Cinematheque recreates 1926 Pickford-Fairbanks double premiere

Orphans and alligators! Sails and daggers!

Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. are reunited with a 90th anniversary recreation of the double-feature premiere of the silent films “Sparrows” and “The Black Pirate,” which took place at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre on May 14, 1926.

The American Cinematheque,...