HIT to show silent era masterpiece 'Nosferatu'

IRONWOOD — The Historic Ironwood Theatre will present a highly touted silent movie Saturday evening.

Andrew Rodgers will return to the Barton Organ to accompany “Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror.” Show time is 7:30 p.m.

The German-made silent movie was first released in 1922, but didn’t see a release in America until 1928 because of some copyright issues, according to theater manager Bruce Greenhill.

“Nosferatu was very influential in the silent movie industry because of its filming techniques and make-up,” Greenhill said, adding that Rotten Tomatoes rated it the second best hor...