IT (1927, starring Clara Bow)

As part of our Silents, Please! series of silent films with live musical accompaniment, we are proud to present IT, starring Clara Bow, with live musical accompaniment by Dale Abraham on theater organ and Tom Roberts on piano.  

"It" is a 1927 silent romantic comedy film which tells the story of a shop girl who sets her sights on the handsome and wealthy boss of the department store where she works. It is based on a novella written by Elinor Glyn and originally serialized in Cosmopolitan magazine. 

Because of this film, actress Clara Bow became a major star of the highest magnitude, and a result, became known as the "It girl". The picture was considered lost for many years, but a nitrate-copy was found in Prague in the 1960s. In 2001, "It" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".