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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 13h

On Oct. 5, 1893, a teenaged Lionel Barrymore appears at the Seattle Theatre in "The Rivals," a starring vehicle for his grandmother, Louisa Drew. The stage company also includes Barrymore's uncle, Sidney Drew, who would go on to have his own movie career. nwpictureshow.com/portfolio/ch...

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It’s Oct. 2, 1912, and the Dream Theatre in Seattle is showing “The Man Hunt,” aka “The Poacher.” The plot is, well, not important here. I’m just happy to finally put some dates around this photograph, one of the few surviving images of the Dream, then considered to be Seattle's finest nickelodeon.

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Longtime journalist and promoter J. Willis Sayre spent 50+ years collecting Seattle theatrical programs. It's a trove of material that documents PacNW stage history like nowhere else in America. Building a legacy...now playing, at Northwest Picture Show. nwpictureshow.com/portfolio/ch...

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

On Sept. 29, 1919, Stan Laurel plays a weeklong engagement at Seattle’s Pantages Theatre in the vaudeville sketch “No Mother to Guide Her.” Laurel’s 4th solo appearance in the Northwest, he previously visited several times as a member of the Fred Karno comedy troupe, opposite Charlie Chaplin.

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

On Sept. 29, 1924, film comedian Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle begins a weeklong stage engagement at Seattle’s Pantages Theatre. Arbuckle is headlining the vaudeville bill, with the live acts supporting feature ﬁlm “Torment,” starring Owen Moore and Bessie Love. nwpictureshow.com/portfolio/ch...

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

On Sept. 28, 1909, future screen heartthrob Francis X. Bushman comes to Seattle’s Alhambra Theatre in the comedy “Going Some.” This play was a curious mash-up of two different themes – a satire on collegiate sports that takes place on an Arizona cattle ranch. nwpictureshow.com/portfolio/ch...

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

On Sept. 28, 1918, Spokane's Hippodrome Theatre proved that children's matinees can be fun, but also dangerous. www.historylink.org/File/7580

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

On Sept. 27, 1928, screen comedian Harry Langdon began a weeklong stage engagement at the Seattle (now Paramount) Theatre in the sketch “Unrequited Love.” This act supported the film “The First Kiss,” starring Gary Cooper and Fay Wray. nwpictureshow.com/portfolio/ch...

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It’s Sept. 25, 1917, and the Scenic Theatre in Leavenworth, WA, is showing “Hell Morgan’s Girl” starring Dorothy Phillips. Set on San Francisco’s Barbary Coast, an artist falls in love with the daughter of an underworld saloon owner, but must battle a ruthless politician (Lon Chaney) for her hand.

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

On Mon., Sept. 28, Seattle’s Paramount Theatre will show 1927’s “Metropolis,” directed by Fritz Lang. With stunning visuals, Lang’s film takes place in a dystopian future in which a large city grapples with the disparity between its elite and working classes. www.stgpresents.org/events/silen...

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Silent Movie Mondays - Metropolis (1927) - Seattle Theatre Group

STG Presents Silent Movie Mondays at The Paramount Theatre. Official details here.

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In July 1908 the Sychrodome Theatre in Seattle began showing an entirely new type of film: pictures with sound. But wait – the “talkies” wouldn’t storm Hollywood for another two decades... Sound film: it’s complicated. Now playing, at Northwest Picture Show. nwpictureshow.com/portfolio/ch...

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

On Sun., Sept. 27, the Washington Center for the Performing Arts in Olympia, WA, will show Harold Lloyd’s comedy “Safety Last,” paired with the Laurel and Hardy short “Liberty.” Music for both films will be provided by Dennis James on the Wurlitzer organ. www.washingtoncenter.org/event/silent...

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Silent Movie: High Rise Hijinks - The Washington Center for the Performing Arts

Two of silent film's great comedies: Laurel & Hardy's Liberty and Harold Lloyd's Safety Last!. Sept 27 at the Washington Center. Tickets start at $18.

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

On Sept. 22, 1913, future screen comedian Harry Langdon comes to Seattle’s Orpheum Theatre in the vaudeville sketch “A Night on the Boulevard.” Playing off America’s newfound love for the automobile, Langdon plays the hapless driver of a car with a mind of its own. nwpictureshow.com/portfolio/ch...

