Irving Thalberg

Irving Thalberg

Nascimento : 1899-05-30, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Morte : 1936-09-14

Perfil

Irving Thalberg

Filmes

So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
Self (archive footage)
A Turner Classic Movies (TCM) documentary about Keaton's discontented relationship with MGM and the events that eventually led to his career downfall.
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Self (archive footage)
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 boasted names like Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Wallace Beery and John and Lionel Barrymore and went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. This short documentary takes a look at the making of the classic film.
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
A look at actresses who starred in films with thought-provoking subjects made between 1930 and July 1934, before the Hollywood Production Code —the infamous Hays Code— was enforced.
Frank Capra's American Dream
A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard.
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
Himself
Two part biography of Greta Garbo - 1. The Temptress 2. The Clown. Reminiscences of her early life in Stockholm, with excerpts from her films. Narrated by Bibi Andersson.
The Man You Loved to Hate
Himself (archive audio)
The Man You Loved To Hate blends revealing interviews, rare photographs, and clips from von Stroheim's legendary and lesser-known works to create a fascinating tribute to one of American cinema's most complex artists.
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance speeches for films released in 1939 with recipients and presenters including Vivien Leigh, Judy Garland, Hattie McDaniel, Fay Bainter, Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell, Sinclair Lewis, and more, with host Bob Hope.
Adeus, Sr. Chips
Thanks
O filme, baseado no romande de James Hilton, conta a história do Sr. Chipping (Robert Donnar), um respeitado professor de latim, obcecado pelo trabalho. Um dia, este homem com uma vida muito discreta, conhece e se apaixona pela extrovertida Katherine (Greer Garson). Sua convivência com a moça o torna mais amigável e ele ganha a confiança de seus alunos. Tudo parecia bem, mas uma tragédia acontece e muda sua vida novamente.
Maria Antonieta
Producer
Maria Antonieta (Norma Shearer) é uma linda princesa austríaca com casamento marcado com o herdeiro do trono francês Luís Augusto (Robert Morley), casamento este arranjado por motivos políticos. Já no palácio francês, Maria encontra-se caída entre as intrigas da família real, principalmente entre o Rei Luís XV e seu maléfico primo, o Conde de Orleans (Joseph Schidkraut). Para alívio de Maria, Luís só poderia casar-se com ela caso ele se tornasse Rei. Certo dia, em um cassino, Maria conhece o Conde Axel de Fersen (Tyrone Power), e ambos se sentem atraídos imediatamente um pelo outro. Sentindo-se realizada com seu amante, Maria recebe uma notícia que não esperava tão logo, o Rei Luís XV havia morrido. Sabendo então que o Conde poderia manter um caso com a noiva do príncipe, mas não com a Rainha da França, Maria teria então que decidir entre seu coração e a realeza.
Um Dia nas Corridas
Producer
Em seu papel preferido, Groucho é o Doutor Hugo Z. Hackenbush - Dr., PhD, ABC, BBB, Zyb e mais um montão de siglas. Chico, Harpo e Margaret Dumont também participam desta comédia que é um verdadeiro coice no mau-humor. Divirta-se com um sorvete especial, o exame médico de Dumont, Harpo como uma bela garota e muito mais, à moda dos irmãos Marx.
The Good Earth
In Memory Of
China, during the rule of the Qing Dynasty. The arranged marriage between Wang Lung, a humble farmer, and O-Lan, a domestic slave, will endure the many hardships of life over the years; but the temptations of a fragile prosperity will endanger their love and the survival of their entire family.
Maytime
Executive Producer
An opera star's manager tries to stop her romance with a penniless singer.
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Producer
A chic jewel thief in England falls in love with one of her marks.
A Dama das Camélias
Producer
Marguerite Gautier (Greta Garbo), uma cortesã, conhece o amor, mas é humilhada pelo antigo amante e o pai de seu novo amor, Armand Duval (Robert Taylor), que lhe diz que ela destruirá o futuro do seu filho. Diante deste quadro, apesar de amá-lo loucamente, ela não só o abandona como o faz acreditar que voltará para o seu antigo amante e protetor.
