Lonesome

press release: USA | 1928 | 35mm | 69 min.

Director: Paul Fejos; Cast: Barbara Kent, Glenn Tryon, Fay Holderness

Recalling Sunrise, this dazzling, visually expressive masterpiece set against a vibrant New York City tells a simple yet powerful story of Boy Meets Girl. One of the great films made during Hollywood’s transitional period from silents to talkies, Lonesome features two scenes with dialogue. Restored 35mm print courtesy George Eastman Museum. Preceded by Oswald the Rabbit in Five and Dime (1933, 6 min.)

Sunday Cinematheque at the Chazen: It’s a Universal Picture

This lineup of movies released by Universal Pictures from 1928-1936 shows how one of the smallest of the major studios, under the leadership of head honcho Carl Laemmle, Jr., held their own with a variety of fun and fast-paced features that delivered innovation in a number of genres: melodramas, comedies, thrillers, war stories, musicals and horror movies. Our series partly focuses on Universal’s top-flight, best-known directors like William Wyler, John Stahl and James Whale, but you will also have a chance to discover the expressive and riveting work of Edward L. Cahn, Paul Fejos, and others. As a bonus, many of the features will be preceded by animated preludes starring Universal’s top cartoon star of the day, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Special Thanks to Dave Kehr, whose series of Universal discoveries curated for New York’s Museum of Modern Art and Bologna’s Il Cinema Ritrovato provided significant inspiration.