The Age of Ballyhoo (The Age of Ballyhoo)

Gloria Swanson legendary star of the silent screen narrates The Age of Ballyhoo which is enriched with her own colorful memories film clips and photographs. Winner of two film festival Gold Medals two Silver Medals and three Emmys from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences this 1973 documentary is assembled from rare authentic souvenirs of the period: songs graphics newsreels and movies. Among them are scenes of Swanson in Manhandled and The Loves of Sunya the sound newsreel of Lindbergh's take-off for Paris sound footage of the original 1927 production of Show Boat and of blues legend Bessie Smith!