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PREVIOUSLY PLAYED

THE WAY OF THE STRONG

6:40 ONLY

Monday, October 20

Live piano accompaniment by Steve Sterner

(1928) Ugly gangster “Handsome” Williams falls in love with a blind violinist. Capra consciously experimenting with drama, revitalizing genre clichés. Approx. 61 min. 35mm.

Reviews

"A moody gangster movie whose sheer quirkiness and seemingly uncharacteristic themes reveal Capra’s darker recesses.”
– Joseph McBride

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