The beard

Promotional film for Michael McClure's play The beard. Contains excerpts from the play.; Running time: 02:31.; No credits or date on film; information supplied from: A critical cinema / Scott MacDonald [Robert Nelson filmography].; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.; PFA 1604-03-149. Restricted: Archival. Not for research or exhibition.; PFA 1604-01-16871. Restricted: Not for research use.; Women's bodies and images of lions and apes are intercut with excerpts from Michael McClure's play The beard. A voiceover announces that Billie the Kid and Jean Harlow star in Michael McClure's play The beard, then running at a theatre in San Francisco. The excerpts consist of a man and woman on stage drinking and arguing.; PFA 1604-01-16871. D0138 donation 4/6/2016 CBPF; PFA 1604-03-149. Ektachrome 7386 reversal print. Mark Toscano, Academy Film Archive assessment: 1967 A-wind 7386 print from originals; mild color shift; minor wear; no damage; only surviving element, source for Academy preservation CONDITION NOTE: Inspected: 2002/12/06; Very light scratches on emulsion and base, sometimes just on edges, other times in picture area; the scratches are so light they may not appear on screen; print is dirty and oily; Ektachrome print; 2 splices CONDITION NOTE: Last inspected: 2011/06/17; Very good condition; light scratches; lightly cupped side to side; color is good; PFA 1604-01-16871. New print made 10/17/2013 from Academy preservation internegative + optical track negative at FotoKem.