| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Nominated | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role Gloria Swanson |
United Artists
Directed by Edmund Goulding
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
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Gloria Swanson falls in love with the son of one of the richest men in Chicago. They elope, and although he stands to inherit a fortune she insists that they make their own way and work. His father objects and talks the son into an annulment, then sends him off to Paris. Months later she has a bouncing baby boy and raises him alone and penniless. Years pass, she reveals the son to his father, setting off a custody battle between her, the father, his wife, her lover and the wealthy grandpa. Despite inheriting her own fortune, somehow she gives up the child. Don't worry, there is a happy ending. Swanson's acting style is clearly stuck in the silent era: she over-emotes by drawing out every sentence with long sighs and mournful looks.
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