The always charming Constance Talmadge stars in Lessons in Love, a fast-paced farce about an heiress who pretends to be the family maid in order to determine the true intentions of a potential suitor. The film is shown in a rare digital restoration. (70 mins., video)

The melodramatic thriller The Sign on the Door stars Norma Talmadge as a woman dealing with a blackmailer who is threatening to tell her rich husband about the dark secret in her past. Things heat up when the blackmailer is shot dead and Talmadge is locked in the room with the dead body until the police arrive. (88 mins., 35mm)

Guitarist Larry Marotta provides live music for both films.

Thanks to Tim Lanza and the Douris Corporation for assistance with prints. This event is presented in conjunction with Cinevent, Columbus’s annual gathering of cinephiles over Memorial Day weekend. Visit cinevent.com for more info.