THE HUMMING BIRD
Music by Wayne Barker
(Mostly) shedding her clotheshorse image, Gloria Swanson is convincing as the head of a gang of Parisian toughs who sets out to stymie an American reporter’s investigation into a spate of neighborhood robberies. First love, then duty intervenes. Veteran director Sidney Olcott leads a team that kits out Paramount’s Astoria studio into a convincing Montmartre.
Live musical accompaniment by Wayne Barker
WAYNE BARKER has garnered acclaim both for his original compositions and live performances in the theater, including a Tony nomination for best original score on Peter and the Starcatcher. His numerous credits include piano scores for Beth Henley’s Laugh, an homage to silent-era slapstick; and Joe DiPietro’s Hollywood, centered around the 1922 murder of director William Desmond Taylor. He composed for Dame Edna Everage as well as appeared onstage as Master of the Dame’s Music for six years.
Details
Director
Sidney Olcott
Country
United States
Year
1924
Cast
Gloria Swanson, Edmund Burns, William Ricciardi, Cesare Gravina
Source
Kino Lorber
Runtime
60 minutes
Format
DCP