Now We’re in the Air (excerpt). 1927. Directed by Frank R. Strayer The World and the Woman. 1916. Directed by Eugene Moore

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Held on Fri, Jan 19, 2018, 4:30 p.m.

Introduced by screenwriter and film historian David Stenn

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2

The World and the Woman. 1916. USA. Directed by Eugene Moore. Courtesy of the George Eastman Museum

Now We’re in the Air (excerpt). 1927. USA. Directed by Frank R. Strayer. Screenplay by Thomas J. Geraghty. With Wallace Beery, Raymond Hatton, Louise Brooks. 35mm. 23 min.

Louise Brooks makes a brief but memorable appearance as a carnival performer in this newly discovered fragment of a World War I aviation comedy. Restored by The Library of Congress in collaboration with the San Francisco Silent Film Festival.

The World and the Woman. 1916. USA. Directed by Eugene Moore. Screenplay by Philip Longeran, William C. de Mille. With Jeanne Eagels, Boyd Marshall, Thomas A. Curran. 35mm. 74 min.

Broadway legend Jeanne Eagels stars as a prostitute who discovers she has faith-healing gifts in a rare silent feature from the New York–based Thanhouser Film Corp. Restored by the George Eastman Museum. Live musical accompaniment by Donald Sosin.

This film accompanies To Save and Project: The 15th MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation.

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