UW Cinematheque - Silents Please!
The Red Kimona | USA | 1925 | DCP | 77 min. Director: Dorothy Davenport, Walter Lang
Event Details
Date
Saturday, October 13, 2018
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Priscilla Bonner, Nellie Bly Baker, Carl Miller
A small-town girl finds herself lured into New Orleans prostitution in this landmark, taboo-breaking melodrama. Pioneering producer Davenport served (uncredited) as the co-director and the screenplay was co-written by Dorothy Arzner, later the only woman director employed by the Hollywood studios during the 1930s and 1940s. The restored version from the UCLA Film & Television Archive, featuring a score by Libby Meyer, will be shown.
A small-town girl finds herself lured into New Orleans prostitution in this landmark, taboo-breaking melodrama. Pioneering producer Davenport served (uncredited) as the co-director and the screenplay was co-written by Dorothy Arzner, later the only woman director employed by the Hollywood studios during the 1930s and 1940s. The restored version from the UCLA Film & Television Archive, featuring a score by Libby Meyer, will be shown.
Cost
Free
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