Romeu e Julieta
Producer
Young love is poisoned by a generations long feud between two noble families.
Raia Miúda
Executive Producer
Fisherman Dutch marries cannery worker Hattie. After he is kicked out of his union and fired from his job he leaves Hattie who steals money for him and goes to jail. He gets a new job, foils a plot to dynamite the ship, and promises to wait for Hattie.
Uma Noite na Ópera
Executive Producer
Dois amantes que gostam e trabalham com ópera estão distantes porque o homem não é bem aceito como tenor. Os irmãos Marx, então, fazem com que o tenor normal esteja ausente para o outro ter sua grande chance, através de muitas palhaçadas típicas do grupo.
Mares da China
Executive Producer
Captain Alan Gaskell sails the perilous waters between Hong Kong and Singapore with a secret cargo: a fortune in British gold. That's not the only risky cargo he carries; both his fiery mistress and his refined fiancee are aboard!
Adeus Mulheres
Producer
A society girl tries to reform her playboy husband by making him jealous.
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
Producer
Everyweek Newsmagazine editor Richard Kurt pursues famous free-spirited portrait artist Marion Forsythe on her return to the states from Europe, seeking to convince her to write her biography as a feature for his magazine. One of Marion's old beaus, now running for U.S. Senator from their home state, also comes calling.
The Merry Widow
Producer
A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.
What Every Woman Knows
Executive Producer
Aspiring young Scottish politician John Shand enters into an unusual agreement with the wealthy Wylie family -- if they fund his education, he must marry their daughter, Maggie. Staying true to his word, John weds Maggie and begins a successful career, thanks largely to his savvy wife. The couple's relationship is placed in jeopardy when John faces temptation in the form of the lovely aristocrat Lady Sybil Tenterden.
Outcast Lady
Executive Producer
A woman's dubious past proves to be a stumbling block when she becomes engaged to marry.
A Família Barrett
Producer
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.
Riptide
Producer
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.
Eskimo
Producer
The happy life of an Eskimo is disastrously changed when he mingles with an unscrupulous white trader.
Tugboat Annie
Producer
Waterfront couple raise their son to be a sea captain. He grows up to be rather snotty and rebels against drunken Beery. Valiant Dressler keeps things moving even as hubby ruins their tugboat business.
Mentiras da Vida
Producer
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.
Rasputin e a Imperatriz
Executive Producer
The story of corrupt, power-hungry, manipulative Grigori Rasputin's influence on members of the Russian Imperial family and others, and what resulted.
Terra de Paixão
Producer
Dennis, owner of a rubber plantation in Cochinchina, is involved with Vantine, who left Saigon to evade the police; but when his new surveyor, Gary, arrives along with his refined but sensual wife, Barbara, Dennis gets infatuated by her.
O Amor Que Não Morreu
Producer
O amor entre um soldado e uma herdeira está ameaçado pelo crime que o pai dele cometeu contra a família dela décadas antes.
A Mulher Parisiense dos Cabelos de Fogo
Producer
Lil trabalha para a Legendre Company e faz com que Bill, seu chefe, divorcie-se de sua mulher Irene e case-se com ela, forçando a sociedade a prestar atenção nela.
Como Me Queres
Producer
Bar entertainer Zara is a discontented alcoholic who is pursued by many men but lives with novelist Carl Salter. One day, Tony shows up on Salter's estate claiming that Zara is actually Maria, the wife of his close friend Bruno, claiming that her memory was destroyed during World War I. Zara doesn't remember but leaves with Tony to Salter's dismay. Bruno, now an officer in the Italian Army, tries to coax Maria's memory back on his large estate. No one is really sure if Zara is Maria, and when Salter shows up with a mental case from Trieste that he claims is the real Maria, everyone on Bruno's estate is desperately searching for the truth.
