
Norma Talmadge started her career in one-reelers in 1909 for Vitagraph, playing bit roles as a young teenager starting. As she continually worked at the studio over the next several years, her parts grew until she frequently started as the leading lady. Her young promising career got a huge boost after her marriage to exhibitor Joseph M. Schenck. Together, they formed the Norma Talmadge Film Corporation in 1917 and began producing Star vechiles for Talmadge. Specializing in melodramas and woman’s pictures, Talmadge became one of the biggest stars of the 1920s, starting in hits such as Smilin’ Through, Secrets, The Lady, and Kiki. With her star already fading when the talkie revolution swept Hollywood, Talmadge made just two sound films before retiring from the screen. Although largely forgotten today, Talmadge was a pioneering producer and director who stood as one of the most popular and powerful women in early Hollywood.

Kiki

Show People

噂の女

The Devil's Needle

The Dove

Smilin' Through

Going Straight

The Safety Curtain

The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton

Stenographer Troubles

The Forbidden City

Ashes of Vengeance

The Social Secretary

The Lady

Secrets

Yes or No

Du Barry, Woman of Passion

A Lady and Her Maid

Within the Law

The Helpful (?) Sisterhood

A Tale of Two Cities

The Heart of Wetona

Father's Hatband

His Official Appointment

Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins

Fifty-Fifty

Seeing Stars

The Children in the House

New York Nights

The Song of Love

The Meeting of the Ways

The Love of Chrysanthemum

Fortunes of a Composer

Sawdust and Salome

Camille

The Law of Compensation

The Moth

Vampire of the Desert

The Child Crusoes

The First Violin

Iron and Steel

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter

The New Moon

A Daughter of Two Worlds

The Battle Cry of Peace

An Old Man's Love Story

The Peacemaker

The Ghosts of Yesterday

By Right of Purchase

Panthea

Her Only Way

Poppy

The Secret of the Storm Country

De Luxe Annie

The Probation Wife

She Loves and Lies

The Isle of Conquest

The Branded Woman

The Woman Gives

The Way of a Woman

The Voice from the Minaret

The Only Woman

Love's Redemption

Captivating Mary Carstairs

The Passion Flower

The Wonderful Thing

The Sign on the Door

The Crown Prince's Double

The Eternal Flame

The Missing Links

Martha's Vindication

John Rance, Gentleman

Graustark

A Dixie Mother