Silent Clowns Film Series: Clara Bow Has... "IT" (1927)
Saturday, September 14, 2019, 2:30 p.m.
Program Locations:
Fully accessible to wheelchairs
For all ages
ASL interpretation and real-time (CART) captioning available upon request. Please submit your request at least two weeks in advance by emailing accessibility@nypl.org.
Welcome to The Silent Clowns Film Series, NYC's longest-running regularly-scheduled showcase for classic silent film comedy (since 1997)! We present monthly, year-round showings of the silent movies of Chaplin, Keaton, Laurel & Hardy, Lloyd, and many others, all with live musical accompaniment by renowned silent film accompanist Ben Model. Every program features a spoken introduction and Q&A by film historians Ben Model and Steve Massa, and our shows are curated by film historian Bruce Lawton. Come early and read our excellent film notes and enjoy silent-era coming attraction slides. Our programs, presented on a regular basis on weekend afternoons, are geared to classic film fans as well as to families.
More info: http://www.silentclowns.com/
Clara Bow is remembered as "The It Girl," and this is the film that started it all. Magnetic and vivacious, Bow burned brightly on the screen for only ten years. Besides "IT" ('27) she starred mostly in comedies like Mantrap ('26) and Red Hair ('28), as well as the blockbuster aviation drama Wings ('27). Unhappy in sound films, she retired at 28 in 1933.
Slapstick Diva par excellence Alice Howell kicks off the show in her two-reeler CINDERELLA CINDERS ('20).
*Participants in the Intro to Film Exhibition class at 12pm will receive 1 free admission to the September screening. If you are interested in this one-time class, reserve your spot starting August 14th at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intro-to-film-exhibition-tickets-67086953885*
The Library for the Performing Arts is proud to offer free admission to this program on a first come, first served basis. Admission lines form one hour prior to each program. At that time one ticket is provided per person. Tickets are not available for advance reservation and saving seats is not permitted. General admission seating. Call 212.642.0142 for more detailed information. All programs are subject to last minute change or cancellation.
This screening of "IT" is made possible courtesy of Photoplay Productions. Grateful thanks to Kevin Brownlow & Patrick Stanbury.