Doors – 7:00 PM 

Organ Overture – 7:30 PM 

Film – 8:00 PM 

Tickets - $6 

1hr 44min | PG | Comedy/Fantasy | USA 

A neo-noir mystery, a hard boiled detective story, a . . . wacky comedy? 

Who Framed Roger Rabbit puts the “toon” in Chinatoon and the “Dip” in Diple Indemnity. It’s the only film that could contain Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Daffy Duck, and the impressive talents of award-winning actors without exploding to pieces like a stick of (Acme brand) TNT. 

It’s a marvelous melding of live-action crime drama and animated slapstick antics

Bob Hoskins, Christopoher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner and Charles Fleischer star in this beloved classic, set in a world of cartoons living side by side with human beings. Eddie Valiant, (Hoskins) a gruff and hard drinking private eye, finds himself embroiled in a (bunny) tail of corruption, lies, and infidelity as he tries to exonerate his “toon” client, the ever-plucky Roger Rabbit, of murder. But can he rustle up the evidence he needs before the sinister Judge Doom (Lloyd) executes Roger in a bubbling, toon-killing brew known as “The Dip?” 

P-p-p-please! 

Come see this one-of-a-kind film the way we saw it for the very first time: on a big screen, laughing along with your fellow movie-lovers, enthralled by its jaw-dropping special effects and enduring performances! 

For one night only at the Senate! 

The Senate Theater and The Detroit Theater Organ Society is supported by The Michigan Arts and Culture Council and The National Endowment for the Arts. 

Parking is available in our gated lot, on Gilbert, and Michigan Avenue

Doors – 7:00 PM 

Film – 8:00 PM 

Tickets - $12 

2hr 34min | NR | Adventure/Fantasy | United States 

Live Organ Accompaniment by Andrew Rogers 

Presented with the Arab American National Museum and the Center for Arab Narratives 

Flying carpets! Monsters of land and sea! Crystal balls! Derring do! Immortal love! 

A GRAND ADVENTURE MADE ALL THE MORE MAGNIFICENT BY A LIVE ORGAN SCORE! 

Silents at the Senate, along with our partners at the Arab American National Museum and the Center for Arab Narratives, is proud to present the silent film classic, The Thief of Bagdad!

Organist Andrew Rogers will provide the magnificent musical accompaniment, playing our Mighty Wurlitzer theater pipe organ along with the film. enhancing the action and emotions on screen in real time. 

Few films are as extravagant, as romantic, as fantastic, or epic. With enormous sets, innovative special effects, and a cast of thousands, this loose adaptation of several stories from One Thousand and One Nights tells the tale of a thief named Ahmed—scoundrel turned hero, transformed by the power of love. In order to win the hand of his beloved princess, he must embark on a dangerous quest across vast distances, beset by gigantic beasts, mythical creatures, and sinister rivals. 

AN ENDURING, SWASHBUCKLING MASTERPIECE! 

Released at the height of Douglas Fairbanks’ career, the film cemented the star as a matinee idol of lavishly staged adventure films, a dazzling screen presence known for acrobatic stunts, physical prowess, and boyish charm. It was an enormous hit. Today, The Thief of Bagdad stands as a premier example of the art of silent filmmaking and has deeply influenced subsequent works inspired by or adapted from the folktales of One Thousand and One Nights.  

The Senate Theater and The Detroit Theater Organ Society is supported by The Michigan Arts and Culture Council and The National Endowment for the Arts 

Parking is available in a gated parking lot on Gilbert St., behind the theater.