Films with Special Guests

Starring: Clara Bow, Antonio Moreno, Jacqueline Gadsden, Priscilla Bonner, William Austin. Presenting the first true Rom-Com film - 100 years later, still one of the finest ever made. Inspired by a story by Elinor Glyn who specialized in risqué fare, Clarence Badger’s “It” is a frothy romantic comedy transformed by the incandescent Clara Bow—who indeed had “it”. Bow’s shopgirl Betty Lou sets her sights on her handsome boss (Antonio Moreno), wooing him with her sheer animal magnetism. What could possibly go wrong? “Clara Bow is the quintessence of what the term ‘Flapper’ signifies as a definite description: pretty, impudent, superbly assured, as worldly-wise, briefly-clad and ‘hard-berled’ as possible.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald. New 4k It restoration premiered at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival. New score by The Mont Alto Orchestra. Screening to benefit the Bedford Playhouse gives you the rare opportunity to see a beautifully restored film on the Playhouse’s big screen. In 2001, It was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". A Q&A with film restorer and Playhouse Board member Robert Harris follows the film.