Gloria Swanson
Popularity:0.463
Known For:Acting
Birthday:1899-03-27
Place of Birth:Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Also Known As:Gloria May Josephine Svensson, Gloria Mae, Глорія Свенсон

Sunset Boulevard (1950)
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

Sadie Thompson (1928)
A young, beautiful prostitute named Sadie Thompson arrives on the South Pacific island of Pago Pago looking for honest work and falls for Timothy...

Queen Kelly (1932)
A prince betrothed to a mad queen falls in love with an orphan girl from a convent.

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...

The Fable of the Syndicate Lover (1915)
Kate had a very devoted beau known as George. George loved the girl so hard that he loved all her relatives. He thought it his duty to give three...

Dangers of a Bride (1917)
Dangers of a Bride is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence Badger and Bobby Vernon starring Gloria Swanson.

Nero's Mistress (1956)
Nero is on holiday at the seaside. Poppea, Seneca and many other guests are with him. Nero is preparing a great show where he will be the star. When...

Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)
From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen...

Don't Change Your Husband (1919)
Leila Porter comes to dislike her husband James, a glue king who is always eating onions and looking sloppy. But after she divorces him and marries...

Beyond the Rocks (1922)
A young woman dutifully marries an older millionaire and then falls in love with a handsome nobleman-- who'd previously saved her life-- on her...

Male and Female (1919)
When an aristocratic family and their servants are shipwrecked, the butler becomes their ruler.

The Affairs of Anatol (1921)
Socialite Anatol Spencer, finding his relationship with his wife lackluster, goes in search of excitement. After bumping into old flame Emilie, he...

Why Change Your Wife? (1920)
Robert and Beth Bordon are married but share little. He runs into Sally at a cabaret and the Gordons are soon divorced. Just as he gets bored with...

The Love of Sunya (1927)
A young woman at life's crossroads is granted mystic visions of how her decisions will affect her future life.

Indiscreet (1931)
A young woman jeopardizes the relationship with the man she loves when a no-account from her past shows up.

Father Takes a Wife (1941)
A famous actress has to win over her ready-made family when she weds a shipping magnate.

The Trespasser (1929)
A stenographer who works for a lawyer falls in love with and marries a wealthy young man. His family has the marraige annulled, after which she gives...

The Fable of the Club Girls and the Four Times (1914)
Once a lot of grown-up girls organized a club for the discussion of current evils. The principal current evil they discussed was man. The object was...

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.

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.

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.

Hollywood (1923)
Angela comes to Hollywood with only two things: Her dream to become a movie star, and Grandpa. She leaves an Aunt, a brother, Grandma, and her...

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.

The Camera Speaks (1934)
In this short film, an elderly cameraman and his camera reminisce about their days shooting silent films and news stories.

Stage Struck (1925)
Daydreaming waitress Jennie Hagen fantasizes about becoming a famous actress, while in reality she and her cook boyfriend, Orme Wilson, hope to one...

Zaza (1923)
Zaza is an actress and the favorite at an open-air theater in a small French town. When diplomat Bernard Dufresne comes to the village, he stays away...

The Sultan's Wife (1917)
On a sailing trip, sweethearts Bobby and Gloria arrive in a very sinister-looking India, where an evil rajah attempts to force Gloria into his harem.

Shifting Sands (1918)
Marcia Grey is wrongly convicted on trumped-up evidence of a German. After serving her term, she rebuilds her life and marries well.

Manhandled (1924)
Comedy which concerns the struggles of an ambitious department store sales clerk who is caught up in New York high society.

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.

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...

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...

Fine Manners (1926)
The film depicts what happens when a rich boy accidentally meets a crude girl on New Year's Eve.

A Trip to Paramountown (1922)
Documentary short film depicting the filmmaking activity at the Paramount Studios in Hollywood, featuring dozens of stars captured candidly and at...

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...

Teddy at the Throttle (1917)
Gloria Dawn lives down the hall from her sweetheart, Bobbie Knight. The dishonest Henry Black is Gloria's guardian, and he is also in charge of...

