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Gloria Swanson

Gloria Swanson

Gloria Swanson (March 27, 1899 – April 4, 1983) was an American actress. She was one of the most prominent stars during the silent film era as both an actress and a fashion icon, especially under the direction of Cecil B. DeMille, made dozens of silents and was nominated for the first Acadamy Award in the Best Actress catagory. In 1929, Swanson successfully transitioned to talkies with The Trespasser. However, personal problems and changing tastes saw her popularity wane during the 1930s when she moved into Theater and TV. Today she is best known for her role as Norma Desmond, a faded silent film start, in the critically aclaimed film Sunset Boulevard (1950).

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Movies Starring Gloria Swanson (31)

This Is Francis X. Bushman (2021)

Documentary about the life of silent film star Francis X. ...

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Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021)

In the mid-1950s, Dickson Hughes and Richard Stapley, young composers and romantic partners, are hired by legendary silent film star Gloria Swanson to write a musical based on her film Sunset Boulevard, directed by Billy Wilder in 1950. ...

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Hollywood sul Tevere (2009)

Biggest Hollywood stars in Italy from 1950 to 1970 through Cinecittà Luce's archives. ...

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Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007)

Before the G, PG and R ratings system there was the Production Code, and before that there was, well, nothing. This eye-opening documentary examines the rampant sexuality of early Hollywood through movie clips and reminiscences by stars of the era. Gloria ...

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The Casting Couch (1995)

An unprecedented anthology of never-before-told true stories by and about some of Hollywood's most interesting stars, legends, and wannabes, and takes readers inside Hollywood's inner sanctum to show how casting decisions are made, who makes them, and who ...

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Marilyn Monroe (1986)

Born Norma Jean Baker, actress Marilyn Monroe would become one of the most iconic and desirable women in the world. From her humble beginnings, to her USO performances, to her now-famous pin-up photographs and award-winning acting roles, Marilyn made her m ...

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Men Who Rate a 10 (1980)

Variety special hosted by Barbara Eden, Gloria Swanson, and Brooke Shields that celebrates the men whose sex appeal transcends age and the ages. ...

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Airport 1975 (1974)

When an in-flight collision incapacitates the pilots of an airplane bound for Los Angeles, stewardess Nancy Pryor is forced to take over the controls. From the ground, her boyfriend Alan Murdock, a retired test pilot, tries to talk her through piloting and ...

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Killer Bees (1974)

A strong-willed woman not only dominates her family of California winegrowers, but also has a strange hold on a colony of bees in her vineyard. ...

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The Age of Ballyhoo (1973)

A television documentary about the Twenties told through the use of Hollywood movies, audio recordings and newsreels of the period. Narrated by Gloria Swanson. ...

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The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (1961)

A documentary of Hollywood's first great Latin Lover, the contradictions in his personal life, and his premature death. ...

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When Comedy Was King (1960)

A compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Fatty Arbuckle, Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Charley Chase, and Laurel and Hardy. ...

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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960)

A look at the past, present and future of Hollywood as seen through the eyes of the movie columnist. ...

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Nero's Mistress (1956)

On seaside holiday, Nero, Poppea, Seneca and their friends and family prepare a great show where Nero will star. When his mother Agrippina arrives with her German praetorians and decides Nero has to conquer Britain, she's asking for trouble. Many attempts ...

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Three for Bedroom C (1952)

After beginning their train trip to California, a famous film actress and her daughter discover their compartment has also been assigned to a handsome biology professor. Comedy. ...

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Sunset Boulevard (1950)

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity. ...

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The Golden Twenties (1950)

Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports, lifestyles, and historical figures. ...

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Down Memory Lane (1949)

This film is a compilation, with narration by Steve Allen, of comedies from the old Mack Sennett silent studio. Sennett, himself, appears in a cameo at the end of the film. ...

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Dear Miss Gloria (1946)

A short subject, intended as the first of a series, where Gloria Swanson plays "Miss Gloria," advice columnist to the lovelorn. ...

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Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943)

This short film takes a nostalgic look at the Mack Sennett comedies of the silent cinema era. ...

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Father Takes a Wife (1941)

A famous actress has to win over her ready-made family when she weds a shipping magnate. ...

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Music in the Air (1934)

A songwriter's young daughter (June Lang) begins to dream of stardom when she's offered the lead role in a new operetta. ...

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The Camera Speaks (1934)

In this short film, an elderly cameraman and his camera reminisce about their days shooting silent films and news stories. ...

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Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933)

Comedian Lloyd Hamilton escorts a group of beauty contest winners to various Hollywood night spots. ...

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Perfect Understanding (1933)

A young couple decide to marry under the condition that they agree never to disagree. That agreement is soon put to the test when the husband finds himself attracted to a beautiful young woman. ...

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The Film Parade (1933)

Pioneer filmmaker J. Stuart Blackton was intrigued by the idea of a film about the history of the movies as early as 1915. He finally released a 52-minute feature called The Film Parade that was shown in New York and favorably reviewed by "Variety" in 1933 ...

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The House That Shadows Built (1931)

The House That Shadows Built (1931) is a short feature, roughly 48 minutes long, from Paramount Pictures made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the studio's founding in 1912. It was a promotional film for exhibitors and never had a regular theatrical re ...

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Round About Hollywood (1931)

This short travelogue depicts snippets of locations in Hollywood, California, most of them as seen from the streets. Considerable time is taken showing the kinds of architecture of private homes. There are images of various important buildings, and a depic ...

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Indiscreet (1931)

A young woman jeopardizes the relationship with the man she loves when a no-account from her past shows up. ...

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Tonight or Never (1931)

A young opera singer finds her career stalled because of her cold and passionless performances, until she finds romance with a handsome admirer. ...

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Perfect Understanding (1933)

A young couple decide to marry under the condition that they agree never to disagree. That agreement is soon put to the test when the husband finds himself attracted to a beautiful young woman. ...

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