Gloria Swanson Movies

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

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

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...

The House That Shadows Built (1931) is a short feature, roughly 48 minutes long, from Paramount Pictures made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of...

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Documentary short film depicting the filmmaking activity at the Paramount Studios in Hollywood, featuring dozens of stars captured candidly and at...

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

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...

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

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...

A young woman at life's crossroads is granted mystic visions of how her decisions will affect her future life.