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Musical score on TCM presentation of this film


I think the musical score helped a great deal with this film. I'm sure it was composed recently. What kind of music went with the presentation in theaters? Anyone know?

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Normally, a musician would accompany silent films with live organ music.

May be that was the case for this film also.


"OOO...I'M GON' TELL MAMA!"

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I saw this film at the AFI Theater in the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., with live organ music played by Ray Brubacher, who was a master at creating music to fit the action on the screen. That was in 1980, but I'm sure topnotch organists did the same thing in 1926.

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