Grande Hotel
Producer
A dançarina Grusinskaya não crê no amor e não tem um rumo em sua vida, mas muda seu pensamento completamente ao conhecer o falido barão Felix von Geigern. Este, por sua vez, se torna amigo de Otto Kringelein, um homem que descobriu que está à beira da morte e decide passar seus últimos dias no luxuoso hotel em que está seu patrão, um rico empresário que pretende fechar um grande negócio e que conta com os serviços da taquígrafa Flaemmchen.
Redimida
Executive Producer
Socialite Letty Lynton is returning to New York, abandoning one-time lover Emile Renaul in South America, when she strikes up a shipboard romance with Jerry Darrow. Renault is waiting for her in New York and will not leave her alone, so she poisons him. When detectives take her to the D.A.s office, Jerry cooks up an alibi.
Redimida
Producer
Socialite Letty Lynton is returning to New York, abandoning one-time lover Emile Renaul in South America, when she strikes up a shipboard romance with Jerry Darrow. Renault is waiting for her in New York and will not leave her alone, so she poisons him. When detectives take her to the D.A.s office, Jerry cooks up an alibi.
Tarzan, o Filho da Selva
Executive Producer
James Parker (C. Aubrey Smith) e Harry Holt (Neil Hamilton) encontram-se numa expedição, na África, à procura de um cemitério de elefantes onde pretendem encontrar bastante marfim, o suficiente para se tornarem ricos. A bela e jovem filha de Parker, Jane (Maureen O'Sullivan), chega, de surpresa, ávida para vivenciar o exotismo do Continente Negro, e se junta ao grupo. Harry sente-se atraído pela jovem mas, quando o safári é emboscado por nativos hostis, ela termina sendo sequestrada por Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller), que a leva para sua casa no alto de uma árvore. Lá, ela se apaixona pelo Homem das Selvas.
Monstros
Producer
Em um circo de atrações bizarras, a linda trapezista Cleopatra é cortejada pelo anão Hans, mas o rejeita até descobrir que este herdou uma fortuna. Seu plano, forjado com o amante Hercules, é casar para depois envenenar o pequeno, mas logo a armação é descoberta e os diferentes se unem pela vingança.
Mata Hari
Producer
Durante a 1ª Guerra Mundial uma espiã alemã faz-se passar por bailarina, no intuito de obter documentos das tropas russas. Ela se torna amante de um tenente-coronel, desconhecendo o fato dele possuir os documentos que almeja.
Private Lives
Producer
Amanda and Elyot are one another's former spouse. Elyot remarries to Sibyl, Amanda weds Victor. Unexpectedly, both honeymooning couples arrive to a hotel on the same day and are put in rooms with adjoining terraces. Things go well until Amanda sees Elyot on the adjacent terrace.
Possuída
Producer
Marian is a factory worker determined to leave the assembly line behind and move up in the world.
O Campeão
Producer
Andy Purcell é um ex-campeão de boxe alcoólatra e decadente que vive viajando com seu filho Dink. Apesar dos problemas, pai e filho se adoram. Eles reencontram Linda, ex-mulher de Andy e mãe de Dink, que abandonou o garoto quando bebê e agora o quer de volta. Andy se recusa a entregá-lo, mas, depois de perder dinheiro em corridas de cavalos e ser preso por uma briga de bar, ele conclui que o filho estará melhor com a mãe.
O Pecado de Madelon Claudet
Producer
Out of jail for a crime she did not commit, Madelon turns to prostitution and thievery to send her illegitimate son to medical school.
The Guardsman
Producer
An acclaimed actor and his equally acclaimed actress wife, who have been married for less than a year, are already showing signs of strain in their marriage. The actor believes his wife is capable of infidelity and sets out to prove this is so. Disguising himself as the kind of man he believes she fancies (a Russian military officer), the actor woos his wife while she believes her husband to be out of town.
