Serialities: 1915/2015
The Chinatown Mystery (Parts 1–10) (J.P. McGowan; US, 1928)
Live Music with Judith Rosenberg on Piano!
- When
- Fri Feb 27, 2015
- Where
- PFA Theater
- Time
- 7:00pm
- Cost
- $5.50 - $9.50
- Tags
- Movies, Film Screenings
Description
Live Music/Judith Rosenberg on pianoIntroduction/Paolo Cherchi Usai
Paolo Cherchi Usai is senior curator of the Moving Image Department and director of the L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation at George Eastman House
Restored by the George Eastman House in 2001, this 1928 serial was considered a “last hurrah” for the silent-era serial, and brought together some of the biggest names of the era: director J.P. McGowan, actors Francis Ford and Joe Bonomo (a carnival strongman-turned-actor), producer Trem Carr (who would later help found Monogram Pictures), and a slew of silent-era supporting icons such as Ruth Hiatt, Grace Cunard, and more. Chapter names like “The Clutching Claw,” “The Devil’s Dice, “Galloping Fury,” and “The Invisible Hand” offer all one needs to know of the film’s concerns: to promise and deliver as much action and suspense as possible, and move our intrepid hero and heroine from one perilous situation to another. One of the biggest stars of the early silent era and a successful serials director in his own right, Francis Ford was the brother of director John Ford.
• Written by Francis Ford, McGowan. With Joe Bonomo, Ruth Hiatt, Francis Ford, Paul Malvern. (180 mins, plus intermission, Silent, B&W, 35mm, From George Eastman House)
More Info
- Link
- http://bampfa.berkeley.edu/film/FN21983
- Call
- (510) 642-1412
- Call
- 510.642.5249 (Box Office)
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