Stars: Gloria Swanson, Robert Ames, Purnell Pratt
Writer/Director: Edmund Goulding
This Pre-code Tearjerker stars silent screen icon Gloria Swanson in her first “talking” picture. Swanson’s dramatic performance earned her a 2nd “Best Actress” Oscar Nomination, and was remembered by Billy Wilder when casting the role of Norma Desmond for the classic Sunset Boulevard.
