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In the inaugural episode of our Clara Bow Acteurist Oeuvre-view series, we discuss the general outline of Bow's life and career, consider her two first major film roles, and venture a few working hypotheses. She's easily the best thing in\xa0Down to the Sea in Ships\xa0(1922), the film that introduced her to the public, as a playful tomboy. Directed by D. W. Griffith alumnus Elmer Clifton, it starts the trend of contrasting Bow with a more antiquated form of womanhood as film, and culture in general, struggles to emerge from the Victorian era.\xa0Black Oxen\xa0(1923), directed by Frank Lloyd, takes a sci fi approach to this theme, and plants the \u201cflapper\u201d label on Bow\u2014which, we decide, is incorrect.\xa0\xa0

Time Codes:

0h 01m 00s: \xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Brief Bow Intro

0h 18m 44s:\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Down to the Sea in Ships (1922) [dir: Elmer Clifton]

0h 36m 03s:\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Black Oxen (1923) [dir: Frank Lloyd]\xa0 \xa0 \xa0\xa0

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Theme Music:

\u201cWhat\u2019s Yr Take on Cassavetes?\u201d \u2013 Le Tigre

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