SUN SEP 14, 2025 5:00 PM "The Mender of Nets" / THE ENEMY SEX $12.00 (member) ; $17.00 (general admission) Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee. Los Feliz 3 | Introduction by film historian and author Mary Mallory and Jeff McCarty, Senior Film Preservation Manager, Paramount Pictures and award ceremony presenting the LASFF Award for Film Scholarship to historian and author Anthony Slide. Live score by Andrew Earle Simpson. World Premiere of New Restoration Co-presented by Retroformat Silent Films and Mount Saint Mary’s University Graduate Programs in Film, Television and New Media ‘Los Angeles Silent Film Festival’ Andrew Earle Simpson merch sale prior to the screening at 4:30pm at the Los Feliz 3. Checking Event Status... *This is an RSVP which means first come first served. This RSVP does not guarantee a seat. Not a Member? Join Today. Already a Member? Be sure you are logged in to your account. Your RSVP is being held for 1 minute, please select the quantity and fill out your contact info to complete the RSVP First Name Last Name Email Quantity Subscribe to our newsletter FINISH
ABOUT THE FILMS: “The Mender of Nets,” 1912, Dir. D. W. Griffith, 16 Mins, USA Set on the beaches of Santa Monica a humble fisherwoman (Mary Pickford) finds her engagement threatened when her fiancé’s former lover (Mabel Normand) refuses to release him, sparking a jealous brother’s violent defense of his sister’s honor. FORMAT: DCP THE ENEMY SEX, 1924, Dir. James Cruze, 80 Mins, Paramount Pictures, USA Paramount’s THE ENEMY SEX (1924) pairs one of the silent era’s most versatile directors with one of its most captivating stars. James Cruze—whose career spanned everything from Fatty Arbuckle slapstick to lavish epics—here turns his satirical eye to cat-and-mouse games of wealth, power, and desire. In the role of chorus girl “Dodo” Baxter, Betty Compson—already a Paramount luminary and one of Hollywood’s highest-paid actresses—radiates wit, charm, and quiet strength. Faced with the advances of five worldly men at a millionaire’s party, Dodo outplays them all, spurning offers of fortune and fame to help a struggling alcoholic reclaim his life. Compson’s career had taken her from vaudeville’s “Vagabond Violinist” to international stardom, and this film, long unseen, captures her at the height of her career. Now, a century later, THE ENEMY SEX offers modern audiences a rare chance to rediscover both Compson’s artistry and Cruze’s sophisticated storytelling. FORMAT: DCP