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"Miss Lulu Bett" (1921) starring Lois Wilson, Milton Sills and Theodore Roberts is coming to the Woman's Club of Hollywood, on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. with live musical accompaniment by Retroformat Musical Director Cliff Retallick., plus a live, vaudeville-style musical opening. 

Tickets are $20.00, or only $15.00 for members of The Vault and the Woman's Club of Hollywood.  

Become a member of "The Vault" today, starting at only $7.00, to support Retroformat and become eligible for discounted tickets! ​
William DeMille's outstanding drama of the "new woman" of the Twentieth Century, "Miss Lulu Bett" (1921) starring Lois Wilson, Milton Sills and Theodore Roberts is coming to the Woman's Club of Hollywood, with live musical accompaniment by Retroformat Musical Director Cliff Retallick, on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. Members of The Vault are eligible for discounted tickets. 
Released a year after passage of the 19th amendment, “Miss Lulu Bett” pays tribute to the newfound confidence of women of that generation, who were emerging from centuries of belittlement and economic slavery. 

Lois Wilson is outstanding in the title role as a Midwesterner who emerges from her world of household drudgery to become self-reliant and confident.  Excellent supporting performances are provided by Milton Sills and Theodore Roberts.

A fine example of the power of the silent drama, it was directed by William deMille, who had been a leading Broadway playwright (“The Warrens of Virginia”) before following his younger brother, Cecil B., to California to work in the new movie industry. 

The screenplay was adapted from a novel of the same name by Zona Gale by Clara Beranger, a prolific writer responsible for all of William DeMille’s screenplays from 1921 - 1928 (they married in 1928).  It was photographed by L. Guy Wilky, who had been a founding member of the American Society of Cinematographers in 1919.

Available now for patrons of The Vault:

The Vault exclusives in March include: 

  • Jack Pickford in "The Man Who Had Everything," (1924)
  • Molly King and Leon Bary in "The Mystery of the Double Cross, Episode 1: The Lady in Number 7" (1917), the first of 15 amazing, complete chapters!
  • Edison's Temple of Moloch (1912), a fascinating short film about disease prevention, with special relevance today.
  • For premium subscribers, legendary filmmaker and Retroformat founding Board member Allison Anders ("Gas Food Lodging," "Mi Vida Loca," "Grace of My Heart") discusses the silent film era, Jack Pickford and The Man Who Had Everything with Jason Culp. 

Coming in April:

  • Tom Mix in "The Man from Texas" (1915) (from a beautiful tinted print) and "An Arizona Wooing" (1915).
  • "The Masked Stranger," Episode 2 of "Mystery of the Double Cross" (1917).
  • For premium subscribers, legendary historian/writer Anthony Slide talks with Jason Culp about film preservation and his memories of working for Blackhawk Films.

And much more!
Jack Pickford
Felix the Cat in "Sure-Locked Homes"
The Vault is Retroformat's one-of-a-kind online archive of rare silent movies and special features. Here you will find Retroformat's exclusive digital scans of films from the USC HNH Foundation Moving Image Archive and other private collections, plus restorations by the Library of Congress and more, with brand new additions every month!
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