Norma Marie Talmadge 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.
Talmadge in 1920
Norma and Constance Talmadge, c. 1920
Beta Breuil, scenario editor for Vitagraph Studios, in a photograph published in 1912: The autograph is signed "Vitagraphically yours."
Talmadge, early 1920s
Smilin' Through (1922 film)
Smilin' Through is a 1922 American silent drama film based on the 1919 play of the same name, written by Jane Cowl and Jane Murfin. The film starred Norma Talmadge, Harrison Ford, and Wyndham Standing. It was co-written and directed by Sidney Franklin, who also directed the more famous 1932 remake at MGM. The film was produced by Talmadge and her husband Joseph M. Schenck for her company, the Norma Talmadge Film Corporation. It was released by First National Pictures. Popular character actor Gene Lockhart made his screen debut in this film.
1922 music sheet with movie cover