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  • San Francisco Silent Film Festival 2023

Flowing Gold

Live music by Utsav Lal
Director
Joseph De Grasse
Cast
Anna Q. Nilsson, Milton Sills, Alice Calhoun

Based on the novel by one-time prospector and Olympic medal winner Rex Beach, Flowing Gold depicts a homesteading family who strike it rich in the North Texas oil boom. Rousing sequences—including terrifying thunderstorms and a massive oil fire—dazzle in this new tinted and toned restoration. The detailed sets are contemporaneous representations of the oil rigs of the time—industrial behemoths that create instantly recognizable Texan vistas. Flowing Gold is Joseph de Grasse’s penultimate film as director, coming at the end of a prolific career in silent cinema.

Source Information:
SFSFF RESTORATION! 35mm print from the 2023 4K digital restoration by San Francisco Silent Film Festival and Narodní Filmový Archiv, Prague. The only extant elements related to this film were inspected at the Czech National Film Archive (Národní Filmový Archiv) in 2016. The film features numerous instances of tinting, including a spectacular bright red tint used to highlight a thrilling fire sequence. To the best of our knowledge, this film has not been screened in any capacity since the silent era. This restoration was made possible with support from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

  • 96 min
  • United States
  • 1924
  • 35mm
Introduction
Robert Byrne
Copresenter
National Film Preservation Foundation

Live music by Utsav Lal

Steinway’s Young Artist of 2010, Utsav Lal made his debut at the age of eighteen with his rendition of Indian ragas on the piano, stunning the world with his innovative handling of Hindustani classical music on a Western instrument. Often referred to as the “Raga Pianist,” he has gained international recognition, performing everywhere from Ireland to Singapore, Germany to Kuwait, and beyond.

Image credit: Pamela Gentile

Details

Director
Joseph De Grasse
Country
United States
Year
1924
Cast
Anna Q. Nilsson, Milton Sills, Alice Calhoun
Runtime
96 min
Source
SFSFF Collection
Format
35mm
Fri, Jul 14, 2023
1:00 PM
Castro Theatre
$20 general
$18 member
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