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

On Sat., Sept. 26, the Hollywood Theatre in Portland, OR, will show F.W. Murnau’s “Sunrise,” starring George O’Brien and Janet Gaynor. The picture will be accompanied by Dean Lemire, performing his own original score on the Hollywood’s Wurlitzer pipe organ. hollywoodtheatre.org/show/sunrise/

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SUNRISE - Hollywood Theatre

Hollywood organist, Dean Lemire will be performing his original score on the mighty Hollywood Wurlitzer theatre pipe organ. From the creator of Nosferatu, we are proud to present, F.W. Murnau’s […]

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

On Sept. 25 and 26 the Gig Harbor Film Festival will show Rustin Thompson’s documentary on the demise of small-town movie theatres, “The Last Picture Shows.” The film will be preceded by a short on the old Grand Illusion Theatre in Seattle's University District. gigharborfilm.org/wp-content/u...

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

On Fri., Sept. 25, the Beacon Cinema in Seattle will show a “remix” of Louis Feuillade’s “Fantómas.” Originally released as a serial film in 1913/1914, this version reworks the episodes into a single narrative to tell the full-length tale of a Parisian supervillain. thebeacon.film/calendar/mov...

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FANTOMAS: THE SUPER KRIME KUT — The Beacon

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It’s Sept. 18, 1929, and the talkies have come to Cashmere, WA. Today’s feature at the Fox-Liberty Theatre is “Show Boat,” a talking and singing extravaganza starring Laura LaPlante. This film is based loosely on the 1927 stage musical about a young woman who marries a riverboat gambler.

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

On Thurs., Sept. 24, the Hollywood Theatre in Portland, OR, will be showing a 35mm print of “Blonde Crazy,” starring James Cagney and Joan Blondell. In this pre-Code comedy/drama, they play a pair as fast-talking con artists who end up getting double-crossed. hollywoodtheatre.org/show/blonde-...

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BLONDE CRAZY in 35mm - Hollywood Theatre

Hollywood Babylon presents a rare 35mm print of this 1931 pre-Code classic!Joan Blondell and James Cagney are two hotel employees who flirt and con their way toward easy money, until […]

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

On Wed., Sept. 23, SIFF Uptown in Seattle will show the classic “Jules and Jim,” directed by François Truffaut. This story follows a multi-year love triangle between two friends (Henri Serre and Oskar Werner) and the free-spirited Catherine, played by Jeanne Moreau. www.siff.net/programs-and...

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Nouvelles Femmes: Jules and Jim (35mm)

Two Parisian literature-loving friends (Oscar Werner, Henri Serre) are dumbstruck when they encounter Catherine (Jeanne Moreau), a real-life embodiment of passionate, adventurous living. Respect and ...

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“Fatty” Arbuckle was one of the Hollywood’s top comedians, but a murder scandal tarnished his name with the public. That's why, in 1924, he embarked on a vaudeville tour to reconnect with his audience. The redemption tour…now playing, at Northwest Picture Show. nwpictureshow.com/portfolio/ch...

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

On Sun., Sept. 20, SIFF Cinema in downtown Seattle will show the 1959 Alfred Hitchcock thriller “North by Northwest.” Cary Grant is mistaken for a spy, then pairs up with Eva Marie Saint to go on the run from…well, everyone, it seems. Just go with it. www.siff.net/programs-and...

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Community Screening: North By Northwest

Cary Grant stars as an innocent man mistaken for a spy in one of Alfred Hitchcock's greatest thrillers. While leaving New York's Plaza Hotel, advertising executive Roger Thornhill (Grant) has the misf...

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

On Sept. 15, 1976, the ever-chic Gloria Swanson comes to the Frederick & Nelson Department Store in downtown Seattle supporting her 6th (!) husband, William Dufty, as he promotes his diet book, “Sugar Blues.” nwpictureshow.com/portfolio/ch...

