“I’ve never known a congenital wise-guyyet that didn’t outsmart himself.” Sterling Hayden never quite fit. Primed for stardom at the height of the studio system, he was dubbed “The Beautiful Blond Viking God” by Paramount Pictures and dropped into star-studded dramas like read more
“I’ve never known a congenital wise-guy yet that didn’t outsmart himself.” Sterling Hayden never quite fit. Primed for stardom at the height of the studio system, he was dubbed “The Beautiful Blond Viking God” by Paramount Pictures and dropped into star-studded dramas read more
By Fritzi Kramer on July 24, 2014 in Blog, Fun Size Review Gloria Swanson sheds glamor for a stick of chewing gum. She plays a shop girl who feels neglected by her inventor boyfriend so she gets her kicks posing as a Russian countess. Unsavory men start sniffing around and Gloria has to beat them o read more
Gloria Swanson sheds her glamorous image to play Tessie, a shop girl in the big city who just wants to have a little bit of fun. Her workaholic boyfriend (Tom Moore) is neglecting her in favor of an invention that could make his fortune so Tessie accepts an invitation from the smart set. However, read more
Manhandled turns 88 today! Before she was Norma Desmond, Gloria Swanson was a star of the silent screen and, frankly, she was Norma Desmond. This 1924 beauty starring Gloria and Tom Moore is your classic tale of girl succeeding and then being accused of allowing herself to be “manhandled̶ read more
“Play it smart like I said.”
“You’re not talking to a cluck Charlie. You’re talking to a guy who knows all the angles.”
The titles roll against a rain-smeared window, the night pushing hard against the glass. Inside, a man sits in a well-appointed chair. W read more