Madame Sans-Gêne (1925)
A French washerwoman becomes a duchess and a friend of Napoleon.

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.

Her Husband’s Trademark (1922)
James Berkeley (who wants to get rich) and Allan Franklin (determined to be a great engineer) are rivals for the hand of Lois Miller. Berkeley...

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933)
Comedian Lloyd Hamilton escorts a group of beauty contest winners to various Hollywood night spots.

The Golden Twenties (1950)
Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports, lifestyles, and historical figures.

The Great Moment (1921)
Sir Edward Pelham, married to a Romani Russian, fears that his daughter will follow in her mother's footsteps and arranges a marriage with her...

The Coast of Folly (1925)
Unable to abide her self-righteous husband, Nadine Gathway leaves home and drops out of sight for 20 years. When Mr. Gathway dies, he leaves his huge...

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960)
A look at the past, present and future of Hollywood as seen through the eyes of the movie columnist.

Station Content (1918)
A wayward wife abandons her husband but finds redemption by preventing a railway accident and finding her way back to him.

Something to Think About (1920)
Wealthy cripple Markley finances the education of blacksmith's daughter Ruth. When she returns to their small town he asks to marry her, but she runs...

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.

For Better, for Worse (1919)
Dr. Edward Meade and friend Richard Burton both love Sylvia Norcross. Both enlist in the military, but Meade stays back to care for deformed...

Society for Sale (1918)
Successful model, Phyllis Clyne, convinces a down-and-out nobleman, Billy, to pass her off in society as titled gentry. They fall in love and when it...

Cinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim (2012)

What a Widow! (1930)
A young woman's elderly husband dies and leaves her $5 million. She travels to Paris and becomes part of the "Continental" set and is pursued by a...

My American Wife (1922)
Manuel La Tessa, son of a wealthy South American family, meets Natalie Chester, a young Kentucky woman whose horse has won a race at a South American...

His New Job (1915)
When one of the actors on a movie set doesn't show up, Charlie gets his chance to be on camera and replaces the actor. While waiting, he plays in a...

The Danger Girl (1916)
Madcap Gloria disguises herself as a man, in order to lure a "dangerous" vamp away from her beau, Bobbie.

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...

The Pullman Bride (1917)
The Pullman Bride is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson.

Bluebeard's 8th Wife (1923)
John Brandon, an American millionaire, has been married seven times but never found love. Then, when he is in Paris, Mona de Briac comes into his...

Prodigal Daughters (1923)
Elinor "Swifty" Forbes and her younger sister Marjory are the carefree daughters of wealthy J. D. Forbes. Their mother shows no restraint over her...

The Humming Bird (1924)
A pickpocket falls in love with a newspaperman. When he is sent off to war and she disguises herself as a boy, joins a gang and sets out to save him.

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...

Whose Baby? (1917)
Bobby Vernon is fooled into a mock bigamist gag and chaos assures.

Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943)
This short film takes a nostalgic look at the Mack Sennett comedies of the silent cinema era.

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...

Every Woman's Husband (1918)
A young woman whose domineering mother almost ruins her marriage eventually learns that mother does not always know best when her father commits...

A Social Cub (1916)
A Social Cub is a 1916 short silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson

A Society Scandal (1924)
Hector Colbert sues his wife Marjorie for a divorce after Peters, an admirer of Marjorie, deliberately compromises her. Colbert's lawyer, Daniel...

Her Love Story (1924)
When Princess Marie of the Balkan kingdom of Viatavia falls in love with Captain Rudi of the King's Guards, her father quickly arranges her marriage...

The Untamed Lady (1926)
A spoiled rich girl is brought down to earth by the man who loves her.

The Misjudged Mr. Hartley (1915)
In honor of his return from abroad, Mrs. Worthington invites her cousin, Brian Hartley, to dinner that evening, but forgets to tell him she has moved...

The Nick of Time Baby (1916)
The Nick of Time Baby is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson.