Just a Gigolo
Executive Producer
A playboy pretends to be a paid escort in order to court--and test the moral character of--a young British socialite. Comedy.
Uma Alma Livre
Producer
Stephen Ashe (Lionel Barrymore) é um advogado bem sucedido que está passando por uma situação complicada. Isso porque, além de ter que lidar com o alcoolismo, ele vai precisar fazer de tudo para separar sua filha, Jan (Norma Shearer), do perigoso mafioso Ace Wilfong (Clark Gable).
A Guarda Secreta
Producer
Bootlegger/cafe owner, Johnny Franks recruits crude working man Scorpio to join his gang, masterminded by crooked criminal defense lawyer Newton. Scorpio eventually takes over Frank's operation, beats a rival gang, becomes wealthy and dominates the city for several years until a secret group of 6 masked businessmen have him prosecuted and sent to the electric chair.
Mercador das Selvas
Producer
While on safari in an unexplored area of Africa, Trader Horn and Peru find missionary Edith Trent killed by natives. They decide to carry on her quest for her lost daughter Nina. They find her as the queen of a particularly savage tribe, and try to bring her back to civilization.
Inspiração
Producer
The film features the leading actress Greta Garbo as Yvonne, an artist's model. Other stars include Robert Montgomery, Lewis Stone, Marjorie Rambeau and Judith Vosselli. It is a romantic melodrama, portraying a Parisian belle with a past returning to haunt her. The film is the only one where Montgomery played opposite Garbo.
A Lady's Morals
Producer
Romantic biography of Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind and her famous affairs.
Way for a Sailor
Producer
A devoted sailor jeopardizes his love life for love of the sea.
Billy the Kid
Producer
Billy, after shooting down land baron William Donovan's henchmen for killing Billy's boss, is hunted down and captured by his friend, Sheriff Pat Garrett. He escapes and is on his way to Mexico when Garrett, recapturing him, must decide whether to bring him in or to let him go.
Trindade Maldita
Producer
Versão falada, de 1930, do filme mudo de Tod Browning: "A Trindade Maldita" (1925). Um trio de ex-artistas de circo se unem formando o grupo de bandidos "Trindade Maldita" e montam um esquema para roubar pedras preciosas. Único filme falado de Lon Chaney, aonde ele, conhecido por ser o homem de mil rostos, faz várias vozes diferentes.
Let Us Be Gay
Producer
Dowdy housewife Kitty dotes on her self-centered husband but divorces him when his mistress shows up at their home one day to break up their marriage. Bob had become bored with her lackluster appearance, their children and himself. Kitty re-invents herself and becomes a Continental favorite, dressing like a fashion model and behaving gaily. Three years after their divorce, Bob is at the home of a wealthy matron romancing her soon-to-be-married granddaughter, when the matron invites Kitty to a weekend party to steal Bob away from the granddaughter. When Kitty and Bob see each other, neither lets on they have a past, and the party continues as Bob pursues his ex-wife and new conquest equally.
O Presídio
Producer
Convicted of manslaughter for a drunken driving accident, Kent Marlowe is sent to prison, where he meets vicious incarcerated figures who are planning an escape from the brutal conditions.
A Divorciada
Producer
When a woman discovers that her husband has been unfaithful to her, she decides to respond to his infidelities in kind.
Redemption
Producer
Feyda is a man of wealth and has many fine qualities, but he is powerless to resist gambling and beautiful women. Feyda falls instantly in love with Lisa, who is engaged to his dear friend Victor.
Anna Christie
Producer
Quinze anos após ter mandado a sua filha Anna viver com os seus parentes em St. Paul, o velho marinheiro Chris Christofferson anseia o regressa da jovem, agora já adulta. As expectativas que tinha sobre a filha acabam por se gorar quando constata que Anna passou afinal por uma vida cheia de dificuldades, na qual se teve, inclusivamente, que prostituir. Uma noite, junto à costa onde vivem, um navio naufraga. Chris, ajudado por Anna, consegue salvar três jovens marinheiros. Anna apaixona-se por um deles, Matt, contra a vontade do pai…
The Rogue Song
Producer
In czarist Russia, a princess falls for a dashing bandit leader, but their romance proves a stormy one.
