Sadie Thompson – Staring Gloria Swanson
A young, beautiful prostitute named Sadie Thompson (Gloria Swanson) arrives on the South Pacific island of Pago Pago looking for honest work, and falls for Timothy O’Hara (Raoul Walsh), an … [Read more…]
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Roaring 20’s Party at the Egyptian Theatre
Don’t miss this jam packed evening presented by Retro Format and the American Cinematheque! Retro Format will be showing clips and shorts featuring your favorite silent stars like Rudolph Valentino, … [Read more…]
Cecil B Demille Double Feature – The Affairs of Anatol & The Little American
On the occasion of its 50th Anniversary, UCLA Film & Television Archive is proud to celebrate the legacy of storied producer and director Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959). At the heart … [Read more…]
Rudolph Valentino in Beyond the Rocks
Don’t miss Valentino and Gloria Swanson in this rare Silent Romance. Beyond the Rocks was long considered lost but a nitrate print of the film was discovered in the Netherlands in 2003. The film was then … [Read more…]
Retro Format – Silent Comedy Revue
We take a break from our ongoing D.W. Griffith retrospective to present a night of all-star silent comedy shorts, featuring Harry Langdon, Larry Semon, Gloria Swanson, Bobby Vernon and many more, including episodes from THE WOMAN IN GREY (1919) and an ultra-rare screening of Mickey Rooney in “Mickey’s Movies” from 1926!