Wages of Virtue (1924)
A carnival strongman and his girlfriend flee to Algiers to escape a murder charge but there they are caught again in a web of jealousy, deceit and...

The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket (1915)
The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket is a 1915 silent film directed by Richard Foster Baker. Gloria Swanson made her first credited...

Hearts and Sparks (1916)
Hearts and Sparks is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by Charles Parrott (Charley Chase) and starring Gloria Swanson. When Mack Sennett...

Wife or Country (1918)
Sylvia Hamilton rehabilitates an alcoholic attorney and marries him. When World War I breaks out, she is persuaded to help the German cause and later...

Haystacks and Steeples (1916)
A farm boy falls for a glamorous society girl who is engaged to another man.

You Can't Believe Everything (1918)
Patricia Reynolds, the belle of the summer resort she is visiting with her friend, Amy Powellson, attracts the attention of Arthur Kirby, whom Amy...

Under the Lash (1921)
The wife of a tyrannical Boer husband discovers what life could be like when a handsome Englishmen visits their home.

Her Decision (1918)
A secretary (Gloria Swanson) uses her boss to get money for her unfortunate sister (Ann Kroman) but eventually falls in love with him.

The Secret Code (1918)
Sally Carter Rand, married to an elderly senator, is accused of espionage, but she is able to clear herself by proving that her mysterious knitting...

Baseball Madness (1917)
Baseball Madness is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Billy Mason and starring Gloria Swanson.

Her Gilded Cage (1922)
A romance about a dancer seeking love and fame from Paris cabarets to New York society.

Don't Tell Everything (1921)
Two men in love with the same woman are further complicated by the arrival of a second woman.

A Dash of Courage (1916)
A band of crooks, headed by Harry Gribbon, are on a train when they learn of a telegram sent to a fellow passenger, who is a police commissioner. The...

Sweedie Goes to College (1915)
Sweedie, the cook, reads an ad in the newspaper for a maid to give her services in exchange for college tuition. She applies and is accepted.

The Broken Pledge (1915)
Three young girls, pledged to spinsterhood and contempt for mankind, go camping in the woods. Three boys, unpledged to anything save fun and the joy...

Sunshine (1916)
A 1916 short starring Jack Cooper, Hank Mann & Bobby Dunn.

The Impossible Mrs. Bellew (1922)
Lance Bellew ignores his wife, Betty, for his mistress, Naomi Templeton, but becomes so enraged when he finds Betty in the company of Jerry Woodruff...

The Romance of an American Duchess (1915)
The Duke de Longtour, a European nobleman, with impoverished estates, comes to America and wins the hand of Stephana Martin, an American heiress,...

At the End of a Perfect Day (1915)
The story opens with an old couple in the evening of life, sitting by the fireside reminiscing the happenings of their younger days. How the young...

The Ambition of the Baron (1915)
A young woman is used as a pawn to entice Count Jean de Lugnan into a game of ruritanian political intrigue.

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...

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021)
Dickson Hughes and Richard Stapley, two young composers and romantic partners, are caught in the web of silent film star Gloria Swanson when she...

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...

Broadway Gossip No.2 (1932)
Leo Donnelly in the role of a Broadway columnist who interviews stars, celebrities and wannabees and not-yetbees of the era, supposedly to set the...

Burke's Law (1963)
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Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
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The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
Jed Clampett's swamp is loaded with oil. When a wildcatter discovers the huge pool, Jed sells his land to the O.K. Oil Company and at the urging of...

The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
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Straightaway (1961)
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The Hollywood Palace (1964)
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This Is Your Life (1952)
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Ben Casey (1961)
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Dr. Kildare (1961)
The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the...

The Oscars (1953)
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a...

Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957)
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Arena (1975)
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The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
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Burke's Law (1963)
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Hollywood (1980)
A 1980 documentary series exploring the establishment and development of the Hollywood studios and its impact on 1920s culture.

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
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The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

What's My Line? (1950)
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or...

The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
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