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Its the Old Army Game, with Louise Brooks and W.C. Fields, was released on this day in 1926. The film is a comedy about a small town druggist (played by W.C. Fields) who gets involved with a real estate scam. Louise Brooks plays the druggist's assistant. The film was Brooks' fourth, and it reunited her with the Fields, the film's star. The two had worked together in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1925. More about the film can be found on the Louise Brooks Society website filmography page. In its review, the Newark Star-Eagle stated, “This picture not only affords a good deal of typical […]

Windy Riley Goes Hollywood, starring Louise Brooks, was released on this day in 1931. The film is a short comedy which centers on Windy Riley, a cocky blow-hard who attempts to revamp the publicity department of a Hollywood studio. The film was Louise Brooks’ first after returning from Europe, the first to feature her actual voice (Brooks’ earlier sound films, The Canary Murder Case and Prix de Beauté, had been dubbed), and her first and only short. More about the film can be found on the Louise Brooks Society website filmography page.The film was directed by Roscoe "Fatty" […]

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God's Gift to Women, with Louise Brooks, was released on this day in 1931. The film is a pre-code musical comedy whose musical numbers were cut and whose humor and suggestive scenes are largely tempered by the tepid presence of star Frank Fay. He plays the Parisian descendant of a Don Juan who vows to stop philandering in order to win the hand of a virtuous young lady with a disapproving father. Louise Brooks plays one of a handful of women irresistibly drawn to Fay's character. More about the film can be found on the Louise Brooks Society website filmography page.Film Daily […]

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King of Gamblers was released on this day in 1937. The film is a stylish low-budget crime drama about a slot-machine racket and the crusading reporter who uncovers it. Though a "B" picture, this almost noir was given an "A" treatment by director Robert Florey. More about the film can be found on the Louise Brooks Society website filmography page.Louise Brooks' role in the film, a minor part, was cut from the production shortly before release.  An opening sequence with "Jim Adams" (Lloyd Nolan) being jilted by "Joyce Beaton" (Louise Brooks) was shot but eliminated from the final cut. […]

Pandora's Box, the sensational 1929 film starring Louise Brooks, will be shown at the Arkadin Cinema and Bar in St. Louis, Missouri on May 13. This film is presented by Silents, Please! STL and will feature a special introduction from SPSTL’s Kate Stewart. More information about this event, including ticket availability, can be found HERE. And here is what the hosting organization says about the event. "One of the masters of early German cinema, G. W. Pabst had an innate talent for discovering actresses (including Greta Garbo). And perhaps none of his female stars shone brighter than […]

Pandora's Box, Louise Brooks' great screen triumph, will be shown at Wilton's Music Hall in London on Thursday, July 30th. This 7:00 pm screening will feature a live piano score by Christopher Eldred. More information about this event, including ticket availability, can be found HERE. Otherwise, here is what the venue says about the event: Louise Brooks stars as the effortlessly seductive Lulu, a high class courtesan and dancer who brings destruction to the Berlin bourgeoisie with her turbulent love affairs, both male and female.   Heavily censored in its day, G.W. Pabst‘s 1929 […]

Pandora's Box, the sensational 1929 film starring Louise Brooks, will be screened at Miss Laura’s Brothel Museum in Fort Smith, Arkansas on April 10th. This special event is being held in conjunction with the Fort Smith Public Library. More information about the event can be found HERE.The venue states, "Step into the bold and provocative world of early cinema with a special screening of Pandora’s Box (1929), the groundbreaking German silent masterpiece directed by G. W. Pabst and starring the unforgettable Louise Brooks as Lulu. Daring, magnetic, and ahead of its time, Pandora’s Box […]