SILVER

Wealthy Garry Ainsworth (silent film star Harrison Ford) has recently married strait-laced Alicia (Sylvia Breamer), a major change from his previous wife, the high-living, pleasure-seeking Mabel (Marie Prevost), whom he divorced after a misadventure in Paris. But then Mabel turns up, resolved to win back her former husband, and she's not above flaunting a certain intimate item her then-husband gave her, both to re-entice him and to infuriate the jealous Alicia: a silken camisole embroidered with both her and Garry's names. The lingerie is so shocking that Garry's loyal valet Hawkins (William Orlamond) can barely utter its name, resorting to "A doo-dad! A feminine doo-dad! An article of intimate apparel!" and other entertaining euphemisms. An uproarious farce ensues, as the scandalous chemise changes hands, chases ensue and comic mistakes multiply. Prevost shines as the insouciant free spirit Mabel, ably supported by her leading man Ford, Phyllis Haver as her gal pal Sylvia and the scene-stealing Orlamond as the stammering Hawkins. DIR E. Mason Hopper; SCR F. McGrew Willis, from the play by Wilson Collison and Otto Harbach; PROD Al Christie. U.S., 1926, b&w, 70 min. Silent with English intertitles. NOT RATED

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Introduction by fashion historian Michelle Tolini Finamore
Mabel sports an exceedingly stylish wardrobe in her effort to win back her former husband — not to mention her unmentionable article of lingerie. Fashion historian Michelle Tolini Finamore will introduce the film and discuss the vital importance of creative costuming in 1920s cinema.

Co-presented with Art Deco Society of Washington in celebration of Art Deco Month

About Art Deco Society of Washington
The Art Deco Society of Washington (ADSW) is a nonprofit organization incorporated to foster awareness, preservation and appreciation of the Art Deco period in the Washington, DC, area. For more information, visit adsw.org.

About Michelle Tolini Finamore
Michelle Tolini Finamore is the Penny Vinik Curator of Fashion Arts at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and earned her Ph.D. from the Bard Graduate Center in New York. Her books include "Hollywood Before Glamour: Fashion in American Silent Film" (Palgrave, 2013) and she has curated the exhibits "#techstyle," "Hollywood Glamour: Fashion and Jewelry from the Silver Screen" and "Think Pink" at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and "Cocktail Culture" at the Norton Museum of Art, among others. She has taught courses on fashion, design and film history at the Rhode Island School of Design and Massachusetts College of Art and previously held posts at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Sotheby's auction house. For more information visit michellefinamorefashion.wordpress.com.

About Makia Matsumura
Composer Makia Matsumura's music has been heard on national TV and in movies, as well as at symphony halls, theatres, museums and clubs. An avid pianist from an early age with performance credits ranging from the world's most renowned concert halls to downtown bars in New York City, she has been also active as a silent film accompanist for the last 15 years, garnering high praise at renowned film theaters and museums in the U.S., Europe and Japan. For more information, visit unpianistique.com.