IT w/ Live Piano Accompaniment by Reese Gray

“’It’ is that quality possessed by some which draws all others with its magnetic force.  With ‘It’ you win all men if you are a woman – and all women if you are a man.”

Thus begins this magnificence sex farce about that indefinable quality that separates the lovers from the losers.  IT features mega-starlet Clara Bow (yes, the Clara Bow from that football team rumor) as a shopgirl who has “It” all over her.  It’s a classic silent comedy brought to life by the undeniable charisma of Bow, who was known as the quintessential flapper and the leading sex symbol of the late 1920s. 

Playing along with the film is accomplished stride pianist Reese Gray.  Gray is a member of The White Ghost Shivers and the East Side Dandies, and his technique harkens back to the New York style of the ‘20s and ‘30s. (Daniel)

This screening is co-presented by Vintage Vivant, a monthly jazz-age dance party at the Swan Dive; they’ll be throwing their Vamps and Tramps party immediately after the film.  If you bring your ticket stub to the party, you'll get a discount off the cover charge.