Acting

Norma Shearer

Born August 10, 1902 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Died June 12, 1983 · aged 80

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edith Norma Shearer (August 10, 1902 – June 12, 1983) was a Canadian-American actress. Shearer was one of the most popular actresses in North America from the mid-1920s through the 1930s. Her early films cast her as the girl next door, but for most of the Pre-Code film era, beginning with the 1930 film The Divorcee, for which she won an Oscar for Best Actres…

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He Who Gets Slapped

He Who Gets Slapped · 1924

He Who Gets Slapped

MovieDramaThriller

After a baron steals his scientific discoveries, runs away with his wife, and slaps him in public, a man joins a Parisian circus sideshow as a clown whose act consists of being slapped repeatedly and becomes infatuated with a showgirl colleague whose father intends to marry her off to the baron.

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette · 1938

Marie Antoinette

MovieDramaHistory

The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the rival countries. The opulent Marie indulges in various whims and flirtations. When Louis XV passes and Louis XVI ascends the French throne, his queen's extravagant lifestyle earns the hatred of the French people, who despise her Austrian heritage.

The Women

The Women · 1939

MovieComedyDrama

A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment! · 1974

That's Entertainment!

MovieDocumentaryFamily

Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.

Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight · 1939

Idiot's Delight

MovieComedyDrama

A group of disparate travelers are thrown together in a posh Alpine hotel when the borders are closed at the start of WWII.

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III · 1994

That's Entertainment! III

MovieDocumentaryMusic

Some of MGM's musical stars review the studio's history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain.

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet · 1936

Romeo and Juliet

MovieDramaRomance

Young love is poisoned by a generations long feud between two noble families.

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street · 1934

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

MovieDramaRomance

Remarkable poet Elizabeth Barrett is slowly recovering from a crippling illness with the help of her siblings, especially her youngest sister, Henrietta, but feels stifled by the domestic tyranny of her wealthy widowed father. When she meets fellow poet Robert Browning in a romantic first encounter, her heart belongs to him. However, her controlling father has no intention of allowing her out of his sight.

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He Who Gets Slapped

He Who Gets Slapped · 1924

He Who Gets Slapped

MovieDramaThriller

After a baron steals his scientific discoveries, runs away with his wife, and slaps him in public, a man joins a Parisian circus sideshow as a clown whose act consists of being slapped repeatedly and becomes infatuated with a showgirl colleague whose father intends to marry her off to the baron.

Consuelo

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette · 1938

Marie Antoinette

MovieDramaHistory

The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the rival countries. The opulent Marie indulges in various whims and flirtations. When Louis XV passes and Louis XVI ascends the French throne, his queen's extravagant lifestyle earns the hatred of the French people, who despise her Austrian heritage.

Marie Antoinette

The Women

The Women · 1939

MovieComedyDrama

A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.

Mary Haines

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment! · 1974

That's Entertainment!

MovieDocumentaryFamily

Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.

(archive footage) (uncredited)

Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight · 1939

Idiot's Delight

MovieComedyDrama

A group of disparate travelers are thrown together in a posh Alpine hotel when the borders are closed at the start of WWII.

Irene Fellara

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III · 1994

That's Entertainment! III

MovieDocumentaryMusic

Some of MGM's musical stars review the studio's history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain.

(archive footage) (uncredited)

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet · 1936

Romeo and Juliet

MovieDramaRomance

Young love is poisoned by a generations long feud between two noble families.

Juliet

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street · 1934

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

MovieDramaRomance

Remarkable poet Elizabeth Barrett is slowly recovering from a crippling illness with the help of her siblings, especially her youngest sister, Henrietta, but feels stifled by the domestic tyranny of her wealthy widowed father. When she meets fellow poet Robert Browning in a romantic first encounter, her heart belongs to him. However, her controlling father has no intention of allowing her out of his sight.

Elizabeth Barrett

We Were Dancing

We Were Dancing · 1942

We Were Dancing

MovieComedyRomance

A penniless former princess weds an equally cash-strapped baron, so they support themselves by becoming houseguests at the homes of wealthy American socialites.

Victoria Anastasia Wilomirska

Pleasure Mad

Pleasure Mad · 1923

Elinor Benton

Strange Interlude

Strange Interlude · 1932

Strange Interlude

After Nina Leeds finds out that insanity runs in her husband's family, she has a love child with a handsome doctor and lets her husband believes the child is his.

Nina Leeds

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 · 1939

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

MovieDocumentary

Ice skating is the theme; at the Tropical Ice Garden, in Westwood Hills, are seen a flock of skating stars including Irene Dare and Phyllis Ann Thomoson, as well as Hollywood luminaries such as Franklyn Pangborn, Norma Shearer, Rita Hayworth, Mickey Rooney, Dick Purcell and Ann Sheridan.

