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  • San Francisco Silent Film Festival 2022

The Primrose Path

Live music by Wayne Barker
Director
Harry O. Hoyt
Cast
Clara Bow, Wallace MacDonald, Arline Pretty, Stuart Holmes

One of 14 features rising star Clara Bow made in 1925, this quickly paced programmer revolves around a playboy ne’er-do-well ripe for redemption and the faithful chorine who will always believe in him. Directed by The Lost World’s Harry O. Hoyt.

Restoration by San Francisco Silent Film Festival

  • 63 min
  • United States
  • 1925
  • 35mm
Introduction
David Stenn

Live Music 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.

Image Credit: Jim Cox

Details

Director
Harry O. Hoyt
Country
United States
Year
1925
Cast
Clara Bow, Wallace MacDonald, Arline Pretty, Stuart Holmes
Runtime
63 min
Print Source
SFSFF Collection
Format
35mm
Fri, May 6, 2022
4:45 PM
$18 general
$16 member
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