Norma Shearer Movies

  • 1932
    Smilin' Through

    Smilin' Through

    Smilin' Through

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    On the day of his wedding, Sir John Carteret's fiancée, Moonyeen, is killed by a jealous rival named Jeremy, leaving him emotionally...

    Smilin' Through
  • 1940
    A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

    A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

    A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

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    This short documentary, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer, goes behind the scenes to look at how the sound portion of a...

    A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
  • 1996
    Joan Crawford: Always the Star

    Joan Crawford: Always the Star

    Joan Crawford: Always the Star

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    Glamorous and hugely popular Joan Crawford raised herself from brutal poverty to Academy Award-winning stardom by guts, determination and hard work....

    Joan Crawford: Always the Star
  • 1920
    Way Down East

    Way Down East

    Way Down East

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    A naïve country girl is tricked into a sham marriage by a wealthy womanizer, then must rebuild her life despite the taint of having borne a...

    Way Down East
  • 1938
    Hollywood Goes to Town

    Hollywood Goes to Town

    Hollywood Goes to Town

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    This short shows how Hollywood gets ready for the world premiere of an "important" movie. The film celebrated here is Marie Antoinette (1938), which...

    Hollywood Goes to Town
  • 2015
    Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn

    Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn

    Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn

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    Documentary looking at the life and career of 1930s film star Leslie Howard. It features exclusive home movie footage, including footage from the...

    Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
  • 2011
    Vito

    Vito

    Vito

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    In the aftermath of Stonewall, a newly politicized Vito Russo found his voice as a gay activist and critic of LGBTQ+ representation in the media. He...

    Vito
  • 2004
    Checking Out: Grand Hotel

    Checking Out: Grand Hotel

    Checking Out: Grand Hotel

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    Until 1932's Grand Hotel, never had there existed an all-star ensemble cast on film. Conceived by MGM's production genius Irving Thalberg, the film...

    Checking Out: Grand Hotel
  • 1939
    From the Ends of the Earth

    From the Ends of the Earth

    From the Ends of the Earth

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    An MGM short showing how materials are shipped by boat 'From the Ends of the Earth' to Hollywood. Featuring footage from the MGM films being made at...

    From the Ends of the Earth
  • 1931
    Strangers May Kiss

    Strangers May Kiss

    Strangers May Kiss

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    After years of fighting off the advances of her old flame Steve, Lisbeth settles into a steamy, casual romance with journalist Alan. Against the...

    Strangers May Kiss
  • 1923
    A Clouded Name

    A Clouded Name

    A Clouded Name

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    To avoid seeing Marjorie Dare, Jim Allen visits Stewart Leighton at the latter's country home. (Five years earlier Jim's engagement to Marjorie Dare...

    A Clouded Name
  • 1928
    A Lady of Chance

    A Lady of Chance

    A Lady of Chance

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    A con woman working the Atlantic City hotels targets a visiting businessman from Alabama.

    A Lady of Chance
  • 1937
    The Romance of Celluloid

    The Romance of Celluloid

    The Romance of Celluloid

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    Several behind the scenes aspects of the movie-making business, which results in the enjoyment the movie going public has in going to the theater,...

    The Romance of Celluloid
  • 1926
    The Waning Sex

    The Waning Sex

    The Waning Sex

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    Nina Duane is a criminal lawyer whose gender was professionally resented by Philip Barry, the District Attorney. She wins acquittal for man-chasing...

    The Waning Sex
  • 1930
    Let Us Be Gay

    Let Us Be Gay

    Let Us Be Gay

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    A housewife divorces her self-centered husband. Years later, she attends a party where her ex is pursuing another woman. Unbeknownst to him, she is...

    Let Us Be Gay
  • 1925
    The Tower of Lies

    The Tower of Lies

    The Tower of Lies

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    After his beloved daughter leaves for the city to pay off his debt, an old farmer goes mad when her letters become less frequent and it is suspected...

    The Tower of Lies
  • 1997
    Sports on the Silver Screen

    Sports on the Silver Screen

    Sports on the Silver Screen

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    HBO (in association with the American Film Institute) presents this 1997 anthology, narrated by Liev Schreiber, which looks at sports in cinema from...

    Sports on the Silver Screen
  • 1926
    The Devil's Circus

    The Devil's Circus

    The Devil's Circus

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    In 1913, Carl is released from prison, where he served a sentence for stealing. Spurned by his circumstance, Carl rejects God and resumes his fast...

    The Devil's Circus
  • 1919
    The Star Boarder

    The Star Boarder

    The Star Boarder

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    Larry's absurdly plush life of ease as a convict comes to an end when his sentence is up. Tossed out, he tries several ways, including a stickup to...

    The Star Boarder
  • 2003
    Complicated Women

    Complicated Women

    Complicated Women

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    Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered...

    Complicated Women