# Norma Talmadge

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When Radio Ruled #89 – SoundScape 1938 part 17

This episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live May 18 through May 25 1938. Featuring: The Cast of Cavalcade of America Robert Young Joan Crawford Frank Morgan The Cast Of The Columbia Workshop Georgie Jessel Mayor…

Spring 1922: Depravity, Murder and "Foolish Wives"

On the very first episode of Box Tops, a journey through the last 100 years of box office #1 hits, we begin in Spring 1922 by discussing the outrageous Hollywood scandals leading up to the release of Erich Von Stroheim's "Foolish Wives", as well as the wild highs and lows of the career of Charlie C…

"THE HOLLYWOOD STUDIO CLUB: WHERE THE GOOD GIRLS LIVED" (24)

EPISODE 24 - “The Hollywood Studio Club: Where The Good Girls Lived” - 02/26/2024 During the early days of Hollywood, hordes of young women pilgrimaged West to try to break into the movie business. And like sheep to slaughter, there were just as many men in Hollywood ready to take advantage of th…

Going Straight (Jun. 4, 1916)

Between 1910 and 1915 Norma Talmadge was featured in over 100 short films for the Vitagraph Company, none of which I’ve had the chance to see. Yet, I recognize her name. Like so many stars of the silent film era, Talmadge endures as little more than a shadowy phantom of a bygone day, her name ringi…

The Half-Breed (Jul. 30, 1916)

I know that in my last podcast I promised another Chaplin movie was coming next, but that was before I discovered the film The Half-Breed, which, as luck would have it, comes exactly next in the chronology. Starring Douglas Fairbanks, The Half-Breed was released 20 days after The Vagabond, and 8 da…

The Devil's Needle (Aug. 13, 1916)

Socially conscious movies were all the rage in the 1910s. I’ve already seen films that have dealt with abortion, child labor, prostitution, blackmail, forced marriage, rape, and more, so it’s high time heroin addiction joined the fray. It does so courtesy of Norma Talmadge, making her 5th appearanc…

When Radio Ruled #152 – A 1930s New Year Celebration

Happy New Year from Old Time Radio of the 1930s! Featuring: The History of New Year’s Day Jack Benny Mary Livingston Don Wilson Georgie Jessel Norma Talmadge Edward Arnold Dennis Day Phil Harris Eddie “Rochester” Anderson Click Here For Old …

S2E23 - The 2025 National Film Registry inductees!

Episode Notes Full descrptions from the Library of Congress “The Tramp and the Dog” (1896)                                                          "The Tramp and the Dog," a silent film from Chicago's Selig Polyscope Company, is considered director William Selig's most popular early work. Filmed…

J. Paul Getty - The Miserable Billionaire (Season 6 Episode 16)

Billions, miserliness, and a severed ear! This episode of History's Greatest Idiots (featuring The Hungry Historian) explores the extraordinary life of Jean Paul Getty, the oil tycoon who became the richest man in the world, installed a payphone in his mansion for guests, and refused to pay ransom …