Beverly of Graustark(1926) Kickstarter from Undercrank Productions

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Greetings!

…and welcome to my 10th Kickstarter!

I'm running this project to fund the production and release of the silent film Beverly of Graustark (1926), starring Marion Davies. This silent era rom-com has never been available on home video and is loads of fun. The film will be presented in a new digital scan from an archival 35mm nitrate print preserved by the Library of Congress. I will create and perform a new musical score on theatre organ for the project.
The Project

Backers will get a Blu-ray copy of the finished product, and the project will be limited to 150 backers, USA-only.

Why? – because I have another really cool Kickstarter waiting in the wings, one that will be open to an unlimited number of backers and will have room for add-ons and stretch goals. And so, this one will (ideally) be short and sweet, so I can have a less-lengthy production turnaround and so I can jump in to the next one.
The Film

Beverly of Graustark is loads of fun, and if you've seen Marion Davies' films from 1922-1925, I can tell you this one more closely resembles the fun and style of her later silent films you may already know, Show People and The Patsy.

Beverly of Graustark was released in April 1926 by M-G-M, and was expertly directed by Sidney Franklin. Ms. Davies is supported by a great cast that includes Antonio Moreno, Creighton Hale, Roy D'Arcy and Albert Gran.

To add to the excitement, the archival 35mm nitrate print being sourced and scanned, from Ms. Davies' own collection, has its original 2-color Technicolor ending.

The finished project will be made available commercially on both DVD and Blu-ray later in 2022, via my home-video label Undercrank Productions.
Join the Fun

I hope you'll join in helping me bring this unseen soon-to-be-classic 1926 comedy/costume picture from film cans to classic film fans.

Thanks!

Ben Model

Silent Film Accompanist, Historian, Presenter...and Home-Video Producer/Distributor silentfilmmusic.com

When Knighthood Was in Flower was an excellent release which I pre-ordered when it came out, so if this is anything like that release it should be another stellar release.