Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ538943
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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Silencing the New Woman: Ethnic and Social Mobility in the Melodramas of Norman Talmadge.
Smith, Greg M.
Journal of Film and Video, v48 n3 p3-16 Fall 1996
Explores silent film actress Norma Talmadge's "star persona" in the 1920s. Focuses on the public discourses that provide the background for Talmadge's departure from the screen. Analyzes why her two "talkies" failed commercially and critically. Concentrates on promotional and publicity materials and on the films themselves. (PA)
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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