preparations begin, Tillie wonders about Charlie’s intentions — particularly after she receives news that her rich uncle Donald (Charles Bennett) has died mysteriously.