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Producer
An all-star revue featuring MGM contract players.
O Beijo
Producer
An unhappily married woman is caught up in scandal and murder when her affection toward a young man is misinterpreted.
His Glorious Night
Producer
Being engaged against her will with a wealthy man, Princess Orsolini (Catherine Dale Owen) is in love with Captain Kovacs (John Gilbert), a cavalry officer she is secretly meeting. Her mother Eugenie (Nance O'Neil), who has found out about the affair forces her to dump Kovacs and take part in the arranged marriage. Though not believing her own words, Orsolini reluctantly tells Kovacs she cannot ever fall in love with a man with his social position. Feeling deeply hurt, Kovacs decides to take revenge by indulging in blackmail, spreading a rumor that he is an imposter and a swindler.
Aleluia
Producer
Zeke, meeiro nas lavouras de algodão, perde a cabeça, as economias e a dignidade por causa da bela Chick. Zeke vai embora, porém, salvo pela religião, volta como um eloquente pastor. Sua veemência resulta em muitos seguidores, inclusive Chick, mas ele agora está interessado em Missy Rose. Chick fará de tudo para tê-lo de volta.
The Trial Of Mary Dugan
Producer
A woman is tried for the murder of her lover. Director Bayard Veiller's 1929 courtroom drama stars Norma Shearer, Lewis Stone, Lilyan Tashman and H. B. Warner.
Sedução
Producer
Quando Tiger Haynes (Chaney) descobre que sua amada filha Toyo (Lupe Velez) pretende se casar com Bobby Bailey (Lloyd Hughes), o filho de um dono de circo americano, o caçador de animais da Indochina acaba dando a sua bênção. Mas quando Bobby junta-se a Tiger para um passeio de barco pelo rio, o rapaz logo cai no feitiço sedutor de Madame de Sylva (Estelle Taylor) , a distante mãe de Toyo e vingativa ex-esposa de Haynes. Então, quando ela tenta igualar o placar roubando Bobby de sua filha, Haynes decide cuidar de Sylva de uma vez por todas .
The Voice of the City
Producer
An escaped convict and the detective tasked with hunting him down end up working in parallel to clear the convict's name and nab the gangsters that framed him.
Melodia na Broadway
Producer
Melodia na Broadway é um dos primeiros filmes musicais da história do cinema, dirigido por Harry Beaumont e lançado em 1º de fevereiro de 1929. O filme relata os romances das estrelas de musicais do famoso bairro teatral de Nova Iorque, a Broadway. Queenie e Hank Mahoney são duas irmãs que se apaixonam pelo mesmo homem, Eddie Kearns.
West of Zanzibar
Producer
Phroso é um bem-sucedido mágico de espetáculos casado com Anna, mulher que também é objeto de desejo de outro homem, o comerciante de marfim Crane. Quando Anne deixa Phroso para ficar com Crane, começam as tragédias. Numa briga com Crane, Phroso fica paralítico. Alguns meses depois, Anna já não está com o amante e morre deixando uma criança. Com sua vida destruída, Phroso jura vingança contra o homem que tomou sua esposa e lhe deixou paralítico, e parte para África. Dezoito anos depois, ele se tornou o líder de uma tribo africana, parte de seu plano para liquidar Crane. No meio de tanto ódio, a criança, agora uma mulher, se tornou uma prostituta alcoólatra em Zanzibar. Phroso segue com sua vingança, mas a situação foge de seu controle e as tragédias atingem a todos.
Show People
Producer
Peggy Pepper arrives in Hollywood, from Georgia, to become a great dramatic star. Things do not go entirely according to plan.
White Shadows in the South Seas
Producer
An alcoholic doctor on a Polynesian island, disgusted by white exploitation of the natives, finds himself marooned on a pristinely beautiful island.
