Gloria Swanson

2017-02-28

[...] add realism to the movie, Billy Wilder cast two established silent era stars such as Gloria Swanson playing Norma Desmond and Erich von Stroheim playing the former’s butler. Ergo [...]

Taste of Cinema – Movie Reviews and Classic Movie Lists

#89

tasteofcinema.com

2017-01-12

[...] productions were 1934’s “Music in the Air”, directed by Joe May and starring Gloria Swanson, where Wilder adapted Jerome Kern’s play to the screen. 1935’s “Under Pressure”, [...]

Taste of Cinema – Movie Reviews and Classic Movie Lists

#89

tasteofcinema.com

2016-12-18

[...] of people became Hollywood stars. People like Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle, Mabel Normand, Gloria Swanson, Charles Chaplin, Frank Capra, Carole Lombard. Names (with the exception of Fatty) [...]

Taste of Cinema – Movie Reviews and Classic Movie Lists

#89

tasteofcinema.com

2016-11-29

[...] the soul of Don Corleone will stick with mobsters forever, both inside and outside cinema. 6. Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond in “Sunset Boulevard” If only Neil Simon could have lived through the [...]

Taste of Cinema – Movie Reviews and Classic Movie Lists

#89

tasteofcinema.com

2016-11-25

[...] is of course “I’m ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille”, spoken by Norma Desmond (played by Gloria Swanson). Just after saying the line, Norma gets closer to the camera, almost breaking the fourth [...]

Taste of Cinema – Movie Reviews and Classic Movie Lists

#89

tasteofcinema.com

2016-11-24

[...] in Orlando. Roode says his admiration for women named Gloria began with an admiration for Gloria Swanson, a silent-film starlet who rose to fame under the direction of Cecil B. DeMille. “If anyone [...]

Kayfabe News

#234

kayfabenews.com

2016-06-24

[...] Sol, Karlos Anzoategui’s work-and- life HQ, you leave earthly concerns behind. Like Gloria Swanson’s Sunset Boulevard manse, or, say, the Vatican, you’ve entered a self-contained world [...]

Out in SA

#788

outinsa.com

2016-02-20

[...] -see characters. Now let’s see who they are… 10. Sunset Boulevard (1950) Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) is the queen of the silent movie era, now reigning in her beautiful palace, alone. She [...]

Taste of Cinema – Movie Reviews and Classic Movie Lists

#89

tasteofcinema.com

2015-11-17

[...] with discovering and developing Norma Desmond’s talent; in real life, leading-lady Gloria Swanson also owned her career to the director. 4. Charlie Chaplin One of the most recognizable [...]

Taste of Cinema – Movie Reviews and Classic Movie Lists

#89

tasteofcinema.com

2015-08-05

[...] and swimming costumes throughout the 1920s and 1930s. Clients included the Hollywood star Gloria Swanson and the architect Erno Goldfinger, as well department stores like Metz & Co and Liberty. [...]

Art Blart _ art and cultural memory archive

#70

artblart.com

2015-06-20

[...] the Hollywood Boot Shop in 1923. He used to make shoes for movie stars like Joan Crawford, Gloria Swanson, and many others. After his death in 1960, his widow Wanda took over the business. Below are [...]

Top10For

#121

top10for.com