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New Rochelle library to show silent movies filmed in city

Catch a glimpse of New Rochelle as it was at a screening Monday of three silent movies there nearly 100 years ago by the Thanhouser Film Co.

Presenter Ned Thanhouser, grandson of the company's founder, will talk about how the studio put New Rochelle on the map. Ben Model, the silent movie pianist for the Museum of Modern Art, will provide live musical accompaniment for the movies.

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