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Hand-tinted lobby card from film with Mary Pickford at center in front of table looking down at framed photo
"Stella Maris" (1918)

Film Loans from the Library of Congress — August 2024

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Here are some of the titles from the Library’s motion picture collections–many preserved by the NAVCC film laboratory–that we’re loaning for exhibition this month. As always, we can’t guarantee that schedules won’t change or links get broken, but this is our best information at the time of publication.

 

Film poster for film with images of action and romance with stars James Cagney and Priscilla Lane
“The Roaring Twenties” (1939)

Doc Films     Chicago, Illinois

THE ROARING TWENTIES (1939) , 35mm     August 1 + 2

https://docfilms.org/calendar/Summer_2024/cagney

Illustration of a billboard that spells out this James Cruze production
“Beggars on Horseback” (c. 1925)

Capitolfest     Rome, New York

BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK (ca. 1925), 35mm     August 9

https://www.romecapitol.com/capitolfest-21-ticket-registration/

Painted image of Barbara Stanwyck hovers over costar in the composite from film
“Baby Face” (1933)

Art Gallery of New South Wales     Sydney, Australia

BABY FACE (1933) 35mm     August 14 + 17

https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/whats-on/cinema/

W.C. Fields in lobby card from the film with a rather violent looking parrot to one side.
“So’s Your Old Man” (1926)

Cinema Arts Centre     Huntington, New York  

SO’S YOUR OLD MAN (1926), 35mm     August 20

https://prod3.agileticketing.net/WebSales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=876800~31a96320-4160-4f8e-a5f9-05c4f03c9c01&epguid=4e90d4ea-c6e5-40b3-9fc2-5fd0073268f4&

Hand-tinted lobby card from film with Mary Pickford at center in front of table looking down at framed photo
“Stella Maris” (1918)

Forssa Silent Film Festival     Forssa, Finland

STELLA MARIS (1918), 35mm     August 25

https://www.forssasilentmovie.com/programme/en-stella-maris/

CAPTAIN BLOOD (1924), 35mm     August 24

https://www.forssasilentmovie.com/programme/en-captain-blood/

Actress Rosaura Revueltas in profile among block letters spelling out film title
“Salt of the Earth” (1954)

Deutsches Historisches Museum  Zeughauskino     Berlin, Germany                              

SALT OF THE EARTH (1954), 35mm     August 26

https://www.dhm.de/zeughauskino/en/screening/salt-of-the-earth-11955/

Graphic, colorful image of firefighter carrying woman through flames
“The Fire Brigade” (1928)

Cinecon Classic Film Festival     Los Angeles, California

THE FIRE BRIGADE (1928), 35mm     August 31

SCHEDULE

Toni Collette is exuberant in white dress and carrying flowers.
“Muriel’s Wedding” (1994)

Metrograph     New York, New York

MURIEL’S WEDDING (1994) 35mm     August 31 and Sept 1

https://metrograph.com/

 

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