Disc 2 contains the programs “Sennett in the Twenties” and “Funny Girls: Genders and Their Benders.”
The Funny Girls program begins with The Detectress (1919) with Gale Henry. Lizzie (Henry) is an undercover detective on the trail of a robber that leads her to Chinatown. From a sepia-toned composite print comprised of a very good 16mm print augmented by a small number of shots from a very-good 35mm print. Synthesizer music by Eric Beheim.
One Wet Night (1924) with Alice Howell and Bert Roach A young wife (Howell) and her husband cope with a rainy day. From a very-good 16mm print that is missing its main title and its ending. Synthesizer music by Brian Benison.
Know Thy Wife (1918) with Dorothy Devore and Earle Rodney. Bob (Rodney) and Betty (De Vore) are engaged, even though his parents are expecting Lillian (Leota Lorraine) to be their daughter-in-law. To fool them, Betty dresses as Bob’s friend, Steve. From a very-good 16mm print. Pipe organ music by Ken Rosen.
Rowdy Ann (1919) with Fay Tincher Ann (Tincher) is a cowgirl who holds her own in a small cattle town out West and in a girls’ finishing school in the East. From a very-good 16mm print. Synthsizer music by Eric Beheim.
Hearts and Flowers (1919) with Louise Fazenda and Ford Sterling. A hotel orchestra leader (Sterling) pitches woo to a flower girl (Fazenda) when he thinks she’s a millionaire heiress. Phyllis Haver and the Sennett Bathing Beauties also appear. From a preservation print, with new intertitles, prepared from a very-good 35mm print. Synthesizer music and sound effects by Eric Beheim.
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