Mighty Wurlitzer Organ and silent move soundtracks

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Not since 1927 has a silent film won an academy award, but this weekend, a silent film called “The Artist” is competing for best picture. 

Back in the early days of cinema, it was movies studios that built theaters to showcase their films. The Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Washington is one such movie palace that still remains and stands proud in refurbished glory. Inside is one of the country’s few working Mighty Wurlitzer Organs built when the theater was constructed, also in 1927. Jim Riggs, Wurlitzer organist, performed recently in Seattle for a screening of the 1927 feature film "Wings" which was the first film, and the only silent film, until maybe this weekend, to win  a the top Academy Award.

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