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The Films of Norma Shearer

Lady of the Night (1925) 

 

 

Click on a title to view the movie page where you can read reviews, get information on cast and crew, and also read the movie trivia.

 

The grey highlights on certain films indicate important pictures for Norma, or one that I just like a lot and feel are her "Essential Films."

 

At her peak, Norma Shearer was not only one of the top box office draws in Hollywood, but one of the most popular, and powerful stars in Motion Picture History. It had not always been such. The chart below is organized in chronological order, features notes about the movie, year released, and the ways you can view the film. Any questions please Email Me.

 

Information on which films are lost and existing comes from a combination of Mick LaSalle’s Complicated Women: Sex and Power in PreCode Hollywood, and the Internet Movie Database. If you notice any wrong information on the lost films, please Email Me.

 

 

Click here to view Norma's box office grosses.

 

 

 

 

 

Movie Title

Production Studio

Norma's Character

Notes

Year Released

Availability

The Flapper

Selznick

Norma plays an
uncredited bit part.

Olive Thomas vehicle.

1920

DVD

The Restless Sex

Cosmopolitan/
Paramount

Norma plays an
uncredited bit part.

Epic Marion Davies vehicle.

1920

-

Way Down East

United Artists

Norma plays an
uncredited bit part.

Lillian Gish Vehicle.
Directed by D.W. Griffith.

1920

VHS; DVD

The Stealers

Robertson Cole

Norma plays "Julia Martin".

Based on the 1919 Lon Chaney
vehicle, The Miracle Man.

1920

A Lost Film

The Sign on the Door

First National

Unknown Norma character.
She is believed to be cut from the film.

Norma Talmadge vehicle.

1921

-

Torchy's Millions

Educational Film Corp.

Norma is believed to be cut from the film.

Stills show Norma probably only
had a bit part.

1921

A lost film.

The Man Who Paid

Apfel Productions

Norma plays "Jeanne Thorton".

Norma's second credited appearance.

1922

A lost film.

The Bootleggers

Film Booking Offices

Norma plays "Helen Barnes".

-

1922

A lost film.

Channing of the Northwest

Selznick

Norma plays "Jess Driscoll".

Norma dated Eugene O'Brien
during production.

1923

A lost film.

A Clouded Name

Logan Productions

Norma plays "Marjorie Dare".

The earliest film which Norma
has a screen credit that exists.

1923

Can be found in private
film collections.

Man and Wife

Arrow Film Corp.

Norma plays "Dora Perkins".

-

1923

Can be found in
private film collections.

The Devil's Partner

Iroquois Productions

Norma plays "Jeanne".

Even stills of this movie are scarce.

1923

A lost film.

Pleasure Mad

The Mayer Company

Norma plays "Elinor Benton".

Norma's first film made in Hollywood.

1923

A lost film.

The Wanters

First National

Norma plays "Marjorie".

Norma originally was to star,
but was reduced to a supporting part.

1923

A lost film.

Lucretia Lombard

Warner Brothers

Norma plays "Mimi".

Norma on loan out to Warner Brothers.

1923

Can be found in
private film collections.

The Trial of the Law

Biltmore

Norma plays "Jerry Varden".

Wilfred Lytell stars.

1924

A lost film.

The Wolfman

Fox Film Corp.

Norma plays "Elizabeth Gordon".

Norma on loan out to Fox.

1924

A lost film.

Blue Water

New Brunswick Film Ltd.

Norma plays "Lillian Denton".

The film has a highly mysterious
story behind it.

1924

A lost film.

Broadway After Dark

Warner Brothers.

Norma plays "Rose Dulane".

Norma on loan out to Warner Brothers.

1924

A lost film.

Broken Barriers

MGM.

Norma plays "Grace Durland".

Norma's second movie for MGM,
but it was the first movie released.

1924

A lost film.

Married Flirts

MGM.

Norma is a guest star.

Also has John Gilbert
as a guest star.

1924

A lost film.

Empty Hands

Paramount

Norma plays "Claire Endicott".

Also stars Jack Holt,
who received top billing.

1924

A lost film.

The Snob

MGM

Norma plays "Nancy Claxton".

Norma's third movie with John Gilbert;
her first with Conrad Nagel.

1924

Presumed lost,
but a print has been known to
exist since the 1970s.

He Who Gets Slapped

MGM

Norma plays "Consuelo".

The first film produced by MGM.

1924

Has been seen on TCM.

Excuse Me

MGM

Norma plays "Marjorie Newton".

Norma's second movie
with Conrad Nagel.

1925

A lost film.

Lady of the Night

MGM

Norma plays "Molly" and "Florence".

Norma in a dual role;
Joan Crawford plays Norma's double.

1925

Has been seen on TCM.

Walking Up the Town

United Artists

Norma plays "Mary Ellen Hope".

Jack Pickford stars.

1925

A lost film.

A Slave of Fashion

MGM

Norma plays "Katherine Emerson".

Norma's first movie with Lew Cody.

1925

A lost film.

Pretty Ladies

MGM

Norma plays "Frances White".

Missing reels; Norma has
a supporting role.

1925

Owned by Turner
Classic Movies.

The Tower of Lies

MGM

Norma plays "Glory".

Norma's second movie
with Lon Chaney.

1925

A lost film.

His Secretary

MGM

Norma plays "Ruth Lawrence".

The only print existing
is missing two reels.

1925

Missing reels in
its only existing
print.

The Devil's Circus

MGM

Norma plays "Mary".

Can be seen at film festivals.

1926

Can be seen at
film festivals.

The Waning Sex

MGM

Norma plays "Nina Duane".

Norma's fourth movie with Conrad Nagel.

1926

Can be seen at
the Museum of Modern
Art in New York.

Upstage

MGM

Norma plays "Dolly Haven".

Also stars Oscar Shaw.

1926

Owned by Turner
Classic Movies.

The Demi Bride

MGM

Norma plays "Criquette".

Norma's fourth films with Lew Cody.

1927

A lost film.

After Midnight

MGM

Norma plays "Mary Miller".

Gaudy silent melodrama, but
at least it exists.

1927

Owned by Turner
Classic Movies.

The Student Prince

MGM

Norma plays "Kathi".

Costars Ramon Novarro.

1927

Available on VHS

The Latest From Paris

MGM

Norma plays "Ann Dolan".

Missing a few reels.

1928

Missing reels in its
only existing print.

The Actress

MGM

Norma plays "Rose Trelawney".

Norma's first film with Sidney Franklin.

1928

A lost film.

A Lady of Chance

MGM

Norma plays "Dolly".

Norma's last silent film.

1928

Owned by Turner
Classic Movies.

The Trial of Mary Dugan

MGM

Norma plays "Mary Dugan".

Norma's first talking picture.

1929

Has been seen on TCM.

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

MGM

Norma plays "Faye Cheyney".

Remade with Joan Crawford in 1937,
and again in 1951 with Greer Garson.

1929

Available on LaserDisc;
Has been seen on TCM.

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

MGM

Norma is herself.