Silent Movie Day

The Garden of Eden (1928)

Monday, September 29, 2025 | 5:00pm

Little Theatre 1 (240 East Ave.)
Doors open at 4:30pm

Monday, September 29, 2025 | 7:30pm

Little Theatre 1 (240 East Ave.)
Doors open at 7:00pm

Regular ticket prices
Tickets available online in advance, at our box office during open hours, or at the door (if available).

Toni Le Brun, a beautiful Viennese opera singer, becomes the ward of the wardrobe mistress of a Monte Carlo nightclub. Her benefactor mistress, however, is actually a Baroness incognito. While the Baroness introduces her as her daughter, Toni falls in love with the handsome Richard, but as they prepare to marry, she comes to believe he is only after the wealth accompanying her new noble status. But truth, like true love, will not be kept secret long.

This brand-new 4K restoration of Lewis Milestone’s fabulous 1928 feature stars Corinne Griffith, Louise Dresser, and Maude George as the formidable Madame Bauer, With striking sets by William Cameron Menzies (Rebecca, Rosita), whirling cinematography by John Arnold (The Wind, Show People), and a cracking script by frequent Lubitsch collaborator Hanns Kräly (Forbidden Paradise), silent film has never been sharper, wittier, or sexier.

This new 2025 restoration of the film was undertaken by the San Francisco Film Preserver, with partners at George Eastman Museum and the Library of Congress. Digital restoration support was provided by The Maltese Film Works.

Silent Movie Day is an annual international celebration of silent movies that anyone can take part in. We believe that silent film is a vital, beautiful, and often overlooked part of film history. Our goal is to advocate for its presentation and preservation.

This day provides an opportunity for academics, aficionados, programmers, archivists and enthusiasts to gather around their shared appreciation of this unique period in visual arts and culture. It is also a time to rally around silent film initiatives for preservation and access, as well as raise awareness of the small percentage of film that remains from this period of the motion picture industry. Read more