Date and Time
- Saturday, Nov 14, 2026 6:45pm
Details
Intro by film historian David Stenn | Live musical accompaniment by Makia Matsumura
From her nude swimming scene to her exotic grass-skirted hula dance, Clara Bow radiates a sensual vitality that all but ignites the screen. Hula (Bow), the impulsive daughter of a Hawaiian plantation owner, pursues pleasure and eventually romance with a handsome young engineer from the mainland. Bow brought a high-energy sexuality to her performances that no other actress — then and now — could match. Victor Fleming showcases Bow in costumes as daring as the film’s teasingly thin pretext of a plot. Censored almost everywhere it was originally shown, this new restoration from an original nitrate print is complete — and more visually dazzling than audiences have seen since the film’s first release.
