October 2, 2021 @ 1:30pm (Pacific) An epic set in the early twentieth century, with a plotline based around the vast desert irrigation projects of that period and the unscrupulous developers who supported them. Based on a 1911 best-selling novel of the same name and featuring the first credited appearance of Academy Award winning actor Gary Cooper.
Directed by Henry King | Starring Ronald Colman, Vilma Banky, and Gary Cooper
Screened in 35mm with live musical accompaniment by Cliff Retallick.
The Silent Treatment Film Series
Watch silent movies the way they were meant to be seen—on the big screen with live musical accompaniment! Showcasing a wide variety of early cinema in the best available formats, “The Silent Treatment” is a long-running silent movie film series curated by film archivists Brandee Cox and Steven Hill.