It Starring Clara Bow
Escape to the 1920s silent movie era at the historic Orpheum theatre! Vancouver Civic Theatres is thrilled to present Silent Movie Mondays, an immersive experience that screens popular silent films accompanied by dramatic music played live on the historic Wurlitzer organ – the last theatre organ in Canada still performing in its original home.
Join us in the West Coast Lounge for a pre-show performance by the Gatsby Strutters Jazz Band. With Vancouver Civic Organist Michael Dirk on the Wurlitzer organ! Following the show, Keith Blackmore of the Vancouver Film School will host a lively discussion about the movie and the role of silent films in the evolution of film history.
It (1927)
Clara Bow's role as the plucky shop girl in this box office smash brought her global fame and made her the first-ever “It Girl”. Bow is magnetic as Betty, who is enamored with the wealthy owner of the department store where she works and determined to catch his attention.
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