The Valentine’s Day Intertitle: Gold-Digger of 1928

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A break from our Mary Shelley explorations!

Off to Kirkcaldy, in the Kingdom of Fife, today, to see D.W. Griffith’s 1928 BATTLE OF THE SEXES, with Phyllis Haver as Marie, introduced laughing hysterically while reading Little Women at the beauty salon. This jazz age comedy is something of a departure for Griffith, who had rather steered clear of comedy since THOSE AWFUL HATS in 1909. Apparently it’s rather good, and the buzz of a live audience and live score make it irresistible.

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Accompaniment by Jane Gardner, Hazel Morrison and John Burgess. I shall report back!

This entry was posted on February 14, 2016 at 12:20 pm and is filed under FILM with tags Battle of the Sexes, DW Griffith, Jane Gardner, Phyllis Haver. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

4 Responses to “The Valentine’s Day Intertitle: Gold-Digger of 1928”

David Ehrenstein Says:
February 14, 2016 at 3:43 pm

Billy Wilder Wishes You A Happy Valentine’s Day
dcairns Says:
February 14, 2016 at 5:38 pm

Typing from an Italian restaurant in Kirkcaldy, seems like the right kind of atmosphere…
David Ehrenstein Says:
February 14, 2016 at 8:20 pm

“We wuz wit you, boss — at Rigoletto’s”
dcairns Says:
February 15, 2016 at 12:00 am

:)

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