It (1927) on IMDB.com

1. How does this film speak to the spirit of the 1920s, the "modern temper"?
2. What historical, cultural, and material contexts, discussed in your text, can be helpful in interpreting the film?
3. Consider how images of prosperity, business, class, youth, and gender are imagined in the film. Which scenes would you choose to discuss in light of each of these ideas, and why?
4. What is the role of mass or consumer culture in this film? Discuss one key sequence in the film.
5. What kinds of gender identities do you see in the film? Consider both the main male characters (Monty and Mr. Waltham) and the main female characters (Adele and Betty). What do you think the film has to say about gender?
6. Do you think this film challenges what, in the 1920s, were considered traditional gender roles? Does it display any alternative images of gender identity? Conversely, does the film reinforce any gender roles that are today considered traditional?