The Big Parade (Silent with Live Music Score)

Sunday, July 19, 2026•6:30 PM

One of the most moving and impactful depictions of war, director King Vidor’s remarkable silent classic is presented in 35mm with live musical accompaniment by Cliff Retallick. Wealthy James Apperson (John Gilbert) deploys as a soldier in World War I France and grows from a naïve kid into a battle-hardened veteran as he and his two buddies are paraded toward the front.

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Before it became the repertory movie haven it is today, this historic building housed a vaudeville house, candy factory, and even a celebrity nightclub. In 1978, Sherman Torgan transformed a shuttered adult theater into the New Beverly Cinema.story