Norma Shearer

The Wanters

The Wanters · 1923

Elliot Worthington falls in love with Myra, the maid in his sister's household. Myra is dismissed; Elliot finds her, proposes marriage, and returns home with his new bride. She is snubbed by his relatives and shocked by the hypocrisy of his wealthy friends. Disillusioned, she runs away: Elliot follows and saves her from being hit by a train when her foot gets caught in a switch.

Marjorie

Riptide

Riptide · 1934

MovieDramaRomance

Mary is an impetuous romantic who marries British aristocrat Lord Philip Rexford on a whim. Their marriage is successful, though, and they grow closer over the years. Then, a trip to the Italian Riviera unexpectedly reunites Mary with her former beau, Tommie. After some vicious gossip makes Rexford distrust her, he begins work on a divorce. Mary must now choose between the man she has married and the man she once loved.

Lady Mary Rexford

Smilin' Through

Smilin' Through · 1932

Smilin' Through

MovieDramaRomance

On the day of his wedding, Sir John Carteret's fiancée, Moonyeen, is killed by a jealous rival named Jeremy, leaving him emotionally devastated. Carteret spends three decades in seclusion, mostly communing with the spirit of Moonyeen, until he learns that her niece, Kathleen, has become an orphan. He adopts and raises the child as his own but is alarmed when, as a young woman, she falls in love with the son of Moonyeen's murderer.

Kathleen / Moonyeen

Strangers May Kiss

Strangers May Kiss · 1931

Strangers May Kiss

MovieDramaRomance

After years of fighting off the advances of her old flame Steve, Lisbeth settles into a steamy, casual romance with journalist Alan. Against the advice of her happily married aunt Celia -- who encourages her to demand a serious commitment -- Lisbeth continues to see Alan, even after she hears he may have a wife in France. When Alan's work sends him abroad, a lovesick Lisbeth struggles to understand her feelings.

Lisbeth Corbin

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood · 2008

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

MovieDocumentaryHistory

A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934.

Various Roles (archive footage)

The Divorcee

The Divorcee · 1930

MovieDramaRomance

When a woman discovers that her husband has been unfaithful, she decides to pay him back in kind.

Jerry

Escape

MovieDramaThriller

An American goes to pre-war Germany to find his mother and discovers her in a concentration camp. With the help of an American-born widowed countess he seeks to engineer her escape.

Countess Ruby von Treck

The Bootleggers

The Bootleggers · 1922

The Bootleggers

Jose Fernand seems interested in luring Helen Barnes onto his ship than he is in smuggling. The innocent orphan miss goes, accompanied by her younger sister Alice. With the boat out to sea, Fernand proceeds to attack the girls.

Helen Barnes

Lady of the Night

Lady of the Night · 1925

Lady of the Night

MovieDramaRomance

The story of two baby girls, born near in proximity but worlds apart in society: Molly Helmer, the daughter of a thief, and Florence Banning, the daughter of the judge who sent Molly's father to prison. The girls' lives come together as they reach the age of eighteen, when Florence leaves the security of the exclusive Girls Select School, and Molly, now orphaned, begins her life after reform school.

Molly Helmer / Florence Banning

The Stolen Jools

The Stolen Jools · 1931

The Stolen Jools

Famous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended to raise funds for the National Variety Artists Tuberculosis Sanatorium.)

Owner of Stolen Jewels

The Trial of Mary Dugan

The Trial of Mary Dugan · 1929

The Trial of Mary Dugan

MovieDramaCrime

Broadway showgirl Mary Dugan is charged with murder in the knifing death of her wealthy lover and goes on trial for her life. When her defense counsel appears to bungle his job, Mary's brother Jimmy, a newly-licensed attorney, jumps into the case to defend his sister. Jimmy's courtroom style is unconventional, but he seems to be holding his own against the prosecuting attorney—until a surprise testimony changes the course of the trial...

Mary Elizabeth Dugan

A Lady of Chance

A Lady of Chance · 1928

A Lady of Chance

MovieComedyRomance

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

Dolly Morgan

MGM Parade

MGM Parade · 1955

The original concept of the show was to allow the viewer to see the inner workings of a movie studio and featured interviews with MGM stars and explanations of how movies were made. Later, the format changed to show edited versions of MGM films.

1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year

1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year · 2023

1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year

SeriesDocumentary

This two-part documentary series explores 1939, the greatest year in Hollywood history, telling the behind-the-scenes stories of films like Gone With The Wind, Wuthering Heights, Stagecoach and The Wizard of Oz.