The Adventurer
Producer
American mining engineer Jim McClellan is in love with Dolores de Silva, daughter of the deposed president of a Latin American country. He becomes involved in the revolution....
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Producer
A despairing clown suffering a broken heart and a self-indulgent count who uncontrollably laughs learn to help each other with their problems, but both fall in love with the same young woman.
A Turba
Producer
John Sims nasceu em 4 de julho de 1900, o que todos consideravam o prenúncio de um grande futuro. Mas a morte de seu pai interrompe seus sonhos e, com mais idade, John acaba morando em Nova York. Ele se casa com Mary, mas depois de cinco anos o matrimônio não está bem e John tem dificuldades para criar suas duas filhas.
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
Executive Producer
A young prince falls in love with a beautiful barmaid while at university in old Heidelberg.
Vampiros da Meia Noite
Producer
O corpo de um homem rico é encontrado no interior de sua casa e o laudo pericial aponta suícidio, porém cinco anos depois a residência do homem passa a receber estranhas presenças sobrenaturais que, ao que tudo indica, são vampiros.
O Pirata Amoroso
Producer
Jerry always wins in his rivalry with Red over women, gunrunning, and diamond smuggling. While running booze into the U.S. during Prohibition, Jerry seizes Jane's seaside home. When she tries to turn him in, he kidnaps her and her fiance John. Jane, now in love with Jerry, must watch as Jerry and Red shoot it out on board Jerry's boat.
O Monstro do Circo
Editor
Um atirador de facas, de grande sucesso num circo por não ter braços e usar os pés nos seus números, esconde um grande segredo.
O Monstro do Circo
Producer
Um atirador de facas, de grande sucesso num circo por não ter braços e usar os pés nos seus números, esconde um grande segredo.
A Carne e o Diabo
Producer
Leo (John Gilbert) e Ulrich (Lars Hanson) são amigos desde a infância. Apaixonado por Felicitas (Greta Garbo), que é casada, Leo acaba matando seu marido. Como punição, ele é transferido para África e pede a Ulrich que cuide de Felicitas por três anos. Sem saber que Leo a ama, Ulrich se apaixona por Felicitas e se casa com ela. Ao voltar, Leo acaba divido entre a paixão e a amizade.
Terra de Todos
Producer
Em um baile de máscaras em Paris, Robledo Manuel, jovem arquiteto argentino, conhece Elena, a Marquesa e Torre Blanca. Mais tarde, a jovem é acusada de causar infortúnios e de dilapidar a fortuna de Fontenoy, que se apaixonara por ela. Para escapar dos mexericos, o Marquês de Torre Blanca transfere residência para a Argentina. Lá, Elena reencontra Manuel...
Tirano e Mártir
Producer
Joe, a former sea captain whose wife died during the birth of their child at sea, is now a pockmarked, disreputable divekeeper in Singapore where he indulges in shady operations with Herrick, known as The Admiral. They ship for Mandalay, where Joe's daughter lives with a priest, Father James, and tends a curio shop, unaware that her father regularly sends money to Father James for her support. Although his daughter clearly finds him abhorrent, Joe determines to take her away until he learns that The Admiral has fallen in love with her and plans to marry her. He persuades Father James (actually his brother) not to perform the ceremony, and The Admiral is shanghaied by Joe's men. The girl, suspecting Joe, goes to his brothel in Singapore and is about to be assaulted by Charlie, a lecherous Chinaman, when Joe intervenes and is stabbed. The Admiral comes to her rescue and escapes with her on a boat.
