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Silent Movie Night Returns! La Mesa’s Cinematic History Comes to Life Again Saturday July 18, 2026 Go to lamesahistory.com for Tickets & Information Tickets $25; LMHC Member Price $20 6:30pm – La Mesa Film History Presentation 7:00pm – Silent Films Presentation Trinity Presbyterian Church 3902 Kenwood Drive Spring Valley Experience La Mesa’s pioneering motion picture roots! Come see two locally-made 1911 “Flying A” one-reelers and a 1916 silent film superstar Douglas Fairbanks’ feature, “Manhattan Madness.” The program will feature San Diego organist Russ Peck accompanying these historic silent films on the Theater Organ Society of San Diego’s historic Wurlitzer 4/24 Theater Pipe Organ. Historian Jim Newland will open with a short presentation on the Flying A’s history in La Mesa
