Silent Movie Matinee: LUCKY STAR (1929)
Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell first co-starred in director Frank Borzage’s 7th Heaven. Lucky Star is their third and final work with Borzage, from a story by Tristram Tupper, who wrote for movies between serving in both World Wars. Farrell plays Timothy Osborne, a repairman, and Gaynor plays Mary Tucker, an impoverished farm-girl. They are initially adversarial, but after Tim is injured serving in World War I, and returns as a wounded veteran, they are drawn together and find a love that transcends and heals many wounds. Directed by Frank Borzage. 99 minutes.
With Live Piano Accompaniment by Bernie Anderson. Hosted & Curated by Ken Gordon. Image courtesy of 20th Century-Fox.
Children under the age of six will not be admitted to these shows.
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Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell first co-starred in director Frank Borzage’s 7th Heaven. Lucky Star is their third and final work with Borzage, from a story by Tristram Tupper, who wrote for movies between serving in both World Wars. Farrell plays Timothy Osborne, a repairman, and Gaynor plays Mary Tucker, an impoverished farm-girl. They are initially adversarial, but after Tim is injured serving in World War I, and returns as a wounded veteran, they are drawn together and find a love that transcends and heals many wounds. Directed by Frank Borzage. 99 minutes.
With Live Piano Accompaniment by Bernie Anderson. Hosted & Curated by Ken Gordon. Image courtesy of 20th Century-Fox.
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