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Gloria Swanson in Silent Drama ‘Sadie Thompson’ (1928).
Silent screen star Gloria Swanson (1897 – 1983) plays a woman of ill repute in the film ‘Sadie Thompson’, 1928. The film was directed by Raoul Walsh for Gloria Swanson Pictures Corporation and United Artists via
Gloria Swanson in Sadie Thompson (1928)
Sadie Thompson is a 1928 American silent drama film that tells the story of a “fallen woman” who comes to Pago Pago on the island of Tutuila to start a new life, but encounters a zealous missionary who wants to force her back to her former life in San Francisco. The film stars Gloria Swanson, Lionel Barrymore, and Raoul Walsh.
A smoking, drinking, jazz listening, young prostitute named Sadie Thompson (Gloria Swanson) arrives at Pago Pago (now part of American Samoa), on her way to a job with a shipping line on another island. At the same time, ‘moralists’ arrive, including Mr. and Mrs. Davidson (Lionel Barrymore and Blanche Friderici).
Portrait of Gloria Swanson in Sadie Thompson directed by Raoul Walsh, 1928 via
Gloria Swanson and Lionel Barrymore in Sadie Thompson directed by Raoul Walsh, 1928 via
Portrait of Gloria Swanson and Directo Raoul Walsh on the set of Sadie Thompson, 1928 via
A Collection of Photos Feat. Hollywood Actresses With Cigarette Holders
A Collection of Photos Of Famous Women Wearing the 1920s Popular Cloche Hat
Gloria Swanson in Don’t Change Your Husband
Don’t Change Your Husband is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Gloria Swanson. The film was the third of six “marriage films” directed by DeMille and the first DeMille film starring Gloria Swanson.
Based upon a description in a film magazine, Leila Porter (Swanson) has grown tired of her husband James Denby Porter (Elliott Dexter), the glue king, as she is romantic but he is prosaic.
Moreover, he is careless of his personal appearance, gets cigar ash in the carpet, and eats green onions before he tries to kiss her.
She obtains a divorce and then marries James’ friend Schuyler Van Sutphen (Lew Cody), but discovers that Van Sutphen is a real beast.
When she later discovers that her ex-husband has changed as a result of the divorce, still loves her, and would be happy to have her back, Leila divorces once again in order to remarry James.
Don’t Change Your Husband was a watershed film for Gloria. It opened in January and was held over for two weeks in New York, which was unheard of at the time.
Gloria Swanson in a production still from Don’t Change Your Husband, 1919 via
Gloria Swanson in Don’t Change Your Husband, 1919 via
Gloria Swanson & Lew Cody in Don’t Change Your Husband, 1919 via
Gloria Swanson & Elliott Dexter in Don’t Change Your Husband, 1919 via
Gloria Swanson in Don’t Change Your Husband, 1919 via
Gloria Swanson Wearing Chanel in Tonight or Never (1931)
Tonight or Never is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy, starring Gloria Swanson and featuring Boris Karloff. Nella Vargo (Swanson) is a Hungarian prima donna whose latest performances include singing Tosca in Venice. Although she is praised by the audience, her music teacher Rudig feels that she can not be the greatest opera singer in history until she performs in New York City. When she is criticized for not putting her soul into the song, she gets mad, until she suddenly notices a mysterious man walking on the street. She becomes smitten with the man, until Rudig claims that he is a gigolo whose latest client is Marchesa Bianca San Giovanni, a former diva with a notorious past.
Gloria Swanson in Tonight or Never directed by Mervyn LeRoy, 1931. Dress by Coco Chanel via
Gloria Swanson in Tonight or Never directed by Mervyn LeRoy, 1931. Dress by Coco Chanel via
Gloria Swanson in Tonight or Never directed by Mervyn LeRoy, 1931. Dress by Coco Chanel via
A Collection of Vintage Photos Feat. the Glamorous Fashion & Style of the 192Os
Clara Bow
Gloria Swanson in the Queen Kelly, 1929
Josephine baker´s Eton crop haircut
Louise Brooks short bobbed flapper hair
Marion Morehouse in Chanel. Photo by Edward Steichen, Vogue, 1926
Norma Shearer giving thanks for her amazing wardrobe collection in A Slave to Fashion, 1925
Bebe Daniels with an exotic animal, 1927
1920s icon Gilda Gray looking very glamorous
1920s girl with monocle
1920s style
Gloria Swanson in the silent film ‘Sadie Thompson’ (1928)
Sadie Thompson is a 1928 American silent drama film that tells the story of a “fallen woman” who comes to Pago Pago on the island of Tutuila to start a new life, but encounters a zealous missionary who wants to force her back to her former life in San Francisco. The film stars Gloria Swanson, Lionel Barrymore, and Raoul Walsh.
1928: American actress Gloria Swanson (1897-1983) in a scene from the silent film ‘Sadie Thompson’, directed by Raoul Walsh and William Cameron Menzies. via
1928: American actress Gloria Swanson (1897-1983) in a scene from the silent film ‘Sadie Thompson’, directed by Raoul Walsh and William Cameron Menzies. via
1928: American actress Gloria Swanson (1897-1983) in a scene from the silent film ‘Sadie Thompson’, directed by Raoul Walsh and William Cameron Menzies. via
A Collection of Photos Feat. Dresses by Edith Head
Edith Head (1897 – 1981) was an American costume designer who won a record eight Academy Awards for Best Costume Design, starting with The Heiress (1949) and ending with The Sting (1973).
Born and raised in California, Head managed to get a job as a costume sketch artist at Paramount Pictures, without any relevant training. She first acquired notability for Dorothy Lamour’s trademark sarong dress, and then became a household name after the Academy Awards created a new category of Costume Designer in 1948. Head was considered exceptional for her close working relationships with her subjects, with whom she consulted extensively, and these included virtually every top female star in Hollywood.
After 43 years she left Paramount for Universal, possibly because of her successful partnership with Alfred Hitchcock, and also adapted her skills for television.
Edith Head, 1930s via
Edith Head’s costume for Anna May Wong in Dangerous to Know directed by Robert Florey, 1938 via
Grace Kelly wearing her Oscar dress by Edith Head. Photograph by Philippe Halsman via
Edith Head’s costume for Gloria Swanson in Sunset Blvd directed by Billy Wilder, 1950 via
Audrey Hepburn (with Edith Head in the background) puts on her tiara and necklace while on the set of Roman Holiday, 1952 via
Hitchcock and Head on the set of Family Plot, 1976 via
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