Duck Soup Cinema The Signal Tower

Duck Soup Cinema’s “The Signal Tower” pulls you into a sweeping silent‑era drama set amid the rugged Northern California backcountry. Follow Dave Taylor—intrepid railroad signalman played by Rockliffe Fellowes—as he devotes every shift to his wife Sally (Virginia Valli) and son Sonny (Frankie Darro). When new boarder Joe Standish (Wallace Beery) arrives, his simmering attraction to Sally threatens to derail their quiet life, throwing love, loyalty and danger into a high‑stakes race on the rails. Captured on breathtaking real‑life tracks and complete with an authentic signal tower constructed expressly for the film, this rare screening showcases one of only two 35mm restoration prints from Photoplay Productions, faithfully dye‑tinted to mirror the colors of the surviving 16mm originals. Don’t miss this polished slice of silent‑era cinema, lovingly restored for modern audiences.