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Natalie Talmadge (sister) Constance Talmadge (sister) Signature. Norma Marie Talmadge [1] (May 2, 1894 – December 24, 1957) was an American actress and film producer of the silent era. A major box-office draw for more than a decade, her career reached a peak in the early 1920s, when she ranked among the most popular idols of the American screen.
“The Norma Talmadge Collection” from Kino International corrects that lamentable situation by offering two Talmadge features from her glory years: the 1926 comedy “Kiki,” directed by Clarence...
The Accessible/Aloof Heart: Talmadge and Melodrama Talmadge's stories of social mobility figured prominently in the popular culture of 1920s women, particularly because she was one of the foremost practitioners of melodrama. Melodrama is a critical category that signif icantly predates the 1920s, having its roots in eighteenth- and nineteenth ...
May 8, 2021 · A specialist in melodrama, her most famous film was Smilin’ Through (1922), but she also scored artistic triumphs teamed with director Frank Borzage in Secrets (1924) and The Lady (1925). Her younger sister Constance Talmadge was also a movie star.
Dec 28, 2021 · Most of the films are melodramas, usually in a marital or society setting, and deal with a wider variety of contemporary social issues than her later films. They are particularly enjoyable to those who appreciate the grittier filmmaking style of this era.
- Greta De Groat
- 1999
Dec 14, 2022 · Norma Talmadge has a fine flair for polite melodrama and "Within the Law" was an ideal medium for the display of this talent. The story of the innocent shop-girl who was railroaded to prison, and who subsequently wreaked revenge upon her oppressors, was meat for Miss Talmadge.
May 9, 2021 · Born 1894 in Jersey City, New Jersey, American actress Norma Talmadge was a major box-office draw for more than a decade, and her career reached a peak in the early 1920s. A specialist in melodrama, her most famous film was Smilin’ Through (1922), but she also scored artistic triumphs teamed with director Frank Borzage in Secrets (1924) and ...