La Bohème
Producer
It is 1830 in Paris and the rent is due, but the money is not there. An article here, a painting there and a monkey with a cup gives them enough money for the rent, but not for food. Fortunately, Musette from downstairs has enough food for everyone including Mimi - the poor little waif from next door who Rodolphe has met. But Count Paul also has his lusting eye on Mimi and uses her embroidery to get close to her. Rodolphe and Mimi fall in love and Mimi works endlessly to support Rodolphe who is writing his play with a new found passion. He does not know that he has been discharged from writing for 'Dog and Cat Fanciers'. Mimi wants to get his play produced and Count Paul offers to help, but there is a terrible fight when Rodolphe thinks that Mimi is faithless to him with Count Paul. After the fight, he seeks out a doctor as she is sick, but she has left when Rodolphe returns and will stay away until his play is finished.
Laranjais em Flor
Producer
A young girl and her father are kicked out of their house by a cruel noblewoman, and the girl's heart is broken when her sweetheart, the noblewoman's son, won't go to Paris with them. After becoming an opera star in Paris, the girl returns to her homeland and finds her romance with the nobleman rekindled.
Ben-Hur
Producer
Os amigos de infância Judah Ben-Hur e Messala encontram-se novamente quando adultos. Messala é um oficial romano e Ben-Hur é um israelita conquistado. Um mal-entendido durante um desfile romano faz com que Ben-Hur seja escravizado pelo agora ex-amigo e veja sua família humilhada. Este é apenas o começo da épica jornada de Ben-Hur em busca da vingança.
O Grande Desfile
Producer
O filho de um rico empresário americano se alista na Primeira Guerra Mundial e é enviado para a França, onde se apaixona e passa a fazer amizade com soldados da classe operária.
The Tower of Lies
Producer
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 she may be using her body to get the money.
A Trindade Maldita
Producer
Três artistas de circo abandonam suas vidas de cativeiro e formam uma quadrilha conhecida como "A Trindade Maldita" - um espetacular ventríloquo, um anão, e um homem forte unem forças para cometer uma série de assaltos. Refilmado posteriormente em uma versão falada chamada de "Trindade Maldita".
1925 Studio Tour
Self
A tour of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio in 1925 shows the people who make the movies there, and gives viewers a glimpse at how movies are made.
Ironia da Sorte
Producer
O filme conta a história de um gênio científico que é humilhado pela esposa. Para expressar sua dor, ele se torna um palhaço de circo. Lá, aparentemente, ele encontra uma chance de renovação. Mas será que ele conseguirá encontrar a felicidade?
Ouro e Maldição
Producer
O filme mostra a transformação do caráter de três pessoas. Após um bom tempo trabalhando em uma mina, McTeague se muda para a Califórnia, onde passa a trabalhar ilegalmente como dentista, e conhece e se casa com Trina, prima de seu amigo Marcus, também interessado nela. Trina ganha um grande prêmio na loteria e, aos poucos, vai sendo dominada pela avareza, o que desperta o caráter violento de McTeague, e a inveja de Marcus.
O Corcunda de Notre-Dame
Producer
Produção da era silenciosa que adapta o clássico de Victor Hugo. Chaney está no papel de Quasimodo, o tocador de sino da Catedral de Notre Dame, desafortunadamente deformado. Ele se apaixona por Esmeralda, uma jovem e bela dançarina cigana, logo depois que ela lhe deu água quando ele estava apanhando em praça pública. as o gesto fora apenas por comiseração. Ainda assim, Esmeralda mais tarde é acusada de trair e esfaquear seu amado. Por isso ela é torturada e sentenciada à morte. Quasimodo é quem vai resgata-la nas escadarias de Notre Dame.
Merry-Go-Round
Producer
A nobleman, posing as a necktie salesman, falls in love with the daughter of a circus puppeteer, even though he is already married to the daughter of his country's war minister.
The Trap
Story
A felicidade de um mineiro é destruída quando um rival rouba sua mina. Ele se torna obcecado por vingança, e planeja uma armadilha para o homem que lhe tirou a mina.
Esposas Ingênuas
Producer
na luxuosa Monte Carlo um trapaceiro se disfarça de nobre russo na tentativa de seduzir senhoras ricas para manter o seu estilo de vida de luxo.