Featuring actors like Clara Bow and Richard Arlen, Wings, released back in 1927, emerged as the only silent film in the history of the cinema to win a specific, highly prestigious award at the Oscars.

“Wings,” the 1927 classic silent film that was the first movie to ever win an Academy Award for Best Picture, will be shown 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10, at Boardwalk Hall as a kickoff to a week’s worth ...

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Silent films were never really silent. Theaters filled them with live music… from lone pianos to full orchestras. This week on Reel Music, hear powerful themes from early cinema, including Wings, ...