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His Nibs (1921) & Feel My Pulse (1928)

December 15, 2013 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

$10

Live musical accompaniment will be provided by Cliff Retallick.

Preserved by UCLA Film & Television Archive

His Nibs (1921)

Directed by Gregory La Cava

One of director Gregory La Cava’s first directorial jobs after moving from animation, His Nibs features vaudeville star “Chic” Sale in multiple roles in a film within a film about a movie screening in a small town.

Exceptional Pictures. Screenwriter: Arthur Hoerl.  Cinematographer: A.J. Stout.  Editor: Arthur Hoerl.  Cast: Charles “Chic” Sale, Colleen Moore, Joseph J. Dowling, J.P. Lockney, Walt Whitman.

35mm, b/w, silent, 59 min.

Feel My Pulse (1928)

Directed by Gregory La Cava

The incomparable Bebe Daniels gets big laughs as a hypochondriac heiress who retreats to a sanitarium that, unbeknownst to her, has become a hideout for bootleggers.  William Powell is the gang’s heavy who plays along until the truth outs in a splendid slapstick crescendo.

Paramount Famous Lasky Corp. Screenwriter: Nicholas T. Barrows, George Marion Jr., Howard Emmett Rogers, Keene Thompson.  Cinematographer: J. Roy Hunt.  Editor: E. Lloyd Sheldon.  Cast: Bebe Daniels, Melbourne MacDowell, George Irving, Charles Sellon, William Powell.

16mm, b/w, silent, 63 min.

Details

Date:
December 15, 2013
Time:
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cost:
$10
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Website:
http://www.cinema.ucla.edu/events/2013-12-15/his-nibs-1921-feel-my-pulse-1928

Organizer

UCLA Film and Television Archive

Venue

The Billy Wilder Theatre
10899 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles , CA 90024 United States
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