Gloria Swanson: One of Hollywood’s First Superstars

An essay of appreciation for Gloria Swanson’s power in the silents, and a review of 1928’s Sadie Thompson starring Gloria Swanson:

Watching Swanson in silence though really emphasizes the power she had in the silent era. You can see some of the flamboyant gestures she let Norma use 22 years later, but she has true power, spark and humor playing the good time girl who becomes the object of a preaching moralist out to save her soul and protect society from the likes of her. (Are we sure who the Beatles wrote “Sexy Sadie” about?)

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4 Responses to Gloria Swanson: One of Hollywood’s First Superstars

  1. Thanks again for the kind words and the links. I’m afraid I’ve messed up your second one because it dawned on me that I screwed up the title of the post and changed the word “movies” to “pictures” as it should be, so the second link doesn’t work now. Thanks again.

  2. red says:

    Damn!! Okay, Eddie – it’s fixed now. Thanks. Your site is just awesome … I adore it. :)

  3. Your site is great as well. Have you voted in our survey of the best best picture winners yet?

  4. Alex says:

    “We didn’t need voices, we had FACES!”

    Aint it the truth?

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