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

On Sept. 15, 1907, Cecil B. DeMille comes to the Grand Opera House in Seattle playing support to leading man Cyril Scott in the stage production of “The Prince Chap.” Later, in 1920, DeMille’s brother William would make a film version of the same play. nwpictureshow.com/portfolio/ch...

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Beginning Thurs., Sept. 17, the Hollywood Theatre in Portland, OR, will present a series of silent film programs with new, original scores, performed live onstage. Selections include shorts by Alice Guy Blanche, “The Golem,” and Buster Keaton’s “The General.” hollywoodtheatre.org/series/sonic...

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Sonic Silents Film Festival - Hollywood Theatre

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

On Sept. 14, 1916, the original Concrete Theatre in Concrete, WA, goes up in flames. www.historylink.org/File/8419

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Beginning Sat., Sept. 19, the Pickford Film Center in Bellingham, WA, will screen “Lumière, Le Cinéma!” This 2024 documentary features glimpses from 100+ films by French pioneers Auguste and Louis Lumière, demonstrating their contributions to early cinema. www.pickfordfilmcenter.org/movie/lumire...

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Lumière, Le Cinema! (2024)

CO-PRESENTED BY SPARK MUSEUM in conjunction with their new September exhibit: FROM STILL LIFE TO REEL LIFE: A HISTORY OF IMAGE PROJECTIONMOVIE DESCRIPTION: In one of those wonderful coincidences of hi...

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

For two days beginning Sat., Sept. 19, the Pickford Film Center in Bellingham, WA, will screen “Lumière, Le Cinéma!” This 2024 documentary offers glimpses of 100+ early films by Auguste and Louis Lumière, demonstrating their contributions to early cinema. www.pickfordfilmcenter.org/movie/lumire...

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Lumière, Le Cinema! (2024)

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

On Wed., Sept. 16, the SIFF Uptown in Seattle will show Jean-Luc Godard’s “Breathless,” one of the defining films of the French New Wave. This 1960 release follows a small-time crook and his American girlfriend as they attempt to elude police following a murder. www.siff.net/programs-and...

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Nouvelles Femmes: Breathless

Michel (Jean-Paul Belmondo) stomps the accelerator, and is Parisian-cool and casual about the big things (love, living and dying). Speeding ahead like Bogart in those American Noir movies, with the Am...

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It’s Sept. 11, 1925, and the Empire Theatre in Anacortes, WA, is showing John Ford’s “The Iron Horse,” the director's first big-budget film. This epic about the transcontinental railroad was a tremendous success upon release and was added to the National Film Registry in 2011.

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

On Tues., Sept. 15, the Cleveland Silent Film Festival kicks off at the Cleveland Cinematheque. Running through the 20th, the Festival opens with the 1923 film “East and West,” starring Yiddish theatre star Molly Picon. For a full schedule, visit: www.clevelandsilentfilmfestival.org

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Cleveland Silent Film Festival & Colloquium

The Cleveland Silent Film Festival and Colloquium is a celebration of the expressive power of early cinema when accompanied by live music.

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

On Sept. 9, 1906, 24-year-old John Barrymore comes to Seattle's Grand Opera House in the stage play “On the Quiet,” a farce comedy starring actor William Collier. Barrymore would later star in the 1918 film version, but this time he'd play the leading role. nwpictureshow.com/portfolio/ch...

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Theatre owners wanted their venues to be comfortable and luxurious. And so an entire separate industry grew to help equip Northwest movie houses with a variety of unique furniture, lighting and décor. The devil in details…now playing, at Northwest Picture Show. nwpictureshow.com/portfolio/ch...

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

On Fri., Sept. 11, the Los Angeles Silent Film Festival kicks off at the Los Feliz 3 Theatre. With 10 films in total, it kicks off with Douglas Fairbanks in “The Black Pirate,” and ends on Sun. evening with “Faust.” For a full schedule, visit: www.losangelessilentfilmfestival.org/index.html

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

On Fri., Sept. 11, the Kiggins Theatre in Vancouver, WA, begins a 4-day run of the 1953 romantic comedy “Roman Holiday.” Gregory Peck plays a journalist who stumbles onto a huge story – Hepburn, a European princess who’s snuck out for some free time in Rome. www.kigginstheatre.com/movie/roman-...

