Returning to the Newhall Family Theatre is the Newhallywood Silent Film Festival presented by the City of Santa Clarita. The 2024 Newhallywood Silent Film Festival celebrates the film heritage of the Santa Clarita Valley and the film industry before the introduction of sound. This year’s festival honors Douglas Fairbanks S., the action movie star of his era, and Producer Thomas Ince who developed the studio system and helped launch the career of local hero William S. Hart.

The first screening of the day (beginning at 4:00 pm) will be Fairbanks’ Robin Hood. Released in 1922, Robin Hood tells the classic story of a nobleman becomes the vigilante Robin Hood who protects the oppressed English people from the tyrannical Prince John. The second film (beginning at 8:00 pm) will be Fairbanks’ Thief of Bagdad; released in 1924 this film is about a recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.

**Important note regarding parking: street parking is very limited. The Old Town Newhall Library parking lot, as well as the structure across the street, are located within short walking distance of the Newhall Family Theatre for the Performing Arts.**