44 Gloria Swanson Movies, Ranked Best to Worst

Norma Desmond, a faded silent film star living a reclusive life, is desperate to make a comeback and hires small-time screenwriter Joe to improve the script she is preparing. She convinces him to move into her Sunset Boulevard mansion, but erupts into a violent rage after he falls for young script reader Betty.

This is a silent drama film, highlighting David Markely’s unselfish love for Ruth, a blacksmith daughter.  Rich, but cripple, he has always loved her and has financed her education. Later, howeve,r she runs away with a city worker and when he dies in a subway accident returns home pregnant with his child. Will David now come to her rescue? 

When opera star Frieda and lyrist Bruno are not making love they are quarreling. To solve the problem, they separately decide to try the jealousy angle. While Bruno pair up with the music teacher’s young daughter Sieglinde, Frieda latches onto Karl, an aspiring songwriter and also Sieglinde’s fiancée. The plan succeeds until the young couple realizes that they are being used. 

As known as The Loves of Sunya, the movie finds a young woman Sunya Ashling at crossroads in her life. She is suddenly given the gift of visions by a mystic and is able to envision her life choices and her future with each of her three suitors. 

Tonight or Never is a romantic comedy film which tells the story of Nella Vargo, an opera singer. Although she used to be one of the best singers, she starts receiving criticism for not putting her soul into her work.  She soon meets a mysterious man, whom she believes to be a gigolo. He tells her that she will never be able to revive her career, until she can experience true love. 

Dr. Edward Meade and his friend Richard Burton are both suitors for the hand of Sylvia Norcross. Richard leaves to join World War I, but Edward stays behind to take care of orphans. Sylvia marries Richard just before he leaves. When Richard is presumed dead in the war, she and Edward reconcile, but then Richard returns. 

Judy and Nicholas have got married under the condition that they will have perfect understanding. But their agreement is soon put to test when alone and drunk in Cannes, Nicholas ends up sleeping with his former mistress and quickly returns home to confess his transgression to Judy. 

Mio figlio Nerone is a historical comedy film which tells the story of Nero, a young and childish emperor who is holidaying at the seaside, and preparing for a show where he will be the star. However, his mother arrives and tells him to prepare for war against Britain.

Airport is an action drama thriller film which tells the story of Nancy, an air hostess serving in a Boeing 747 aircraft. Things take an ugly turn when the pilot suffers a heart attack shortly after a takeoff and the flight slams into another plane. When the other pilot loses consciousness as well, it is up to Nancy alone to save the lives of the passengers.