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ROMAN HOLIDAY

HOPE Dementia Services returns in September with the romantic ROMAN HOLIDAY starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck!Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off fo...

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

For 3 days beginning Thurs., Sept. 10, the Capitol Theatre in Olympia, WA will show "Cool Hand Luke,” starring Paul Newman. Newman plays a prisoner who refuses to be broken by the resident toughs, sadistic warden or a bucket of hard-boiled eggs. www.olympiafilmsociety.org/movie/cool-h...

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COOL HAND LUKE

When petty criminal Luke Jackson (Paul Newman) is sentenced to two years in a Florida prison farm, he doesn't play by the rules of either the sadistic warden or the yard's resident heavy, Dragline (Ge...

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

A revival of F.W. Murnau’s 1926 film “Faust,” with live musical accompaniment by the Invincible Czars, is making the rounds in western WA next week. Screening dates include: • Sept. 8: Capitol Theatre in Olympia. • Sept. 9: SIFF Uptown in Seattle. • Sept. 10: Pickford Film Center in Bellingham.

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

It’s Sept. 4, 1914, at the Apollo Theatre in Tacoma, WA, where it’s all Mary Pickford all the time. Drop by today and you can catch one of the final screenings of “Tess of the Storm Country,” while tomorrow the Apollo begins a run of Pickford’s latest release, “The Eagle’s Mate.”

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

On Sept. 4, 1921, leading man Francis X. Bushman and wife Beverly Bayne headline the Moore Theatre in Seattle with the vaudeville playlet “The Poor Rich Man,” based on their 1918 film of the same name. nwpictureshow.com/portfolio/ch...

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

On September 3, 1931, the Fox Theatre in Spokane opens on West Sprague. www.historylink.org/File/5269

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

When the Spanish Flu arrived in 1918, many WA cities had to close public gathering places, including movie theatres. And like COVID a century later, that made a lot of people very angry. A little tragedy, a little turmoil…now playing, at Northwest Picture Show. nwpictureshow.com/portfolio/ch...

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

On Sept. 1, 1913, Charlie Chaplin appears at Seattle’s Empress Theatre in the Fred Karno vaudeville sketch “A Night in a London Club.” Chaplin held the comedy spotlight in this act, but the supporting cast wasn’t too shabby, since it also included Stan Laurel. nwpictureshow.com/portfolio/ch...

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

On Thurs., Sept. 3, the Cinecon film festival kicks off in Los Angeles. There’s always some notable silents on the bill, and this year's selections include “The Magic Cloak of Oz” (1914), Clara Bow in “My Lady’s Lips” (1925), and Maurice Tourneur’s “The White Heather” (1919). cineconfilmfest.org

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

On Aug. 30, 1914, movie star Gilbert M. (“Broncho Billy”) Anderson comes to Seattle, allegedly scouting film locations. But his visit actually had more to do with the stage play “The Candy Shop,” beginning a weeklong stand at the Metropolitan Theatre, which was said to be “his” theatrical troupe.

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

On Sat., Sept. 5, the Hollywood Theatre in Portland, OR will begin a 3-day run of Ridley Scott’s “Alien,” starring Sigourney Weaver. This 35mm print is the director’s cut, which I assume means there's extra footage of Jones the cat. hollywoodtheatre.org/show/alien-d... #hollywoodtheater

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

On Wed., Sept. 2, Northwest Film Forum in Seattle will the horror classic “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari,” with live musical accompaniment from Sleepbomb, a SF-based psychedelic band that specializes in scoring or reinterpreting music for older films. nwfilmforum.org/films/sleepb... #nwfilmforum

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Sleepbomb Presents: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari - Northwest Film Forum

Northwest Film Forum is excited to present a screening of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari with a live score from San Francisco's Sleepbomb.

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Northwest Picture Show @nwpictureshow.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

It’s Aug. 28, 1927, and the Eatonville Theatre in Eatonville, WA is showing “Frisco Sally Levy,” starring Sally O’Neil and Roy D’Arcy. O’Neil plays a young woman who’s torn between her boyfriend and a dashing newcomer with a shady background – something she fails to see until it’s nearly too late.

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